Great 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 WelchWe know where most of the creativity, the innovation, the stuff that drives productivity lies-in the minds of those closest to the work. It's been there in front of our noses all along while we've been running around chasing robots and reading books on how to become Japanese-or at least manage like them.
Jack WelchWe have the brand, and we have the fulfillment capability. Now we had to get the Net, and that's the easiest part of the game.
Jack WelchInsecure managers create complexity. Frightened, nervous managers use thick convoluted planning books and busy slides filled with everything theyโve known since childhoodโฆโฆ. They worry that if theyโre simple, people will think theyโre simple minded. In reality, of course, itโs just the reverse. Clear, tough minded people are the most simple.
Jack Welch