We know where most of the creativity, the innovation, the stuff that drives productivity lies - in the minds of those closest to the work..

Good business leaders create a vision, articulate the vision, passionately own the vision, and relentlessly drive it to completion..

Your goal, in other words, should be to make your bosses smarter, your team more effective, and the whole company more competitive because of your en….

Ninety-nine point nine percent of all employees are in the pile because they don't think..

Arrogance is a killer, and wearing ambition on one's sleeve can have the same effect. There is a fine line between arrogance and self-confidence. Leg….

The art of managing and leading comes down to a simple thing. Determining and facing reality about people, situations, products, and then acting deci….

Nobody is too important to lead the initiative you say is important..

On the face of it, shareholder value is the dumbest idea in the world..

If we wait for the perfect answer, the world will pass us by.

Shun the incremental and go for the leap..

Real communication is an attitude, an environment. It is the most interactive of all processes. It requires countless hours of eyeball to eyeball, ba….

The story about GE that hasn't been told is the value of an informal place. I think it's a big thought. I don't think people have ever figured out th….

I've learned that mistakes can often be as good a teacher as success..

The most important quality of leadership is intellectual honesty. The reality principle - the ability to see the world as it really is, not as you wi….

Its a marathon, its not a sprint. Ten years. Fifteen years. You've got to get up everyday, with a new idea, a new spin, and you've got to bring it to….

They were making a deal for a property that clearly was a property that we wanted to own, so we had to act, and act as quickly as we could, and make ….

Lack of candor blocks smart ideas, fast action, and good people contributing all the stuff they've got. It's a killer..

The most important job you have is growing your people, giving them a chance to reach their dreams..

No vision is worth the paper it's printed on unless it is communicated constantly and reinforced with rewards..

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 have a reputation as a big, stiff bureaucracy, you're stuck..