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Jack Welch
Age: 84 †
Born: 1935
Born: November 19
Died: 2020
Died: March 1
Author
Businessperson
Engineer
Journalist
Manager
Writer
Peabody
Massachusetts
John Francis Welch
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John Francis Jack Welch
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Strategy is simply resource allocation. When you strip away all the noise, that's what it comes down to. Strategy means making clear cut choices about how to compete. You cannot be everything to everybody, no matter what the size of your business or how deep its pockets.
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Genuine leadership comes from the quality of your vision and your ability to spark others to extraordinary performance.
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If you can't energize others, you can't be a leader.
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Leadership is helping other people grow and succeed. it is not just about you. It's all about them.... everyone deserves a chance.... you can never let yourself be a victim.
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I wanted to change the rules of engagement, asking for more- from fewer. I was insisting that we had to have only the best people...If you wanted excellence, at a minimum, the ambience had to reflect excellence.
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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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The Internet is the Viagra of big business.
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Protecting underperformers always backfires.
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Trust happens when leaders are transparent.
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There is no straight line to a dream.
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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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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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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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No vision is worth the paper it's printed on unless it is communicated constantly and reinforced with rewards.
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The biggest opportunity for big companies has come by far in the digitization of internal processes.
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In real life, strategy is actually very straightforward. You pick a general direction and implement like hell.
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We have built a company with a business mix and operating system that will allow us to deliver record results in any foreseeable economic climate, ... We have just completed a very successful management transition and I've never been more confident about the company's future.
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When you were made a leader you weren't given a crown, you were given the responsibility to bring out the best in others.
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I don't feel under-taxed in any way at all.
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