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Business success is less a function of grandiose predictions than it is a result of being able to respond rapidly to real changes as they occur.

— Jack Welch Jack: Straight from the Gut (2001)

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Business has to be fun. For too many people, it's "just a job."

Jack: Straight from the Gut (2001)

The best way to support dreams and stretch is to set apart small ideas with big potential, then give people positive role models and the resources to turn small projects into big businesses.

Jack: Straight from the Gut (2001)

Getting every employee's mind into the game is a huge part of what a CEO job is all about. Taking everyone's best ideas and transferring them to others is the secret. There's nothing more important.

Jack: Straight from the Gut (2001)

Getting the right people in the right jobs is a lot more important than developing a strategy.

Jack: Straight from the Gut (2001)

Change has no constituency—and a perceived revolution has even less.

Jack: Straight from the Gut (2001)

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