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
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
When it's time to let someone go, do it right. No surprises. No humiliation. — Jack Welch Copy Share Image
Not surprisingly, work-life moaners tend to be a phenomenon of below-average performers. — 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
Its a marathon, its not a sprint. Ten years. Fifteen years. You've got to get up everyday, with a new idea, a… — Jack Welch Copy Share Image
What the Commission is seeking cuts the heart out of the strategic rationale of our deal. — Jack Welch Copy Share Image
As leaders, we owe it to every employee to let them know where they stand in the organization. — Jack Welch Copy Share Image
That's all managing is: just coming up with the right questions and getting the right answers. — 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
We have the brand, and we have the fulfillment capability. Now we had to get the Net, and that's the easiest part… — Jack Welch Copy Share Image
They were making a deal for a property that clearly was a property that we wanted to own, so we had to… — Jack Welch Copy Share Image
Ninety-nine point nine percent of all employees are in the pile because they don't think. — Jack Welch Copy Share Image
With leadership the question at the beginning of the day is, 'how far can we take this...how big can we grow it...and… — Jack Welch Copy Share Image
Take time to get to know people. Understand where they are coming from, what is important to them. Make sure they are… — Jack Welch Copy Share Image
The most important job you have is growing your people, giving them a chance to reach their dreams. — 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