GE’s Jeff Immelt on Leadership, Global Risk and Growth
At the inaugural session of the Wharton Economic Summit 2013, GE CEO Jeff Immelt sat down with Wharton’s Michael Useem, director of the Center for Leadership and Change Management, to discuss everything from leadership to risk management to U.S. energy policy.
Over the course of the conversation, Immelt reflected on the challenges and rewards of running a global business that operates in 160 countries and the … [ Read more ]
Content: Thought Leader | Author: Jeff Immelt | Source: Knowledge@Wharton | Subject: Management | Company: General Electric (GE)
How GE Builds Global Leaders: A Conversation with Chief Learning Officer Susan Peters
In recent years, GE has faced severe business challenges — the company’s $200 billion market cap is half of what it used to be. Still, an area of enormous strength is the way the company identifies and builds leaders. Much of the credit goes to GE’s corporate learning programs, executed through a learning facility in Crotonville, N.Y. As business becomes more global, how is leadership … [ Read more ]
Content: Article | Source: Knowledge@Wharton | Subjects: Education, Leadership | Company: General Electric (GE)
GE’s Next Workout
The industrial giant’s legendary learning center, Crotonville, has a new assignment: Teach every manager to be a strategist.
Content: Case Study | Author: Art Kleiner | Source: strategy+business | Subjects: Change Management, Organizational Behavior | Company: General Electric (GE)