I might not be the brightest bulb in the chandelier, but I'm pretty good at getting most of the other bulbs to… — Jack Welch Copy Share Image
Management is all about managing in the short term, while developing the plans for the long term. — Jack Welch Copy Share Image
If you're a leader and you're the smartest guy in the world - in the room, you've got real problems. — Jack Welch Copy Share Image
Ideally, the star will be replaced within eight hours. This sends the message that no single individual is bigger than the company. — Jack Welch Copy Share Image
Genuine leadership comes from the quality of your vision and your ability to spark others to extraordinary performance. — Jack Welch Ability Copy Share Image
Leadership is helping other people grow and succeed. it is not just about you. It's all about them… everyone deserves a chance…… — Jack Welch Chance Copy Share Image
Managers can waste a lot of time at the outset of a crisis denying that something went wrong. Skip that step. — Jack Welch Crisis Copy Share Image
When the amount of change externally exceeds the amount of change internally, the end is in sight. — Jack Welch Copy Share Image
There are only three measurements that tell you nearly everything you need to know about your organization's overall performance: employee engagement, customer… — Jack Welch Copy Share Image
No one can guarantee you a job other than satisfied customers. That's the only thing that works. Nothing creates work other than… — Jack Welch Challenges Copy Share Image
“learning is truly a value, growth for every employee is a real objective, mistakes aren’t always fatal, and there are lots of… — Jack Welch Coaching Copy Share Image
I actually think that the economy has got some positives. It's got the market. It's got consumer confidence and it's got banks… — Jack Welch Around the world Copy Share Image
Without doubt, there are lots of ways to measure the pulse of a business. But if you have employee engagement, customer satisfaction,… — Jack Welch Business Copy Share Image
Wright is a visionary with a great strategic mind, and he's a strong business leader with outstanding people skills, ... He's a… — Jack Welch Business Copy Share Image
If there is anything I would like to be remembered for it is that I helped people understand that leadership is helping… — Jack Welch Empowering others Copy Share Image
I wanted to change the rules of engagement, asking for more- from fewer. I was insisting that we had to have only… — Jack Welch Copy Share Image
A leader's role is not to control people or stay on top of things, but rather to guide, energize and excite. — Jack Welch Copy Share Image
Business success is less a function of grandiose predictions than it is a result of being able to respond rapidly to real… — Jack Welch Copy Share Image
People always overestimate how complex business is. This isn't rocket science. We've chosen one of the world's simplest professions. — Jack Welch Business Copy Share Image
Simple messages travel faster, simpler designs reach the market faster and the elimination of clutter allows faster decision making. — Jack Welch Clutter Copy Share Image
Globalization has changed us into a company that searches the world, not just to sell or to source, but to find intellectual… — Jack Welch Business Copy Share Image
Does coaching work? Yes. Good coaches provide a truly important service. They tell you the truth when no one else will. — Jack Welch Copy Share Image
A company has only so much money and managerial time. Winning leaders invest where the payback is the highest. They cut their… — Jack Welch Business Copy Share Image
Some people have better ideas than others; some are smarter or more experienced or more creative. But everyone should be heard and… — Jack Welch Copy Share Image
We bring together the best ideas - turning the meetings of our top managers into intellectual orgies. — Jack Welch Ideas Copy Share Image
In every company, differentiation is never more important than it is in times of trouble, and that's the time when everyone tends… — Jack Welch Business Copy Share Image
You never know how diverse your career can be. I think it's wonderful. My life has always been the next page, not… — Jack Welch Career Copy Share Image
One of the jobs of a manager is to instill confidence, pump confidence into your people. And when you've got somebody who's… — Jack Welch Confidence Copy Share Image
When I stop learning something new and start talking about the past versus the future, I will go. — Jack Welch Future Copy Share Image
Set stretch goals. Don't ever settle for mediocrity. The key to stretch is to reach for more than you think is possible.… — Jack Welch Copy Share Image
Number one, cash is king... number two, communicate... number three, buy or bury the competition. — Jack Welch Copy Share Image
The productivity now at universities is terrible. Tenure is a terrible idea. It keeps them around forever and they don't have to… — Jack Welch Education Copy Share Image
Leaders relentlessly upgrade their team, using every encounter as an opportunity to evaluate, coach, and build self-confidence. — Jack Welch Building self confidence Copy Share Image
The value decade is upon us. If you can't sell a top-quality product at the world's lowest price, you're going to be… — Jack Welch Copy Share Image
I'm not perfect, but if there are any points given for caring about people with every fiber of your being and giving… — Jack Welch Caring Copy Share Image
I’ve learned in a hundred ways that I rarely regretted acting but often regretted NOT acting fast enough. — Jack Welch Acting Copy Share Image
A good leader remains focused. Controlling your destination is better than being controlled by it — Jack Welch Copy Share Image
The team with the best players usually does win - this is why you need to invest the majority of your time… — Jack Welch Best players Copy Share Image
Lack of candor blocks smart ideas, fast action, and good people contributing all the stuff they've got. It's a killer. — Jack Welch Action Copy Share Image
The biggest opportunity for big companies has come by far in the digitization of internal processes. — Jack Welch Big companies Copy Share Image
