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The Internet is the Viagra of big business.

Jack Welch

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Jack Welch
Age: 84 †
Born: 1935
Born: November 19
Died: 2020
Died: March 1
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Businessperson
Engineer
Journalist
Manager
Writer
Peabody
Massachusetts
John Francis Welch
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John Francis Jack Welch
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Viagra
Internet
Technology
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Business
Inspirational

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Number one, cash is king... number two, communicate... number three, buy or bury the competition.
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The team with the best players usually does win - this is why you need to invest the majority of your time and energy in developing your people.
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Any jerk can have short-term earnings. You squeeze, squeeze, squeeze, and the company sinks five years later.
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Control your destiny or somebody will.
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Leading a big company means never allowing a company to take itself too seriously.
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Trust happens when leaders are transparent.
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Getting the right people in the right jobs is a lot more important than developing a strategy.
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If you don't have public hangings for bad culture in a company, if you don't take people out and let them say, they went home to spend more time with the family. It's crazy.
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Above all, good leaders are open. They go up, down, and around their organization to reach people. They don't stick to the established channels. They're informal. They're straight with people. They make a religion out of being accessible. They never get bored telling their story.
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You are not a leader to win a popularity contest-you are a leader to lead.
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If work is just going in every day and getting a check, it's an ugly life. When you can make work a meaningful purpose, you've hit the jackpot for people.
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