LEADERSHIP SECRET 2FACE REALITY!

FROM THE FILES OF JACK WELCH

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The art of leading comes down to one thing: facing reality, and then acting decisively and quickly on that reality.

Jack Welch’s goal was to transform GE’s businesses into the best in the world. To get there, he devised a strategy called Face Reality.

Welch just couldn’t get enough of “facing reality”:

It may sound simple, but getting any organization or group of people to see the world the way it is and not the way they wish it were or hope it will be is not as easy as it sounds. We have to permeate every mind in the company with an attitude, with an atmosphere that allows people—in ...

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