thoughts

Jack Welch- I don't know if I think Jack Welch is a great business
strategist, or a jerk...I know a lot of people have a lot to say about him...

just take the following at face value...

and decide for yourself...

I believe in:

Leadership...first things first...
        "Lead, Follow, or Get out of the way" about sums it up...

Precision...There is a need for precision!!!

Organization..."A place for everything...and everything in it's place..."
           It isn't such a bad idea...

Strategy...We should know why we are doing what we are doing...
   and the reason better be good!!!

Planning...If you succeed without planning....it was an accident!!!

Execution...sometimes it's just about getting it done...
      quickly... efficiently... no muss, no fuss...

Systems...Why do we re-invent the wheel so many times?

I am good at the things I believe in...

"Jack Welch's Six Rules"

Face reality as it is, not as it was or as you wish it were.

Be candid with everyone.

Don't manage, lead.

Change before you have to.

If you don't have a competitive advantage, don't compete.

Control your own destiny, or someone else will.

The Corp- If it's good enough for the Marines, it's good enough for me...

Seriously, the Marine Corp takes a new crop of people every year or
so...and manages to execute a training program with consistent success
and, more importantly, instill a distinct culture across as many different
people as are in the Corp...

I can't think of any other organization that can make that claim...

Anyway, I have been known to have the following information hung on my
wall from time to time...

In reading the principles below substitute "team" for "Marines"

"Marine Corp Principles of Leadership"

Know yourself and seek improvement...

Be technically and tactically proficient...

Know your Marines and look out for their welfare...

Keep your Marines informed...

Set the example...

Ensure the task is understood, supervised, and accomplished...

Train your Marines as a team...

Make sound and timely decisions...

Develop a sense of responsibility among your subordinates...

Employ your command in accordance with it's capabilities...

Seek responsibility and take responsibility for your actions...

None of these articles or commentaries are intended to be the be-all/
end- all on any one issue...
All of them, taken together, represent my view of the industry over the
last several years...

Although my writing skills sometimes interfere with a coherent or
complete explanation, I find that committing ideas to writing forces me to
develop them in more detail...