I wanted to change the rules of engagement, asking for more- from fewer. I was insisting that we had to have only… — Jack Welch Copy Share Image
Trying to get people to face reality and see the world the way it really is is an absolutely critical aspect of… — Jack Welch Copy Share Image
Every employee, not just the senior people, should know how a company is doing. — Jack Welch Copy Share Image
Some think that it is cruel or brutal to remove the bottom 10 percent of our people. It isn't. It's just the… — Jack Welch Copy Share Image
The world will belong to passionate, driven leaders - people who not only have enormous amounts of energy, but who can energize… — Jack Welch Copy Share Image
My main job was developing talent. I was a gardener providing water and other nourishment to our top 750 people. Of course,… — Jack Welch Copy Share Image
People who are coaches will be the norm. Other people won't get promoted. — Jack Welch Copy Share Image
Business is a game, and as with all games, the team that puts the best people on the field and gets them… — Jack Welch Copy Share Image
If work is just going in every day and getting a check, it's an ugly life. When you can make work a… — Jack Welch Copy Share Image
Insecure managers create complexity. Frightened, nervous managers use thick convoluted planning books and busy slides filled with everything they’ve known since childhood…….… — 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
