395 Quotes by Jack Welch

A leader’s job is to look into the future and see the organization, not as it is, but as it should be.

In the end, your integrity is all you’ve got.

A leader’s role is not to control people or stay on top of things, but rather to guide, energize and excite.

Keep learning; don’t be arrogant by assuming that you know it all, that you have a monopoly on the truth; always assume that you can learn something from someone else.

Face reality as it is, not as it was, or as you wish it were. Be candid with everyone. Don’t manage, lead. Change before you have to. If you don’t have a competitive advantage, don’t compete. Control your own destiny, or someone else will.

Set stretch goals. Don’t ever settle for mediocrity. The key to stretch is to reach for more than you think is possible. Don’t sell yourself short by thinking that you’ll fail.

Just because you are the boss doesn’t mean you are the source of all knowledge.

If you pick the right people and give them the opportunity to spread their wings and put compensation as a carrier behind it you almost don’t have to manage them.

If we get the right people in the right job we’ve won the game.