Every employee, not just the senior people, should know how a company is doing.

People 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.

Don't take a job because your mother wants you to. Don't be a victim. You own your decision.

GE's businesses turned in a terrific first quarter. Our products and services are being well received in unusually robust global markets.

Getting candor right - with your reports, your peers, and your boss - is a skill that can make or break your career.

My job is to find great ideas, exaggerate them, and spread them like hell around the business with the speed of light...And to put resources in to support them. Keep finding ideas. That's the job of just about all of our CEOs.

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.