“The idea of let's all share the pain equally, or let's freeze salaries altogether - it's ass-backwards. It's absolutely ass-backwards.” IdeasPainShareAssBackwardsSalaryFreeze Author: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.” PeopleIdeasOpinionPlayerTeamFieldsBest Players Author:Jack Welch
“With any actor, rather than tips, I think when you enjoy working with somebody and you enjoy what they do, I think your reaction is partly to be doing what they're doing, so you're learning all the time, whether it be sub-consciously or whether it be just through the person you enjoy working with.” ThinkingPersonsActorsEnjoyReactions Author:Luke Goss
“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
“The biggest opportunity for big companies has come by far in the digitization of internal processes.” BigsOpportunityProcessCompanyInternalsBig Companies Author:Jack Welch
“I believe that in any initiative, you can't have a flavor of the month. When you believe something is profound in a company, you can not be a logical leader. You have to go to the lunatic fringe. There is no way that logic is what you need to change people.” PeopleWayNeedsBelieveI BelieveCompanyLeaderMonthsLogicProfoundLogicalInitiativeCan NotFlavorFringeLunaticNeed A ChangeYou Need To ChangeFlavor Of The Month Author:Jack Welch
“Nobody is too important to lead the initiative you say is important.” ImportantInitiative Author:Jack Welch
“Geniuses are people who notice things and connections between things which others haven't noticed. Genius must be a surprise.” PeopleHavensGeniusConnectionsSurprise Author:Christopher Ricks