“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.” MindImportantIdeasJobsGamesSecretHugeEmployeeCeo Author:Jack Welch
“Getting the right people in the right jobs is a lot more important than developing a strategy.” PeopleImportantJobsStrategyDeveloping Author:Jack Welch
“In every company, differentiation is never more important than it is in times of trouble, and that's the time when everyone tends to go to the well and equalize rather than differentiate.” WellsImportantCompanyTroubleDifferentiateDifferentiationTimes Of Trouble Author:Jack Welch
“Nobody is too important to lead the initiative you say is important.” ImportantInitiative Author:Jack Welch
“No one is doing something in your business - getting a sale, having a key customer, working on an R&D project - doing anything that's more important than something you say is going to change the company.” ImportantCompanyKeysProjectsCustomers Author:Jack Welch
“If your CFO is more important than your CHRO (Chief Human Resource Officer) you're nuts!” IfsHumansImportantResourcesChiefsOfficersNutsHuman ResourcesCfo Author:Jack Welch
“The most important quality of leadership is intellectual honesty. The reality principle - the ability to see the world as it really is, not as you wish it were.” WorldImportantRealityWishAbilityQualityPrinciplesHonestyIntellectualAbility To SeeIntellectual Honesty Author:Jack Welch
“Giving people self-confidence is by far the most important thing that I can do. Because then they will act.” PeopleInspirationalGivingI CanImportantSelfCan DoLeadershipConfidenceImportant ThingsSelf Confidence Author:Jack Welch
“The essence of competitiveness is liberated when we make people believe that what they think and do is important - and then get out of their way while they do it.” PeopleThinkingWayInspirationalBelieveImportantEssenceLiberatedCompetitiveness Author:Jack Welch
“What's important at the grocery store is just as important in engines or medical systems. If the customer isn't satisfied, if the stuff is getting stale, if the shelf isn't right, or if the offerings aren't right, it's the same thing. You manage it like a small organization. You don't get hung up on zeros.” IfsImportantStuffOrganizationEducationalCustomersStoresMedicalSatisfiedManageEnginesOfferingHungShelvesGroceriesWhat's ImportantStaleGrocery Stores Author:Jack Welch
“The most important job you have is growing your people, giving them a chance to reach their dreams.” PeopleInspirationalGivingImportantDreamJobsChanceGrowingImportant Jobs Author:Jack Welch
“Too often we measure everything and understand nothing. The three most important things you need to measure in a business are customer satisfaction, employee satisfaction, and cash flow. If you’re growing customer satisfaction, your global market share is sure to grow, too. Employee satisfaction gets you productivity, quality, pride, and creativity. And cash flow is the pulse—the key vital sign of a company.” IfsNeedsImportantThreeGrowsQualityCompanyCreativityGrowingSharePrideKeysFlowImportant ThingsSatisfactionCustomersProductivityEmployeeCashPulseCustomer SatisfactionCash FlowVital Signs Author:Jack Welch
“Does coaching work? Yes. Good coaches provide a truly important service. They tell you the truth when no one else will.” DoeImportantCoachesCoachingGood Coaches Author:Jack Welch
“HR should be every company's killer app. What could possibly be more important than who gets hired?” ShouldImportantCompanyKillersApps Author:Jack Welch
“Take time to get to know people. Understand where they are coming from, what is important to them. Make sure they are with you.” PeopleKnowsImportantTake Time Author:Jack Welch
