Advice from a Retiring GE Executive

I saw this on LinkedIn, and loved what this guy had to say.
I'm posting here so I can find it later.

"Friday I retired from GE. So, as I leave, I wanted to pass along 5 things I’ve learned.

1. Permanent and temporary are interchangeable.
Years ago, my first management award was for helping to build a new assembly line. My second management award, a few months later, was for removing that line in record time.

2. Making a good decision quickly is better than a perfect one after all the meetings.
We spend a lot of time discussing whether one path is better than the other. All the good ones will work fine. Select one and move forward.

3. The brand matters.
We’re GE and almost every other name is a distraction. When asked what they bought or own, our customers always say GE. We should listen to them.

4. ‘If you build it they will come’ is not true.
Sorry Ray Kinsella. If no one knows about it, it doesn’t exist. The key to our business is simple: Develop great stuff and tell people about it.

5. Practice, Practice, Practice.
Rehearsals and training are not just for actors and athletes. Everything we do needs a warm-up and practice. All those great performers we have observed have worked hard to make it look easy.

Thanks for reading this. If you want to see more, please let me know."