Globalization has changed us into a company that searches the world, not just to sell or to source, but to find intellectual… — Jack Welch Business Copy Share Image
Simple messages travel faster, simpler designs reach the market faster and the elimination of clutter allows faster decision making. — Jack Welch Clutter Copy Share Image
Business success is less a function of grandiose predictions than it is a result of being able to respond rapidly to real… — Jack Welch Copy Share Image
People always overestimate how complex business is. This isn't rocket science. We've chosen one of the world's simplest professions. — Jack Welch Business 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
A company has only so much money and managerial time. Winning leaders invest where the payback is the highest. They cut their… — Jack Welch Business Copy Share Image
Does coaching work? Yes. Good coaches provide a truly important service. They tell you the truth when no one else will. — Jack Welch Copy Share Image
If you're a leader and you're the smartest guy in the world - in the room, you've got real problems. — 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 Book Copy Share Image
A strategy is something like, an innovative new product; globalization, taking your products around the world; be the low-cost producer. A strategy… — Jack Welch Around the world 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 Advantage Copy Share Image
The last thing you want to do is be a bore. When you wake up in the morning, give yourself a good… — Jack Welch Copy Share Image
The idea flow from the human spirit is absolutely unlimited. All you have to do is tap into that well. I don't… — Jack Welch Belief Copy Share Image
If we don't create private sector jobs and just - just creating public sector jobs, we're going nowhere. This is a bad… — Jack Welch Copy Share Image
I don't think environmentalists have the slightest reason to be concerned about globalization because every time you move a plant to a… — Jack Welch Climate Copy Share Image
My job is to find great ideas, exaggerate them, and spread them like hell around the business with the speed of light...And… — Jack Welch Ceo Copy Share Image
Management is all about managing in the short term, while developing the plans for the long term. — Jack Welch Copy Share Image
A leader's role is not to control people or stay on top of things, but rather to guide, energize and excite. — Jack Welch Copy Share Image
Managers can waste a lot of time at the outset of a crisis denying that something went wrong. Skip that step. — Jack Welch Crisis 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
Genuine leadership comes from the quality of your vision and your ability to spark others to extraordinary performance. — Jack Welch Ability Copy Share Image
Leadership is helping other people grow and succeed. it is not just about you. It's all about them… everyone deserves a chance…… — Jack Welch Chance 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
The productivity now at universities is terrible. Tenure is a terrible idea. It keeps them around forever and they don't have to… — Jack Welch Education Copy Share Image
I’ve learned in a hundred ways that I rarely regretted acting but often regretted NOT acting fast enough. — Jack Welch Acting Copy Share Image
I'm not perfect, but if there are any points given for caring about people with every fiber of your being and giving… — Jack Welch Caring Copy Share Image
The value decade is upon us. If you can't sell a top-quality product at the world's lowest price, you're going to be… — 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 Building self confidence Copy Share Image
One of the jobs of a manager is to instill confidence, pump confidence into your people. And when you've got somebody who's… — Jack Welch Confidence Copy Share Image
You never know how diverse your career can be. I think it's wonderful. My life has always been the next page, not… — Jack Welch Career Copy Share Image
We bring together the best ideas - turning the meetings of our top managers into intellectual orgies. — Jack Welch Ideas Copy Share Image
In every company, differentiation is never more important than it is in times of trouble, and that's the time when everyone tends… — Jack Welch Business Copy Share Image
Set stretch goals. Don't ever settle for mediocrity. The key to stretch is to reach for more than you think is possible.… — Jack Welch Copy Share Image
Number one, cash is king... number two, communicate... number three, buy or bury the competition. — Jack Welch Copy Share Image
When I stop learning something new and start talking about the past versus the future, I will go. — Jack Welch Future Copy Share Image