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25 Lessons from Jack Welch

Live Speed

Cultivate the culture of speed

Remove all roadblocks

Pounce every day

 

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Jack Welch advice business quotes

Speed is everything. It is the indispensable ingredient of competitiveness.

Jack Welch

GE

 

 

 

Cultivate the culture of speed

"Speed is everything.  It is the indispensable ingredient in competitiveness... Speed keeps businesses – and people – young." Speed exhilarates and energizes. It's addictive, and it's a taste you need to cultivate.

 

Fast Company

Moving with Speed

Think Faster

Energizing Leader

 

 

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Remove all roadblocks

The world is becoming more information-intensive, and decision-making and quick responses are indispensable weapons. And in future, change will be even quicker. Anything that slows your company down must be removed. Eliminate bureaucracy, make informal a way of life, and empower employees.

 

 

Jack Welch advice business quotes

The old advantages of patience, paternalism, and respect for tradition are now hurdles in a world that is rapidly changing.

Jack Welch

GE

 

 

Eliminate Layers

Delayering speeds communications and helps to get new products and services to markets more quickly.

 

Flat Organization

Empower Cross-functional Teams

 

 

 

 

Don't "Sit" on Decisions

Don't set something aside instead of making a decision on the spot. In order to get speed, real speed, decisions at virtually every level have to be made in minutes, not days or weeks.

 

Make Decisions Faster

Fast Decision Making Techniques

Fast Decision Maker

 

 

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Communicate faster

Make your messages simple and informal. Be focused and consistent. Remove constraints blocking communication between senior and junior levels of your organization, between product groups, across functions, and across geographic and cultural lines.

Master Result-oriented Communication

 

 

Jack Welch advice business quotes

Leaders inspire people with clear visions of how things can be done better.

Jack Welch

GE

 

Jack Welch advice business quotes

If you can't come to a fast decision, and you can't get everybody in the game quickly, then you don't have the right values.

Jack Welch

GE

 

 

Create an open organization

"Speed is the product of an open organization."

 

Entrepreneurial Organization

 

 

 

"Enormous energy and the ability to energize others is one of our critical values. Involve everyone and move quickly. If you can't come to a fast decision, and you can't get everybody in the game quickly, then you don't have the right values. Being a brilliant administrator is not enough. You've got to excite people. Get them going."

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Jack Welch advice business quotes

Stretch! We have found that by reaching for what appears to be the impossible, we often actually do the impossible.

Jack Welch

GE

 

   

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Pounce every day
"Leave no stone unturned. Live urgency. Don't waste time. There is simply not a moment to lose. Take advantage of every minute, and know that even a minor delay can mean losing vital business."

Move faster than your competitors to win business, please customers and snap up opportunities.

 

 

Jack Welch advice business quotes

Don't sit still. Anybody sitting still, you can guarantee they're going to get their legs knocked out from under them.

Jack Welch

GE

 

 

Make speed a habit

Incorporate speed into every activity and process. Decrease control: as control decreases, speed increases, and vice versa.

 

Jack Welch's 5 Strategic Questions

Behave Like a Small Company

 

 

Jack Welch advice business quotes

The 3Ss of winning in business are

Speed, Simplicity, and Self-confidence.

Jack Welch

GE

 

 

"Speed, simplicity and self-confidence are closely intertwined. By simplifying the organization and instilling confidence, you create the foundation for an organization that incorporates speed into the fabric of the company."


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