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Jack Welch, born on November 19, 1935, is an accomplished author. His works span a variety of fields including business, management, and personal growth, and have been widely appreciated by readers.

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“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.”

People Ideas Opinion Player Team Fields Best Players

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“If you get the best people on your team, you've got plenty of time to do the things you like to do and can add more value to.”

People Ifs Values Team Add Plenty Things You Like

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“Get the best player because whether it's soccer or whether it's anything else the team with the best players wins. So focus your energy on getting the best and getting rid of the weakest.”

Winning Energy Focus Player Team Soccer Best Players

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“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.”

“Your goal, in other words, should be to make your bosses smarter, your team more effective, and the whole company more competitive because of your energy, creativity, and insights.”

Should Whole Energy Goal Company Creativity Team Insight Boss Smarter

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“The thing it taught me was that winning's a helluva lot more fun than losing. It also taught me that the team with the best players that worked together the best wins.”

Together Winning Fun Player Team Taught Losing Best Players

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“The team with the best players wins.”

Inspirational Winning Player Team Best Players Inspirational Team

Book:Winning: The Ultimate Business How-To Book

Source: Winning: The Ultimate Business How-To Book

“The team with the best players usually does win - this is why you need to invest the majority of your time and energy in developing your people.”

People Needs Doe Winning Energy Player Team Building Majority Developing Team Building Best Players Time And Energy

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“Every employee, not just the senior people, should know how a company is doing.”

People Knows Should Company Know How Team Building Employee Senior Team Building

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“If you managed a baseball team, would you listen more closely to the team accountant or the director of player personnel?”

Ifs Player Team Building Directors Baseball Team Building Accountants Personnel Baseball Team

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“Lack of candor blocks smart ideas, fast action, and good people contributing all the stuff they've got. It's a killer.”

People Ideas Action Stuff Team Building Smart Block Good People Killers Team Building Contributing Candor

Book:Winning: The Ultimate Business How-To Book

Source: Winning: The Ultimate Business How-To Book

“My bosses cautioned me about my candor. Now my GE career is over, and I'm telling you that it was my candor that helped make it work.”

Careers Team Building Boss Team Building Candor

Book:Winning: The Ultimate Business How-To Book

Source: Winning: The Ultimate Business How-To Book

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

People Should Ideas Creative Heard Team Building Smarter Team Building

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“Managers often hold on to resisters because of a specific skill set or because they've been around for a long time. Don't.”

Long Team Building Skills Long Time Managers Team Building

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“Protecting underperformers always backfires.”

Team Building Team Building Backfire

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“Leaders relentlessly upgrade their team, using every encounter as an opportunity to evaluate, coach, and build self-confidence.”

Self Opportunity Leader Team Self Confidence Coaches Encounters Evaluate Building Self Confidence

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“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.”

“Take lack of candor. ... I'm not talking about boldface lying, but a tendency to withhold information. That behavior is far more common, and it frustrates teams and bosses to no end.”

Ends Lying Common Talking Team Information Behavior Tendencies Boss Not Talking Candor

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“Just because you are the boss doesn't mean you are the source of all knowledge.”

Mean Team Building Source Boss Team Building

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“Ideally, the star will be replaced within eight hours. This sends the message that no single individual is bigger than the company.”

Individual Stars Hours Company Team Building Messages Bigger Eight Replaced Team Building

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“Business is a game, and as with all games, the team that puts the best people on the field and gets them playing together wins. It's that simple.”

People Together Games Winning Simple Team Fields Playing Together

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About the Author

Born: November 19, 1935
Known for: Author
Quotes: 254

Books & Sources

Jack Welch Speaks: Wit and Wisdom from the World's Greatest Business LeaderRelated source material

Winning: The Ultimate Business How-To BookRelated source material

Jack: Straight from the GutRelated source material

Jack: What I've learned leading a great company and great peopleRelated source material

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