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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
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Peabody
Massachusetts
John Francis Welch
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You are not a leader to win a popularity contest-you are a leader to lead.
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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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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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Every leader makes mistakes, every leader stumbles and falls. The question with a senior level leader is, does she learn from her mistakes, regroup, and then get going again with renewed speed, conviction and confidence?
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Cash is king. Get every drop of cash you can get and hold onto it.
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If you don't deliver, you don't earn the flexibility.
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A good leader remains focused. Controlling your destination is better than being controlled by it
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Change before you have to.
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A strategy is something like, an innovative new product globalization, taking your products around the world be the low-cost producer. A strategy is something you can touch you can motivate people with be number one and number two in every business. You can energize people around the message.
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The most important job you have is growing your people, giving them a chance to reach their dreams.
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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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A company has only so much money and managerial time. Winning leaders invest where the payback is the highest. They cut their losses everywhere else.
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Arrogance is a killer, and wearing ambition on one's sleeve can have the same effect. There is a fine line between arrogance and self-confidence.
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A leader's role is not to control people or stay on top of things, but rather to guide, energize and excite.
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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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Getting every employee's mind into the game is a huge part of what a CEO job is all about. Taking everyone's best ideas and transferring them to others is the secret. There's nothing more important.
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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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In the future, those who are not coaches will not be promoted.
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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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Any jerk can have short-term earnings. You squeeze, squeeze, squeeze, and the company sinks five years later.
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