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If there is anything I would like to be remembered for it is that I helped people understand that leadership is helping other people grow and succeed. To repeat myself, leadership is not just about you. It's about them
Jack Welch
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Jack Welch
Age: 84 †
Born: 1935
Born: November 19
Died: 2020
Died: March 1
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The best thing workers can bring to their jobs is a lifelong thirst for learning.
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Some people have better ideas than others some are smarter or more experienced or more creative. But everyone should be heard and respected.
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If you have a reputation as a big, stiff bureaucracy, you're stuck.
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Take lack of candor. ... I'm not talking about boldface lying, but a tendency to withhold information. That behavior is far more common, and it frustrates teams and bosses to no end.
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Face reality as it is, not as it was, or as you wish it were. Be candid with everyone. Don't manage, lead. Change before you have to. If you don't have a competitive advantage, don't compete. Control your own destiny, or someone else will.
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Change has no constituency and a perceived revolution has even less.
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The most important quality of leadership is intellectual honesty. The reality principle - the ability to see the world as it really is, not as you wish it were.
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Take the middle 70 percent and tell them what they need to do to get into the top 20 percent.
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