Jack Welch Quotes

CEOs who can hire properly, that's the most important part of the job. The CEO's job is really to hire the right team and execute the vision second.

Get the best people and train them well.

My gift, if I have one, is choosing terrific talent and providing the atmosphere for them to do their best work.

Successful business leaders who have helped build institutions of lasting value - all are committed to talent and a culture of excellence. This is usually accomplished by the identification, retention, and development of great people.

I've always had a fortunate knack for grabbing young talent and giving them a break.

My job is to recruit the best players I can recruit. When they get here, challenge them and grow them into their best version.

I'd like to manage someone, a young talent that maybe doesn't have the mic skills.

As always I am focused on training and coaching my team.

A leader who develops people adds; a leader who develops leaders multiplies.

Any fool can buy talent; only real leaders develop it.

I've started doing my coaching badges, I'd like to be a manager one day.

The best way to be productive is to have a great team. So I spend more time than most CEOs on human resources. That's 20 percent of my week.

A good objective of leadership is to help those who are doing poorly to do well and to help those who are doing well to do even better.

I look for something unique, and I look for people who haven't reached their potential. I think I'm pretty good at developing talent.

It is a fine thing to have ability, but the ability to discover ability in others is the true test.

One of my greatest talents is recognizing talent in others and giving them the forum to shine.

All companies of any size have to continue to push to make sure you get the right leaders, the right team, the right people to be fast acting, and fast moving in the marketplace. We've got great leaders, and we continue to attract and promote great new leaders.

One of the most important things about leadership is that you have to have the kind of humility that will allow you to be coached.

You try to get the most out of the talent. Make 'em work and let 'em play.

Just looking at Onex: We hire almost entirely at the most bottom level and bring them through a nine-year training program. We're probably 70/30 today not requiring an MBA.

My philosophy is to always find the smartest people you can. Hire people smarter than you.

Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.

And what I'm interested in is investing in people.

Management is about arranging and telling. Leadership is about nurturing and enhancing.

I used to think business was 50 percent having the right people. Now I think it's 80 percent.