Jeff Immelt Reflects on Leading GE & Managing Crisis | Technovation 544

Описание: Peter High speaks with Jeff Immelt, the former CEO of GE, about his 30+ year career at GE and his new book, HOT SEAT. Jeff shares his experience growing up professionally at GE, Jeff's relationship with his predecessor and legendary CEO, Jack Welch, and Jeff's story of ascending to the CEO role. They also discuss why Jeff decided to write the book about his time at GE, two things Jeff would have done differently if he had the chance to do them over again, and the digital push Jeff made as CEO. They also discuss what Jeff misses most about his time at GE, Jeff's views on the global economy going forward, Jeff's advice to younger individuals at the beginning of their careers, among a variety of other topics.


0:00:00 Introduction
0:01:20 Growing up professionally at GE
0:05:57 Jeff’s relationship with Jack Welch
0:08:52 When Jeff knew he would be CEO
0:13:18 The pressure of succeeding Welch
0:15:29 Why Jeff decided to write a book
0:18:24 Steps Jeff would have taken differently
0:21:15 Jeff’s digital push at GE
0:24:36 What Jeff misses most about GE
0:26:01 Jeff’s view on GE’s current CEO
0:27:25 When we will return to normal
0:30:05 Business areas Jeff is bullish on
0:32:49 Jeff’s advice to the younger generation
0:34:53 How Jeff spends his time now

An audio-only version of this interview is available as episode 544 of Metis Strategy’s podcast, Technovation with Peter High. Learn more at https://link.chtbl.com/Technovation-544

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