Jack Welch

When the amount of change externally exceeds the amount of change internally, the end is in sight.

— Jack Welch

I think the move by Mr. Greenspan was welcomed by everyone here.

— Jack Welch

Take lack of candor. ... I'm not talking about boldface lying, but a tendency to withhold information. That behavior is far more…

— Jack Welch

Failing to differentiate among employees — and holding on to bottom-tier performers — is actually the cruelest form of management there is.

— Jack Welch

We know where most of the creativity, the innovation, the stuff that drives productivity lies - in the minds of those closest…

— Jack Welch

Simple messages travel faster, simpler designs reach the market faster and the elimination of clutter allows faster decision making.

— Jack Welch

So every time you think about your work-life balance issue, remember what your boss is thinking about - and that's winning. Your…

— Jack Welch

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

In order to lead a country or a company, you've got to get everybody on the same page and you've got to…

— Jack Welch

Real communication is an attitude, an environment. It is the most interactive of all processes. It requires countless hours of eyeball to…

— Jack Welch

No one is doing something in your business - getting a sale, having a key customer, working on an R&D project -…

— Jack Welch

Some people have better ideas than others; some are smarter or more experienced or more creative. But everyone should be heard and…

— Jack Welch

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

Shareholder value is a result, not a strategy . . . Your main constituencies are your employees, your customers and your products.

— Jack Welch

The essence of competitiveness is liberated when we make people believe that what they think and do is important - and then…

— Jack Welch

Face reality as it is, not as it was or as you wish it to be.

— Jack Welch

GE's businesses turned in a terrific first quarter. Our products and services are being well received in unusually robust global markets.

— Jack Welch

You can't behave in a calm, rational manner. You've got to be out there on the lunatic fringe.

— Jack Welch

On the face of it, shareholder value is the dumbest idea in the world,

— Jack Welch

If you pick the right people and give them the opportunity to spread their wings and put compensation as a carrier behind…

— Jack Welch

The art of managing and leading comes down to a simple thing. Determining and facing reality about people, situations, products, and then…

— Jack Welch

In manufacturing, we try to stamp out variance. With people, variance is everything.

— Jack Welch

Getting candor right - with your reports, your peers, and your boss - is a skill that can make or break your…

— Jack Welch

It's the internet like the flu - it just spreads like crazy.

— Jack Welch

“Working to fulfill someone else’s needs or dreams almost always catches up with you.”

— Jack Welch