Shareholder value is the result of you doing a great job, watching your share price go up, your shareholders win, and dividends increasing. What happens when you have increasing shareholder value? You're delivering better employees to their communities and they can give back. Communities are winning because employees are involved in mentoring and all these other things. Customers are winning because you're providing them new products.
Jack WelchGreat leaders love to see people grow. The day you are afraid of them being better than you is the day you fail as a leader.
Jack WelchGiving people self-confidence is by far the most important thing that I can do. Because then they will act.
Jack WelchYou can't behave in a calm, rational manner. You've got to be out there on the lunatic fringe.
Jack WelchYou've got to eat while you dream. You've got to deliver on short-range commitments, while you develop a long-range strategy and vision and implement it. The success of doing both. Walking and chewing gum if you will. Getting it done in the short-range, and delivering a long-range plan, and executing on that.
Jack Welch