395 Quotes by Jack Welch

The hero is the one with ideas.

When you were made a leader you weren't given a crown, you were given the responsibility to bring out the best in others.

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

If you want risk taking, set an example yourself and reward and praise those that do.

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

The operative assumption today is that someone, somewhere, has a better idea; and the operative compulsion is to find out who has that better idea, learn it, and put it into action-fast.

As a leader, your job is to energize people around the mission and vision you've articulated.

You are not a leader to win a popularity contest-you are a leader to lead.

I'm not perfect, but if there are any points given for caring about people with every fiber of your being and giving life all you've got every day, then I suppose I have a shot.