Getting candor right - with your reports, your peers, and your boss - is a skill that can make or break your career.
Jack WelchPeople aren't the same. Business is, in my opinion, all about the team that fields the best players. It's not about an idea. An idea goes away. Somebody catches up with it. It's not about a widget.
Jack WelchGet 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.
Jack WelchWe've only been wealthy in this country for 70 years. Who said we ought to have all this? Is it ordained?
Jack Welch