By the mid-1990s GE had become the strongest company
in the
United States and the most valuable company in the world, as measured
in market capitalization.
The idea flow from the human spirit is
absolutely unlimited. All you have to do is
tap into that well.
Business is all about
capturing
intellect from
every person. The way to engender
enthusiasm is to allow employees far more freedom and far more
responsibility.
Every leader has both a task to complete and a
team to
lead. Leaders must not only produce their personal best. The leader must
work as the team member who gets the top results from the whole team.
Managers should learn to become team players. Middle managers have to be
team leaders, team members and
coaches. Take steps against those managers who wouldn't learn to become
team players.
Stretch targets
energize. "We have found that by reaching for what appears to be the
impossible, we often actually
do the impossible; and even when we don't quite make it, we inevitably
wind up doing much better than we would have done."
Create a truly confident workforce. Confidence is a vital ingredient
of any
learning organization.
The prescription for winning is
speed,
simplicity, and self-confidence.
Self-confident people are open to good ideas regardless of their
source and are willing to share them. "Just as surely as speed flows
from simplicity, simplicity is grounded in self-confidence."
Fun must
be a big
element in your business strategy. No one should have a job they
don't enjoy. If you don't wake up energized and excited about
tackling a new set of challenges, then you might be in the wrong
job.
