Hot Seat: What I Learned Leading a Great American Company
Jeff Immelt
**A memoir of successful leadership in times of crisis: the former CEO of General Electric, named one of the "World's Best CEOs" three times by *Barron's* , shares the hard-won lessons he learned from his experience leading GE immediately after 9/11, through the economic devastation of the 2008-09 financial crisis, and into an increasingly globalized world.**In September 2001, Jeff Immelt replaced the most famous CEO in history, Jack Welch, at the helm of General Electric. Less than a week into his tenure, the 9/11 terrorist attacks shook the nation, and the company, to its core. GE was connected to nearly every part of the tragedy--GE-financed planes powered by GE-manufactured engines had just destroyed real estate that was insured by GE-issued policies. Facing an unprecedented situation, Immelt knew his response would set the tone for businesses everywhere that looked to GE--one of America's biggest and most-heralded corporations--for direction....
Godina:
2021
Izdavač:
Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster
Jezik:
english
Fajl:
FB2 , 2.46 MB
IPFS:
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english, 2021