Change before you have to.

   

Jack Welch, the legendary former CEO of GE, encouraged colleagues to never stop thinking about the need for change, see change as an opportunity, and create change proactively.  He advised his managers:

❶ Start each day as if it were your first day on the job.

❷ Make whatever changes are necessary to improve things.  >>>

Re-examine your agenda constantly. Rewrite it, if necessary. In that way you avoid falling back on old habits.

Welch was telling employees at the factory level, " make decision Download PowerPoint presentation, pdf e-book yourself. If you're confident that you are right about something, don't just sit back and give in: you can change things, and urge change upon your boss."

     

  25 Lessons from Jack Welch  Download PowerPoint presentation, pdf e-book

 

Jack Welch advice business quotes

Willingness to change is a strength, even if it means plunging part of the company into total confusion for a while.

Leading a big company means never allowing a company to take itself too seriously.  >>>

Jack Welch

GE