395 Quotes by Jack Welch

You can't grow long-term if you can't eat short-term. Anybody can manage short. Anybody can manage long. Balancing those two things is what management is.

Wright is a visionary with a great strategic mind, and he's a strong business leader with outstanding people skills, ... He's a terrific guy and will be a key force in guiding the company's future growth.

No one is guaranteed a job in this.

When the amount of change externally exceeds the amount of change internally, the end is in sight.

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.

We have the brand, and we have the fulfillment capability. Now we had to get the Net, and that's the easiest part of the game.

No vision is worth the paper it's printed on unless it is communicated constantly and reinforced with rewards.

We've only been wealthy in this country for 70 years. Who said we ought to have all this? Is it ordained?

If the rate of change on the outside exceeds the rate of change on the inside, the end is near.