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Jeffrey R. Immelt

Jeffrey Robert Immelt (born February 19, 1956) is an American business executive currently working as a venture partner at New Enterprise Associates. He retired as chairman of the board of the U.S.-based conglomerate General Electric on October 2, 2017. 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 division (now known as GE Healthcare) as its president and CEO. Immelt stepped down as GE's CEO on August 1, 2017.

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The reason people come to work for GE, they want to be apart of something bigger than themselves, they want to work for a company that makes a difference, a company that is doing great things in the world.

Bigger, Difference, Differences, Making A Difference, People, Reason

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. '

Morning, Journey, Mirrors, Leadership, Done

If the only common thread you have as an industrial company is the fact that you think you're well managed, you can still be a pretty good company, but you're not going to be a dominant company, a competitive company over time.

Common, Common Threads, Facts, Think, Thinking, Time

The best thing you can give as a leader is a reason to trust. People want to trust. They're hungry for it. But they're selective. They'll only give it to a motivator, a communicator, a teacher, a real person. Someone who in good times and bad always does the right thing.

Leader, Leadership, Motivator, Real, Teacher, Thing

Work hard with passion and courage. Life is a marathon of contribution. You really must work hard to accomplish something. . . Find your passion and get good at it.

Accomplish, Hard Work, Life, Marathon, Passion

I've been seeing the change. It's been steady. It's been more controlled than people think. And my own belief is that China knows it also needs to be part of the world, and that it needs to be able to have trade with Europe and the United States in order to house and feed a billion people. That's really kind of single-mindedly what they see their role as being.

Change, Business, Believe, Part, People, Think

Every leader needs to clearly explain the top three things the organization is working on. If you can't, you are not leading well.

Organization, Leader, Three, Explain

Surviving a failure gives you more self-confidence. Failures are great learning tools - but they must be kept to a minimum.

Confidence, Business, Self, Tools, Failure, Kept

I think there's a need for somewhat of a mindset change. We need to have a consistent external focus. We've always had the research labs. We've always had the resources to be innovative, and we've been innovative in a number of businesses. But, in any big company, you have to constantly push people to look at markets and customers, rather than look internally at themselves.

Thinking, Numbers, People, Change, Number, Constantly

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.

People, Listening, Important, Urgency, Customers, Operating

Really, the one thing that actually works - you know, state-run communism may not be your cup of tea, but [China's] government works.

Running, Government, Tea, Cup, Thing

I was never afraid of failure. I realized that I was responsible for my own success and that every day offers a new beginning and I was confident in my ability to improve.

Attitude, New Beginnings, Responsible, Day, Improve

Managing innovation better may be the only way out of the abyss called commodity hell.

Abyss, Hell, Innovation, May, Way

Values can't just be words on a page. To be effective, they must shape action.

Action, Effective, Pages, Shapes, Values, Words

Live with passion. Live with purpose.

Live, Live With Passion, Passion, Purpose

Good leaders don't tell people what to do, they give teams capability and inspiration.

Capability, Inspiration, Leadership, Team, Teams, Tell

The most important thing I've learned since becoming CEO is context. It's how your company fits in with the world and how you respond to it.

Ceo, Company, Important, Learning, Thing, World

There is no real magic to being a good leader. But at the end of every week, you have to spend your time around the things that are really important: setting priorities, measuring outcomes, and rewarding them.

Real, Priorities, Leader, Week, Spend, Magic

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.

Days, Hours, Integrity, Talking, Years

And people is the most important part of my job. I spend one third of my time on people.

Important, Jobs, Part, People, Spend, Time

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