Jack Welch

Our behavior is driven by a fundamental core belief: the desire, and the ability, of an organization to continuously learn from any source, anywhere; and to rapidly convert this learning into action is its ultimate competitive advantage.

Jack Welch

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.

Jack Welch

People development should be a daily event, integrated into every aspect of your regular goings-on.

Jack Welch

Protecting underperformers always backfires.

Jack Welch

Simple messages travel faster, simpler designs reach the market faster and the elimination of clutter allows faster decision making.

Jack Welch

Some people have better ideas than others; some are smarter or more experienced or more creative. But everyone should be heard and respected.

Jack Welch

Strategy is not a lengthy action plan. It is the evolution of a central idea through continually changing circumstances.

Jack Welch

Strategy means making clear-cut choices about how to compete.

Jack Welch

Take every opportunity to inject self-confidence into those who have earned it. Use ample praise, the more specific the better.

Jack Welch

Take the middle 70 percent and tell them what they need to do to get into the top 20 percent.

Jack Welch