The art of managing and leading comes down to a simple thing. Determining and facing reality about people, situations, products, and then… — Jack Welch Copy Share Image
The most important quality of leadership is intellectual honesty. The reality principle - the ability to see the world as it really… — Jack Welch Copy Share Image
You can't believe how hard it is for people to be simple, how much they fear being simple. They worry that if… — Jack Welch Copy Share Image
Face reality as it is, not as it was, or as you wish it were. Be candid with everyone. Don't manage, lead.… — 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
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
