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When it's time to let someone go, do it right. No surprises. No humiliation.

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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
John Francis Welch
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What Sam Walton did was to go into one of the most mature industries of all and find a way to make it grow, grow, grow, double-digit, month after month, year after year. He did it by innovation, customer focus, and above all, speed.
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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've got a company that has a mentality inside that is filled with searching for a better idea every day, not just as a slogan but as a real concept, you will have innovation around you all the time.
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The value decade is upon us. If you can't sell a top-quality product at the world's lowest price, you're going to be out of the game.
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Don't make the process harder than it is.
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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.
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If you can't energize others, you can't be a leader.
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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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I've learned that mistakes can often be as good a teacher as success.
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The best thing workers can bring to their jobs is a lifelong thirst for learning.
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