Shun the incremental and go for the leap.

I guarantee you it will not be anyone from the outside.

When you were made a leader you weren't given a crown, you were given the responsibility to bring out the best in others.

For a large corporation to be effective, it must be simple. For an organization to be simple, its people must have self-confidence and intellectual self-assurance. Insecure managers create complexity, real leaders do not clutter.

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.

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.

If you don't have public hangings for bad culture in a company, if you don't take people out and let them say, they went home to spend more time with the family. It's crazy.