My bosses cautioned me about my candor. Now my GE career is over, and I'm telling you that it was my candor that helped make it work.

Insecure managers create complexity. Frightened, nervous managers use thick convoluted planning books and busy slides filled with everything they’ve known since childhood……. They worry that if they’re simple, people will think they’re simple minded. In reality, of course, it’s just the reverse. Clear, tough minded people are the most simple.

Get the best player because whether it's soccer or whether it's anything else the team with the best players wins. So focus your energy on getting the best and getting rid of the weakest.

Control your own destiny or someone else will.

Trying to get people to face reality and see the world the way it really is is an absolutely critical aspect of leadership, in my view.

An organization's ability to learn, and translate that learning into action rapidly, is the ultimate competitive advantage.

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