“The biggest opportunity for big companies has come by far in the digitization of internal processes.” BigsOpportunityProcessCompanyInternalsBig Companies Author:Jack Welch
“Some think that it is cruel or brutal to remove the bottom 10 percent of our people. It isn't. It's just the opposite. What I think is brutal and "false kindness" is keeping people around who aren't going to grow and prosper. There's no cruelty like waiting and telling people late into their careers that they don't belong - just when the options are limited and they're putting their children through college or paying off big mortgages.” PeopleThinkingChildrenBigsGrowsWaitingCareersKindnessCollegeLatePercentOppositesBottomCrueltyRemoveBrutalMortgage Author:Jack Welch
“Innovation is not a big breakthrough invention every time. Innovation is a constant thing. But if you don't have an innovative company [team], coming to work everyday to find a better way, you don't have a company[team]. You're getting ready to die on the vine. You're always looking for the next innovation, the next niche, the next product improvement, the next service improvement. But always trying to get better.” IfsWayTryingBigsDiesNextCompanyTeamReadyProductsInnovationConstantEverydayImprovementInventionGet BetterInnovativeBreakthroughAlways TryingBetter WaysNicheVinesReady To Die Author:Jack Welch
“Too many people believe that one big, public success will solve their self-confidence problems forever. That only happens in the movies. In real life, the opposite strategy is what works. Call it the small victo-ries approach. In time you will discover that all failing really does teach you something you needed to know- so you can regroup and stretch again, with ever more...nerve.” PeopleKnowsBelieveDoeRealSelfProblemBigsHappensTeachForeverFailingNeededApproachOppositesStrategySolveSelf ConfidenceReal LifeNerves Author:Jack Welch
“I was never the smartest guy in the room. From the first person I hired, I was never the smartest guy in the room. And that's a big deal. And if you're going to be a leader - if you're a leader and you're the smartest guy in the world - in the room, you've got real problems.” IfsWorldFirstsPersonsRealProblemBigsGuyLeadershipRoomsDealsLeaderBig DealFirst PersonReal Problems Author:Jack Welch
“If you have a reputation as a big, stiff bureaucracy, you're stuck.” IfsInspirationalBigsStuckReputationBureaucracy Author:Jack Welch
“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.” PeopleThinkingStoriesBigsValuesDealsBig Deal Author:Jack Welch
“The Internet is the Viagra of big business.” InspirationalBigsBusinessTechnologyInternetBig BusinessViagraInternet UsersInternet Business Author:Jack Welch
“Celebrating creates an atmosphere of recognition and positive energy. Imagine a team winning the World Series without champagne spraying everywhere. And yet companies win all the time and let it go without so much as a high five. Work is too much a part of life not to recognize moments of achievement. Make a big deal out of them. If you don't, no one will.” IfsWorldMomentsBigsWinningEnergyDealsCompanyFiveToo MuchImagineTeamAchievementSeriesCelebrateRecognitionAtmosphereCelebrationBig DealLet It GoChampagneParts Of LifePositive EnergyWorld SeriesTeam Winning Author:Jack Welch
“The best way to support dreams and stretch is to set apart small ideas with big potential, then give people positive role models and the resources to turn small projects into big businesses.” PeopleWayGivingIdeasDreamBigsTurnsLeadershipRolesSupportProjectsModelsResourcesBest WayRole ModelsBig BusinessPositive Role ModelSmall Ideas Author:Jack Welch
“With leadership the question at the beginning of the day is, 'how far can we take this...how big can we grow it...and how fast can we get there?'” BigsGrows Author:Jack Welch
“Leading a big company means never allowing a company to take itself too seriously.” MeanBigsLeadershipCompanyAllowingBig Companies Author:Jack Welch
