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 Copy Share Image
In order to lead a country or a company, you've got to get everybody on the same page and you've got to… — Jack Welch Copy Share Image
No one is doing something in your business - getting a sale, having a key customer, working on an R&D project -… — Jack Welch Copy Share Image
Innovation is not a big breakthrough invention every time. Innovation is a constant thing. But if you don't have an innovative company… — Jack Welch Copy Share Image
GE's businesses turned in a terrific first quarter. Our products and services are being well received in unusually robust global markets. — 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 Copy Share Image
“In my experience, an effective mission statement basically answers one question: How do we intend to win in this business?” — Jack Welch Copy Share Image
Any company trying to compete...must figure out a way to engage the mind of every employee. — 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
If you don't have public hangings for bad culture in a company, if you don't take people out and let them say,… — Jack Welch Copy Share Image
Make winners out of every business in your company. Don't carry losers. — Jack Welch Copy Share Image
People aren't the same. Business is, in my opinion, all about the team that fields the best players. It's not about an… — Jack Welch Copy Share Image
Any jerk can have short-term earnings. You squeeze, squeeze, squeeze, and the company sinks five years later. — Jack Welch Copy Share Image
I believe social responsibility begins with a strong, competitive company. Only a healthy enterprise can improve and enrich the lives of people… — Jack Welch Copy Share Image
Focus on a few key objectives ... I only have three things to do. I have to choose the right people, allocate… — Jack Welch Copy Share Image
Public hangings are teaching moments. Every company has to do it. A teaching moment is worth a thousand CEO speeches. CEOs can… — Jack Welch Copy Share Image
Leading a big company means never allowing a company to take itself too seriously. — Jack Welch Copy Share Image
Common mission trap for companies: trying to be all things to all people at all times. — Jack Welch Copy Share Image
Short cycle business are being impacted by credit, and are being impacted by gasoline prices, food, distribution businesses, chemical business. — Jack Welch Copy Share Image
HR should be every company's killer app. What could possibly be more important than who gets hired? — Jack Welch 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 Copy Share Image
Drucker said: 'If you weren't already in this business, would you enter it today? And if not, what are you going to… — 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 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 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
Take lack of candor. ... I'm not talking about boldface lying, but a tendency to withhold information. That behavior is far more common, and… — Jack Welch Copy Share Image
Failing to differentiate among employees — and holding on to bottom-tier performers — is actually the cruelest form of management there is. — Jack Welch Copy Share Image
We know where most of the creativity, the innovation, the stuff that drives productivity lies - in the minds of those closest to the… — Jack Welch Copy Share Image
Simple messages travel faster, simpler designs reach the market faster and the elimination of clutter allows faster decision making. — Jack Welch Copy Share Image
So every time you think about your work-life balance issue, remember what your boss is thinking about - and that's winning. Your needs may… — Jack Welch 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 terrific guy… — Jack Welch Copy Share Image
In order to lead a country or a company, you've got to get everybody on the same page and you've got to be able… — Jack Welch Copy Share Image
Real communication is an attitude, an environment. It is the most interactive of all processes. It requires countless hours of eyeball to eyeball, back… — Jack Welch Copy Share Image
No one is doing something in your business - getting a sale, having a key customer, working on an R&D project - doing anything… — Jack Welch 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 respected. — Jack Welch Copy Share Image
