“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
As a leader, your job is to energize people around the mission and vision you've articulated. — Jack Welch 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
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
Common mission trap for companies: trying to be all things to all people at all times. — Jack Welch Copy Share Image
Stretch targets energize. We have found that by reaching for what appears to be the impossible, we often actually do the impossible;… — Jack Welch 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 Copy Share Image
Globalization is now no longer an objective but an imperative, as markets open and geographic barriers become increasingly blurred and even irrelevant. — Jack Welch Copy Share Image
Your goal, in other words, should be to make your bosses smarter, your team more effective, and the whole company more competitive… — 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 company, small or large, can win over the long run without energized employees who believe in the mission and understand how… — 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
