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“In my experience, an effective mission statement basically answers one question: How do we intend to win in this business?”
― Winning
― Winning
“If a job doesn’t excite you on some level—just because of the stuff of it—don’t settle.”
― Winning (Enhanced Edition): Jack Welch's Definitive Guide to Leadership, Management, and Strategic Business Success
― Winning (Enhanced Edition): Jack Welch's Definitive Guide to Leadership, Management, and Strategic Business Success
“Take every opportunity to inject self-confidence into those who have earned it. Use ample praise, the more specific the better.”
― Winning
― Winning
“The third way is less common and certainly less of a layup—a culture of integrity, meaning a culture of honesty, transparency, fairness, and strict adherence to rules and regulations. In such cultures, there can be no head fakes or winks. People who break the rules do not leave the company for “personal reasons” or to “spend more time with their families.” They are hanged—publicly—and the reasons are made painfully clear to everyone.”
― Winning
― Winning
“When you are an individual contributor, you try to have all the answers. That’s your job—to be an expert, the best at what you do, maybe even the smartest person in the room. When you are a leader, your job is to have all the questions. You have to be incredibly comfortable looking like the dumbest person in the room. Every conversation you have about a decision, a proposal, or a piece of market information has to be filled with you saying, “What if?” and “Why not?” and “How come?”
― Winning
― Winning
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