GE sells more than 96 percent of its products to the private sector, where America's future must be built. But government can… — Jeffrey R. Immelt Copy Share Image
Surviving a failure gives you more self-confidence. Failures are great learning tools.. but they must be kept to a minimum. — Jeffrey R. Immelt Copy Share Image
I do business in 170 countries; none of them is perfect. There is not even one country that I think of, and… — Jeffrey R. Immelt Copy Share Image
In business as in life, sometimes bad things happen to good people, and sometimes good things happen to bad people. But over… — Jeffrey R. Immelt Copy Share Image
The most important thing I've learned since becoming CEO is context. It's how your company fits in with the world and how… — Jeffrey R. Immelt Copy Share Image
Business leaders should provide expertise in service of our country. My predecessors at GE have done so, as have leaders of many… — Jeffrey R. Immelt Copy Share Image
If the only common thread you have as an industrial company is the fact that you think you're well managed, you can… — Jeffrey R. Immelt Copy Share Image
The one thing that people don't get about GE is that, to the people who work here, it's not a company. It's… — Jeffrey R. Immelt Copy Share Image
I'm out talking about this company (General Electric) seven days a week, 24 hours a day, with nothing to hide. We're a… — Jeffrey R. Immelt Copy Share Image
The reason people come to work for GE, they want to be apart of something bigger than themselves, they want to work… — Jeffrey R. Immelt Copy Share Image
I think that if you run a big company, you've got to, four or five times a year, just say, 'Hey team,… — Jeffrey R. Immelt Copy Share Image
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… — Jeffrey R. Immelt Copy Share Image
I'm an optimist. I've always believed the future is going to be better than the past. And I also believe I have… — Jeffrey R. Immelt Copy Share Image
I'm a complete globalist. I think like a global CEO. But I'm an American. I run an American company. But in order… — Jeffrey R. Immelt Copy Share Image
When you take over a company like GE, you think you're going to visit 100 businesses. You're going to go see the… — Jeffrey R. Immelt Copy Share Image
People ought to invest in us because they like our company and the way they run it. We still do quarterly earnings… — Jeffrey R. Immelt Copy Share Image
I think we should have basically the same tax policy that Germany, Japan, the U.K., everybody else has, which is a tax rate in… — Jeffrey R. Immelt Copy Share
I think that if you run a big company, you've got to, four or five times a year, just say, 'Hey team, look, here's… — Jeffrey R. Immelt Copy Share
Business leaders should provide expertise in service of our country. My predecessors at GE have done so, as have leaders of many other great… — Jeffrey R. Immelt Copy Share
Values can't just be words on a page. To be effective, they must shape action. — Jeffrey R. Immelt Copy Share
Surviving a failure gives you more self-confidence. Failures are great learning tools.. but they must be kept to a minimum. — Jeffrey R. Immelt Copy Share
GE sells more than 96 percent of its products to the private sector, where America's future must be built. But government can help business… — Jeffrey R. Immelt Copy Share
People ought to invest in us because they like our company and the way they run it. We still do quarterly earnings guidance, but… — Jeffrey R. Immelt Copy Share
Work hard with passion and courage. Life is a marathon of contribution. You really must work hard to accomplish something... Find your passion and… — Jeffrey R. Immelt Copy Share
I do business in 170 countries; none of them is perfect. There is not even one country that I think of, and I am… — Jeffrey R. Immelt Copy Share
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… — Jeffrey R. Immelt Copy Share
Managing innovation better may be the only way out of the abyss called commodity hell. — Jeffrey R. Immelt Copy Share
I was never afraid of failure. I realized that I was responsible for my own success and that every day offers a new beginning… — Jeffrey R. Immelt Copy Share
