Instead of Seeking to Control Workers, Aim to Liberate Them

That was Jack Welch’s aim when he was at GE, and he was right. Here’s how he put it (quoted in The Top Ten Mistakes Leaders Make):

“The old organization was built on control, but the world has changed. The world is moving at such a pace that control has become a limitation. It slows you down. You’ve got to balance freedom with some control, but you’ve got to have more freedom than you ever dreamed of.”

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February 11, 2010 | Filed Under Leadership | Leave a Comment 

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