Jack Welch: Quotes about people

Jack Welch is American executive: General Electric CEO. Explore interesting quotes on people.
Jack Welch: 54   quotes 45   likes

“Arrogance is a killer, and wearing ambition on one's sleeve can have the same effect. There is a fine line between arrogance and self-confidence. Legitimate self-confidence is a winner. The true test of self-confidence is the courage to be open—to welcome change and new ideas regardless of their source. Self-confident people aren't afraid to have their views challenged. They relish the intellectual combat that enriches ideas.”

Jack Welch

Source: Jack: Straight from the Gut (2001), Ch. 24.

People , Confidence , Idea , Courage

“The best way to support dreams and stretch is to set apart small ideas with big potential, then give people positive role models and the resources to turn small projects into big businesses.”

Jack Welch

Source: Jack: Straight from the Gut (2001), Ch. 3.

People , Dreams , Way , Idea

“I enjoy challenging a person's ideas. No one loves a good and passionately fought argument more than I do. This isn't about being tough-minded and straightforward. That's the job. But so is sensing when to hug and when to kick. Of course, arrogant people who refuse to learn from their mistakes have to go. If we're managing good people who are clearly eating themselves up over an error, our job is to help them through it. That doesn't mean you have to take it easy on your top performers.”

Jack Welch

Source: Jack: Straight from the Gut (2001), Ch. 3.

Love , People , Error , Idea

“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.”

Jack Welch
People

“I wanted to change the rules of engagement, asking for more— from fewer. I was insisting that we had to have only the best people…If you wanted excellence, at a minimum, the ambience had to reflect excellence.”

Jack Welch

Source: Jack: Straight from the Gut (2001), Ch. 9.

People , Change

“In manufacturing, we try to stamp out variance. With people, variance is everything.”

Jack Welch

Source: Jack: Straight from the Gut (2001), Ch. 11.

People

“Getting the right people in the right jobs is a lot more important than developing a strategy.”

Jack Welch

Source: Jack: Straight from the Gut (2001), Ch. 24.

People

“Business has to be fun. For too many people, it's "just a job."”

Jack Welch

Source: Jack: Straight from the Gut (2001), Ch. 24.

People , Business

“In GE every day, there's an informal, unspoken personnel review—in the lunchroom, the hallways, and in every business meeting. That intense people focus—testing everyone in a myriad of environments—defines managing at GE. In the end, that's what GE is. We build great people, who then build great products and services.”

Jack Welch

Source: Jack: Straight from the Gut (2001), Ch. 11.

People , Business