Be rigorous about your HR decisions. There is a difference between rigorous and ruthless.

I can just let my curiosity wander unleashed.

The inner experience of fallure is totally different than failure. Going to fallure means 100% commitment - you leave nothing in reserve, no mental or physical resource untapped, you never give yourself a psychological out. Failure means making a decision to let go, to be less than 100% committed, when confronted by fear, pain and uncertainty.

Not all time in life is equal. How many opportunities do you get to talk about what your life is going to add up to with people thinking about the same question?

If you have a charismatic cause you don't need to be a charismatic leader.

Managing your problems can only make you good, whereas building your opportunities is the only way to become great.

To have a Welch-caliber C.E.O. is impressive.To have a century of Welch-Caliber C.E.O.'s all grown from the inside - well, that is one key reason why G.E. is a visionary company.