395 Quotes by Jack Welch

One of the ways we'll know that Work-Out has been successful is that my style of leadership will no longer be tolerated in this company.

Above all, good leaders are open. They go up, down, and around their organization to reach people. They don't stick to the established channels. They're informal. They're straight with people. They make a religion out of being accessible. They never get bored telling their story.

Real communication is an attitude, an environment. It is the most interactive of all processes. It requires countless hours of eyeball to eyeball, back and forth. It involves more listening than talking.

Managers can waste a lot of time at the outset of a crisis denying that something went wrong. Skip that step.

I think the move by Mr. Greenspan was welcomed by everyone here.

A company has only so much money and managerial time. Winning leaders invest where the payback is the highest. They cut their losses everywhere else.

I guarantee you it will not be anyone from the outside.

All of management is about self-confidence

If you can't energize others, you can't be a leader.