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title: "14 Jack Welch Quotes by 13 authors"
description: "Browse 14 Jack Welch quotes by 13 authors. Discover the best Jack Welch sayings and thoughts."
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> [I learned a lot from Jack Welch about how to run a business.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kushal-pal-singh/i-learned-a-lot-from-jack-welch-about-how-to-run-a-business/)

[Kushal Pal Singh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kushal-pal-singh/)

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> [“This is Jack Welch’s key business strategy: Change, before it’s too late”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/this-is-jack-welch-s-key-business-strategy-change-before-it-s-too-late/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [Jack Welch is someone who I have always admired. In India, Narayana Murthy is someone who I have great respect for.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kumar-mangalam-birla/jack-welch-is-someone-who-i-have-always-admired-in-india-narayana/)

[Kumar Mangalam Birla](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kumar-mangalam-birla/)

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> [“If I had to run a company on three measures, those measures would be customer satisfaction, employee satisfaction and cash flow. ”…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/if-i-had-to-run-a-company-on-three-measures-those-measures-would-be-2/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [“It was like being a fly on the wall at a meeting. JACK WELCH ON HIS JOB AT AGE TWELVE AS A…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stanley-bing/it-was-like-being-a-fly-on-the-wall-at-a-meeting-jack-welch-on-his/)

[Stanley Bing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stanley-bing/)

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> [I started my career at General Electric in a small office under a guy named Greg Liemandt, and his direct boss was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-barris/i-started-my-career-at-general-electric-in-a-small-office-under-a-guy/)

[Peter Barris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-barris/)

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> [Goldman Sachs saying they might be interested in such an investment. I'm familiar with the company. I've known the management, the current…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/warren-buffett/goldman-sachs-saying-they-might-be-interested-in-such-an-investment-i/)

[Warren Buffett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/warren-buffett/)

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> [No young kid growing up dreams of someday becoming a businessman. He wants to be a fireman, a sponsored athlete or a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yvon-chouinard/no-young-kid-growing-up-dreams-of-someday-becoming-a-businessman-he/)

[Yvon Chouinard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yvon-chouinard/)

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> [“Change before you have to.—Jack Welch Wisdom is the reward for a lifetime of listening when you would have preferred to talk.—Doug…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-verducci/change-before-you-have-to-jack-welch-wisdom-is-the-reward-for-a/)

[Tom Verducci](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-verducci/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/028/tom-verducci-37149_change_change-before-you-have-to-jack-welch-wis_1291585.jpg)

> [I learned another lesson from Jack Welch. It was in 1998, and at that time, we were one of the most valuable…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-t-chambers/i-learned-another-lesson-from-jack-welch-it-was-in-1998-and-at-that/)

[John T. Chambers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-t-chambers/)

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> [When I was a young guy, when I first started with G.E., Jack Welch sent us all to Japan because in those…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-r-immelt/when-i-was-a-young-guy-when-i-first-started-with-g-e-jack-welch-sent/)

[Jeffrey R. Immelt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-r-immelt/)

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> [“just as a brilliant strategy is worthless unless it is implemented, a powerful strategic principle is of no use unless it is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/orit-gadiesh/just-as-a-brilliant-strategy-is-worthless-unless-it-is-implemented-a/)

[Orit Gadiesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/orit-gadiesh/)

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> [In the 1980s and 1990s, Jack Welch, the CEO of General Electric, laid off over 100,000 employees. His reward? When he retired…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernie-sanders/in-the-1980s-and-1990s-jack-welch-the-ceo-of-general-electric-laid/)

[Bernie Sanders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernie-sanders/)

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> [Recently, there has been a profound change in how we think about corporate leadership. The 1990s was the era of celebrity leaders:…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-o-toole/recently-there-has-been-a-profound-change-in-how-we-think-about/)

[James O'Toole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-o-toole/)

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