Jeff Immelt Reflects On Leading GE and Managing Through Crisis
544: Jeff Immelt, the former CEO of GE, spent over 15 years running one of the world’s largest companies. In this interview, Jeff discusses his experience growing up professionally at GE, Jeff's relationship with his predecessor and legendary CEO, Jack Welch, and Jeff's story ascending to the CEO role. We 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. Lastly, we 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. Watch the interview on YouTube: https://youtu.be/vrbROtGoc10 _________________________________________ This episode is sponsored by Apptio.