Jack Welch
"The 1980s will seem like a walk in the park when compared to new global challenges, where annual productivity increases of 6% may not be enough. A combination of software, brains, and running harder will be needed to bring that percentage up to 8% or 9%."
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"An organization's ability to learn, and translate that learning into action rapidly, is the ultimate competitive advantage."
"Good business leaders create a vision, articulate the vision, passionately own the vision, and relentlessly drive it to completion."
"Willingness to change is a strength, even if it means plunging part of the company into total confusion for a while."
"Management is all about managing in the short term, while developing the plans for the long term."
"You've got to eat while you dream. You've got to deliver on short-range commitments, while you develop a long-range strategy and vision and implement it. The success of doing both. Walking and chewing gum if you will. Getting it done in the short-range, and delivering a long-range plan, and executing on that."