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Don't lose youself on the way to the top.

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Jack Welch
Age: 84 †
Born: 1935
Born: November 19
Died: 2020
Died: March 1
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Businessperson
Engineer
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Peabody
Massachusetts
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The story about GE that hasn't been told is the value of an informal place. I think it's a big thought. I don't think people have ever figured out that being informal is a big deal.
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Insecure managers create complexity. Frightened, nervous managers use thick convoluted planning books and busy slides filled with everything they’ve known since childhood……. They worry that if they’re simple, people will think they’re simple minded. In reality, of course, it’s just the reverse. Clear, tough minded people are the most simple.
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In the future, those who are not coaches will not be promoted.
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In my lifetime, Mitt Romney is the most qualified leader I've ever seen run for the presidency of the United States.
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We've only been wealthy in this country for 70 years. Who said we ought to have all this? Is it ordained?
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People aren't the same. Business is, in my opinion, all about the team that fields the best players. It's not about an idea. An idea goes away. Somebody catches up with it. It's not about a widget.
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No vision is worth the paper it's printed on unless it is communicated constantly and reinforced with rewards.
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The productivity now at universities is terrible. Tenure is a terrible idea. It keeps them around forever and they don't have to work hard.
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If you get the best people on your team, you've got plenty of time to do the things you like to do and can add more value to.
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We have the brand, and we have the fulfillment capability. Now we had to get the Net, and that's the easiest part of the game.
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I don't feel under-taxed in any way at all.
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Approach every meeting with a purposeful, high-energy, ready-to-make-a-contribution attitude, and watch how fast leadership’s perception of you follows your behavior.
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Leaders relentlessly upgrade their team, using every encounter as an opportunity to evaluate, coach, and build self-confidence.
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We know where most of the creativity, the innovation, the stuff that drives productivity lies - in the minds of those closest to the work.
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No one can guarantee you a job other than satisfied customers. That's the only thing that works. Nothing creates work other than products and services you provide that create satisfied customers.
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As a leader, you have no right to have any employee wonder how they fit in and where they are going.
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Willingness to change is a strength, even if it means plunging part of the company into total confusion for a while.
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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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Control your destiny or somebody will.
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I was afraid of the internet... because I couldn't type.
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