Jack Welch Quotes

Jack Welch — American Businessman born on November 19, 1935,

John Francis "Jack" Welch, Jr. is a retired American business executive, author, and chemical engineer. He was chairman and CEO of General Electric between 1981 and 2001. During his tenure at GE, the company's value rose 4,000%. In 2006, Welch's net worth was estimated at $720 million. When he retired from GE he took a severance payment of $417 million, the largest such payment in history... (wikipedia)

An organization's ability to learn, and translate that learning into action rapidly, is the ultimate competitive advantage.

Good business leaders create a vision, articulate the vision, passionately own the vision, and relentlessly drive it to completion.

Change before you have to.

The idea flow from the human spirit is absolutely unlimited. All you have to do is tap into that well. I don't like to use the word efficiency. It's creativity. It's a belief that every person counts.

In order to lead a country or a company, you've got to get everybody on the same page and you've got to be able to have a vision of where you're going. America can't have a vision of health care for everybody, green economy, regulations - can't have a bunch of piece-meal activities. It's got to have a vision.

Jack Welch Quotes

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