擔任八年總裁後，Welch終於悟出了組織如何掌握自己命運的竅門。1989年《Fortune》刊載他對員工宣示的六大要領：

·命運由自己掌握 Control your destiny, or someone else will.        

·面對現實 Face reality as it is, not as it was or as you wish it were.

· 坦誠 Be candid with everyone.

· 領導而非管理 Don’t manage, lead.

· 及時因應變革 Change before you have to.

· 若無競爭優勢及早退出

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