Take lack of candor. ... I'm not talking about boldface lying, but a tendency to withhold information. That behavior is far more… — 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… — Jack Welch Copy Share Image
Innovation is not a big breakthrough invention every time. Innovation is a constant thing. But if you don't have an innovative company… — Jack Welch Copy Share Image
Ideally, the star will be replaced within eight hours. This sends the message that no single individual is bigger than the company. — Jack Welch Copy Share Image
Just because you are the boss doesn't mean you are the source of all knowledge. — Jack Welch Copy Share Image
People aren't the same. Business is, in my opinion, all about the team that fields the best players. It's not about an… — Jack Welch Copy Share Image
Lack of candor blocks smart ideas, fast action, and good people contributing all the stuff they've got. It's a killer. — Jack Welch Copy Share Image
If you get the best people on your team, you've got plenty of time to do the things you like to do… — Jack Welch Copy Share Image
My bosses cautioned me about my candor. Now my GE career is over, and I'm telling you that it was my candor… — Jack Welch Copy Share Image
The team with the best players usually does win - this is why you need to invest the majority of your time… — Jack Welch Copy Share Image
The thing it taught me was that winning's a helluva lot more fun than losing. It also taught me that the team… — Jack Welch Copy Share Image
Celebrating creates an atmosphere of recognition and positive energy. Imagine a team winning the World Series without champagne spraying everywhere. And yet… — Jack Welch Copy Share Image
Get the best player because whether it's soccer or whether it's anything else the team with the best players wins. So focus… — 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
If you managed a baseball team, would you listen more closely to the team accountant or the director of player personnel? — Jack Welch Copy Share Image
Every employee, not just the senior people, should know how a company is doing. — Jack Welch Copy Share Image
Managers often hold on to resisters because of a specific skill set or because they've been around for a long time. Don't. — 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
Leaders relentlessly upgrade their team, using every encounter as an opportunity to evaluate, coach, and build self-confidence. — 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
