--- title: "4 Ceo Quotes By Jack Welch" description: "4 Ceo quotes by Jack Welch. Plus more from Jack Welch and more Ceo sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ffd/jack-welch-1195_ceo_my-job-is-to-find-great-ideas-exaggerate_348714.png" --- > [My job is to find great ideas, exaggerate them, and spread them like hell around the business with the speed of light...And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-welch/my-job-is-to-find-great-ideas-exaggerate-them-and-spread-them-like/) [Jack Welch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-welch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ffd/jack-welch-1195_ceo_my-job-is-to-find-great-ideas-exaggerate_348714.png) > [Getting every employee's mind into the game is a huge part of what a CEO job is all about. Taking everyone's best…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-welch/getting-every-employee-s-mind-into-the-game-is-a-huge-part-of-what-a/) [Jack Welch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-welch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/632/jack-welch-1195_ceo_getting-every-employee-s-mind-into-the-g_468281.png) > [Public hangings are teaching moments. Every company has to do it. A teaching moment is worth a thousand CEO speeches. CEOs can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-welch/public-hangings-are-teaching-moments-every-company-has-to-do-it-a/) [Jack Welch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-welch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/907/jack-welch-1195_business_public-hangings-are-teaching-moments-eve_699448.jpg) > [Hierarchy is an organization with its face toward the CEO and its ass toward the customer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-welch/hierarchy-is-an-organization-with-its-face-toward-the-ceo-and-its-ass/) [Jack Welch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-welch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/925/jack-welch-1195_ass_hierarchy-is-an-organization-with-its-fa_2010917.png) ## Other authors on Ceo - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-ben-horowitz-16970.jpg) Ben Horowitz 15 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ceo/ben-horowitz/) - [Warren Buffett 8 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ceo/warren-buffett/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b012/author-jay-leno-47716.jpg) Jay Leno 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ceo/jay-leno/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-bernie-sanders-17420.jpg) Bernie Sanders 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ceo/bernie-sanders/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b001/author-amit-kalantri-279.jpg) Amit Kalantri 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ceo/amit-kalantri/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-hillary-clinton-42043.jpg) Hillary Clinton 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ceo/hillary-clinton/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b008/author-donald-trump-30060.jpg) Donald Trump 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ceo/donald-trump/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b021/author-scott-weiss-83732.jpg) Scott Weiss 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ceo/scott-weiss/) - [James O'Toole 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ceo/james-o-toole/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b003/author-aaron-siskind-8714.jpg) Indra Nooyi 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ceo/indra-nooyi/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b007/author-david-letterman-27689.jpg) David Letterman 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ceo/david-letterman/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-bill-gates-17911.jpg) Bill Gates 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ceo/bill-gates/) ## More by Jack Welch > [When the amount of change externally exceeds the amount of change internally, the end is in sight.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-welch/when-the-amount-of-change-externally-exceeds-the-amount-of-change/) [Jack Welch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-welch/) > [I think the move by Mr. Greenspan was welcomed by everyone here.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-welch/i-think-the-move-by-mr-greenspan-was-welcomed-by-everyone-here/) [Jack Welch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-welch/) > [Take lack of candor. ... I'm not talking about boldface lying, but a tendency to withhold information. That behavior is far more common, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-welch/take-lack-of-candor-i-m-not-talking-about-boldface-lying-but-a/) [Jack Welch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-welch/) > [Failing to differentiate among employees — and holding on to bottom-tier performers — is actually the cruelest form of management there is.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-welch/failing-to-differentiate-among-employees-and-holding-on-to-bottom/) [Jack Welch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-welch/) > [We know where most of the creativity, the innovation, the stuff that drives productivity lies - in the minds of those closest to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-welch/we-know-where-most-of-the-creativity-the-innovation-the-stuff-that/) [Jack Welch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-welch/) > [Simple messages travel faster, simpler designs reach the market faster and the elimination of clutter allows faster decision making.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-welch/simple-messages-travel-faster-simpler-designs-reach-the-market-faster/) [Jack Welch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-welch/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-welch/so-every-time-you-think-about-your-work-life-balance-issue-remember/) [Jack Welch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-welch/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-welch/wright-is-a-visionary-with-a-great-strategic-mind-and-he-s-a-strong/) [Jack Welch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-welch/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-welch/in-order-to-lead-a-country-or-a-company-you-ve-got-to-get-everybody/) [Jack Welch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-welch/) > [Real communication is an attitude, an environment. It is the most interactive of all processes. It requires countless hours of eyeball to eyeball, back…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-welch/real-communication-is-an-attitude-an-environment-it-is-the-most/) [Jack Welch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-welch/) > [No one is doing something in your business - getting a sale, having a key customer, working on an R&D project - doing anything…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-welch/no-one-is-doing-something-in-your-business-getting-a-sale-having-a/) [Jack Welch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-welch/) > [Some people have better ideas than others; some are smarter or more experienced or more creative. But everyone should be heard and respected.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-welch/some-people-have-better-ideas-than-others-some-are-smarter-or-more/) [Jack Welch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-welch/) > [ Innovation is not a big breakthrough invention every time. Innovation is a constant thing. But if you don't have an innovative company \[team\], coming… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-welch/innovation-is-not-a-big-breakthrough-invention-every-time-innovation/) [Jack Welch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-welch/) > [Shareholder value is a result, not a strategy . . . Your main constituencies are your employees, your customers and your products.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-welch/shareholder-value-is-a-result-not-a-strategy-your-main-constituencies/) [Jack Welch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-welch/) > [The essence of competitiveness is liberated when we make people believe that what they think and do is important - and then get out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-welch/the-essence-of-competitiveness-is-liberated-when-we-make-people/) [Jack Welch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-welch/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ceo/jack-welch/#itemlist", "name": "4 Ceo Quotes By Jack Welch", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "My job is to find great ideas, exaggerate them, and spread them like hell around the business with the speed of light...And to put resources in to support them. 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