Twenty Lessons from Jack Welch’s Quotes
John Francis "Jack" Welch, (born
November 19, 1935) is a retired American business executive, author He was chairman and CEO of General Electric between 1981 and 2001. During his tenure at
GE, the company's value rose 4,000%
Here
are 20 Lessons from quotes of the most powerful
and effective Business Leader of the Century
# “Face
reality as it is, not as it was or as you wish it to be.”
# “It
is better to act too quickly than it is to wait too long.”
#“Control
Your Own Destiny or Someone Else Will” “
#“When
you were made a leader you weren't given a crown, you were given the
responsibility to bring out the best in others.”
# “When
you become a leader success is all about growing others.”
# “Good
business leaders create a vision, articulate the vision, passionately own the
vision, and relentlessly drive it to completion.”
# “If
you pick the right people and give them the opportunity to spread their wings
and put compensation as a carrier behind it you almost don't have to manage
them.”
# “The
final relationship that cannot be ignored is with disrupters. They are
individuals who cause trouble for sport - inciting opposition to management for
a variety of reasons, most of them petty. Usually these people have good
performance - that's their cover - and so they are endured or appeased. A company
that manages people well takes disrupters head-on. First they give them very
tough evaluations, naming their bad behavior and demanding it change. Usually
it won't. Disrupters are a personality type. If that's the case, get them out
of the way of people trying to do their jobs. They're poison”
# “If
the rate of change on the outside exceeds the rate of change on the inside, the
end is near.”
# “Change
before you have to.”
# “You
can look at the situation and feel victimized. Or you can look at it and be
excited about conquering the challenges and opportunities it presents.”
# “When
launching something new, you have to go for it—“playing not to lose” can never
be an option.”
# “We've
all been guilty at one point or another in our careers of boasting of perfect
hindsight. It's a terrible sin. If you don't make sure your questions and
concerns are acted upon, it doesn't count.”
# “Effective
people know when to stop assessing and make a tough call, even without total
information. Little is worse than a manager who can’t cut bait.”
# “Take
every opportunity to inject self-confidence into those who have earned it. Use
ample praise, the more specific the better.”
# “Underneath,
you would surely see that the best care passionately about their people—about
their growth and success. And you would see that they themselves are
comfortable in their own skins. They’re real, filled with candor and integrity,
optimism and humanity.”
# “The
mission announces exactly where you are going, and the values describe the
behaviors that will get you there.”
# “If a
job doesn’t excite you on some level—just because of the stuff of it—don’t
settle.”
# “If
you don't have a competitive advantage, don't compete.”
# “Indeed, the biggest winners in the world are
those who answer yes to the question, “Am I living the life I choose?”