60 Quotes by Jeffrey R. Immelt

I do business in 170 countries; none of them is perfect. There is not even one country that I think of, and I am like, 'God, that did everything that I wanted it to do.'

You can stay too long in a job, that's for sure. But by the same token, in the 12 years I have been CEO of GE, there have been four CEOs of Toshiba. So there's too short a time to do it, and there's too long a time to do it.

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

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.’

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

You can’t delegate growth or customer satisfaction.

Seeing people in person is a big part of how you drive any change process. You have to show people a positive view of the future and say “we can do it”

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.

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