Jack Welch Quotes

Foresight has been a distinguishing characteristic of all truly great political, religious, and social betterment leaders.

A leader is one who sees more than others see, who sees farther than others see, and who sees before others do." (Leroy Eims)

I'll always rather be in a ship that's got a captain that has some vision.

The opportunist thinks of me and today. The statesman thinks of us and tomorrow.

The essence of leadership is being able to see the iceberg before it hits the Titanic.

A leader has the capacity of vision, the ability to see where things are headed before people in general see those things.

Entrepreneurs are visionaries - they see things other people don't see.

I think one of the reasons I've been successful is that I can see things before other people do. I've always been able to do it.

To enjoy enduring success we should travel a little in advance of the world.

The great statesmen are those who hear the hoof beats of the horses of history.

I always say that my job is not to think about today. My job is to look around the corner and feel and see what's coming, and then warn everybody else.

The task of the leader is to get his people from where they are to where they have not been. The public does not fully understand the world into which it is going. Leaders must invoke an alchemy of great vision. Those leaders who do not are ultimately judged failures, even though they may be popular at the moment.

I'm very, very confident in my ability to see the game - even before it's played.

People are more inclined to be drawn in if their leader has a compelling vision. Great leaders help people get in touch with their own aspirations and then will help them forge those aspirations into a personal vision.

Who succeeds in forming and leading a Great Group? He or she is almost always a pragmatic dreamer. They are people who get things done, but they are people with immortal longings. Often, they are scientifically minded people with poetry in their souls.

I'm able to bring business expertise but, more importantly, operating experience. The people here at Google are young. Every day there are lots of new challenges. I keep things focused. The speech I give everyday is: "This is what we do. Is what you are doing consistent with that, and does it change the world?"

Remember this: Anticipation is the ultimate power. Losers react; leaders anticipate.

Vision is the most powerful weapon in the leader's arsenal.

Leaders anticipate. Losers react

The ability to plan for what has not yet happened, for a future that has only been imagined, is one of the hallmarks of leadership.

The measure of a master is his success in bringing all men around to his opinion twenty years later.

The one who anticipates the action wins. The one who does not, loses.

Losers react,leaders anticipate.

Leaders make decisions that create the future they desire.

Ignore the people who tell you it won't work, and hire people who embrace your vision.