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. Jeffrey R. Immelt More Quotes by Jeffrey R. Immelt More Quotes From Jeffrey R. Immelt I have learned that nothing is certain except for the need to have strong risk management, a lot of cash, the willingness to invest even when the future is unclear, and great people. Jeffrey R. Immelt greatfuturemanagementpeople Every leader needs to clearly explain the top three things the organization is working on. If you can't, then you're not leading well. Jeffrey R. Immelt youthreeorganizationleader When you take over a company like GE, you think you're going to visit 100 businesses. You're going to go see the factories you haven't seen before. You're going to see a site in Texas and one in Canada and stuff like that. That has fallen by the wayside. Jeffrey R. Immelt seethinkyoucanada September 11 was horrific, but I've been through enough crises before that I had my own pattern as to how to collect facts, what a leader should do, how to communicate with people, how to set up operating mechanisms to work our way through it. Jeffrey R. Immelt leaderworkpeopleway President Obama has asked me to chair his new President's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness. Jeffrey R. Immelt chairnewmepresident Business leaders should provide expertise in service of our country. My predecessors at GE have done so, as have leaders of many other great American companies. Jeffrey R. Immelt greatservicebusinesscountry As one of America's largest exporters, GE remains committed to producing more products in the United States, which is our home and largest market. Jeffrey R. Immelt marketmorehomeamerica 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 invest in our shared future. Jeffrey R. Immelt helpfuturegovernmentbusiness
