Drucker said: 'If you weren't already in this business, would you enter it today? And if not, what are you going to do about it?' ... Simple, right? But incredibly powerful.
Culture drives great results.
Any jerk can have short-term earnings. You squeeze, squeeze, squeeze, and the company sinks five years later.
I don't feel under-taxed in any way at all.
If you have a reputation as a big, stiff bureaucracy, you're stuck.
I guarantee you it will not be anyone from the outside.
They were making a deal for a property that clearly was a property that we wanted to own, so we had to act, and act as quickly as we could, and make the offer more attractive.
I actually think that the economy has got some positives. It's got the market. It's got consumer confidence and it's got banks throwing - I mean central bankers throwing money at it around the world.
The record results for the third quarter once again demonstrate the ability of GE's diverse mix of leading global businesses to deliver top-line growth, increased margins and strong cash generation.
What the Commission is seeking cuts the heart out of the strategic rationale of our deal.
I think the move by Mr. Greenspan was welcomed by everyone here.
The 1980s will seem like a walk in the park when compared to new global challenges, where annual productivity increases of 6% may not be enough. A combination of software, brains, and running harder will be needed to bring that percentage up to 8% or 9%.
We've only been wealthy in this country for 70 years. Who said we ought to have all this? Is it ordained?
Short cycle business are being impacted by credit, and are being impacted by gasoline prices, food, distribution businesses, chemical business.
If GE's strategy of investment in China is wrong, it represents a loss of a billion dollars, perhaps a couple of billion dollars. If it is right, it is the future of this company for the next century.
We have the brand, and we have the fulfillment capability. Now we had to get the Net, and that's the easiest part of the game.
Give me a highly successful unionized industry.
No one is guaranteed a job in this.
Wright is a visionary with a great strategic mind, and he's a strong business leader with outstanding people skills, ... He's a terrific guy and will be a key force in guiding the company's future growth.
GE's businesses turned in a terrific first quarter. Our products and services are being well received in unusually robust global markets.
The idea flow from the human spirit is absolutely unlimited. All you have to do is tap into that well. I don't like to use the word efficiency. It's creativity. It's a belief that every person counts.
