We love Jack Welsh. You may not agree with all of Jack’s management philosophies, but one thing you can’t criticize him for is not telling you what he thinks. At GE Jack was responsible for bringing back intense candor to the company.

Practicing intense candor means telling it like it is. It means not holding back and withholding criticism. It means giving honest and sincere feedback and appreciation.

The price of not being candid with each other is speed and cost. We waste more time and money when we avoid making unpopular decisions, and go down paths we know we shouldn’t because we don’t have the courage to speak up.

Employing intense candor gives us a competitive advantage. By not being a consultancy, or the UN ,we can make mistakes, correct each other respectfully, grow, and move on to success faster then ever.

Intense candor doesn’t mean not respecting individuals. It means we are not respecting each other if we are not telling it like it is.

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