Jeffrey R. Immelt
Jeffrey R. Immelt
Jeffrey Robert "Jeff" Immeltis an American business executive. He is currently the chairman of the board and chief executive officer of the U.S.-based conglomerate General Electric. He was selected as GE's CEO by their Board of Directors in 2000 to replace Jack Welch upon Welch's retirement from GE. Previously, Immelt had headed up GE's Medical Systems divisionas its President and CEO...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinessman
Date of Birth19 February 1956
CountryUnited States of America
Leadership is an intense journey into yourself. You can use your own style to get anything done. It's about being self-aware. Every morning, I look in the mirror and say, 'I could have done three things better yesterday.'
Surviving a failure gives you more self-confidence. Failures are great learning tools.. but they must be kept to a minimum.
I love working with customers. Sales has really influenced everything I do. It has instilled in me the important traits of operating with a sense of urgency and listening to people.
Seeing people in person is a big part of how you drive any change process. You have to show people a positive view of the future and say "we can do it"
Enron and 9/11 marked the end of an era of individual freedom and the beginning of personal responsibility.
I'm out talking about this company (General Electric) seven days a week, 24 hours a day, with nothing to hide. We're a 130-year-old company that has a great record of high-quality leadership and a culture of integrity.
Good leaders are very curious, and they spend a lot of time trying to learn things.
It's the sustained ability to change that really counts.
You can't delegate growth or customer satisfaction.
I grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio, and my parents are really right wingers. My dad watches, like, five or six hours of Fox News every day and stuff like that.
Good leaders don't tell people what to do, they give teams capability and inspiration.
Every leader needs to clearly explain the top three things the organization is working on. If you can't, you are not leading well.
Live with passion. Live with purpose.
Managing innovation better may be the only way out of the abyss called commodity hell.