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> [Any company trying to compete...must figure out a way to engage the mind of every employee.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-welch/any-company-trying-to-compete-must-figure-out-a-way-to-engage-the/)

[Jack Welch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-welch/)

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> [If you don't have a competitive advantage, don't compete.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-welch/if-you-don-t-have-a-competitive-advantage-don-t-compete/)

[Jack Welch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-welch/)

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> [Face reality as it is, not as it was, or as you wish it were. Be candid with everyone. Don't manage, lead.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-welch/face-reality-as-it-is-not-as-it-was-or-as-you-wish-it-were-be-candid/)

[Jack Welch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-welch/)

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> [Strategy means making clear-cut choices about how to compete.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-welch/strategy-means-making-clear-cut-choices-about-how-to-compete/)

[Jack Welch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-welch/)

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## Other authors on Compete

## 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/)

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