Hot seat : what I learned leading a great American company
(Book)

Includes index.

September 2001. Immelt replaced 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-financed planes powered by GE-manufactured engines had just destroyed real estate that was insured by GE-issued policies. Immelt knew his response would set the tone for businesses everywhere that looked to GE for direction. Welch had handed over a company that had great people, but was short on innovation. Immelt set out to change GE's focus by making it more global, more rooted in technology, and more diverse. Here Immelt offers a rigorous, candid interrogation of himself and his tenure, detailing for the first time his proudest moments and his biggest mistakes. -- Adapted from jacket