What Did We Learn From the CEO GE India?

What Did We Learn?

Follow Up to Seminar by
Tejpreet S Chopra
CEO GE India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka

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Categories of Learning
Strategy

Culture

Eco Concerns

For Entrepreneurs

The Bonus!!

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Strategy
He actually said they were doing many of the things you study
in BS I
He talked about:
Strategy
Business Portfolio
Change & Change Management
Core Competence
Competition
Competitive Advantage
Mission
Creativity & Innovation

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Culture
He seemed proud of being at GE. Was he not talking as
if GE was his own company?

Module 3, Slide 17: “Dangers in Strategic Planning”

and one of them is, “Lack of Ownership”

How many times did he say, “Its all about people”??

Why did he say the first job of a CEO at GE is to create

at least 5 who can take his place??

He gave all credit to his team and their ability to work

hard and innovate. Why was he being so humble??
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Eco Concerns
Its real. Even huge corporations have begun realizing
that we have been damaging our ecology.
Climate change is a disaster which has already begun
GE has shifted its focus from being a “technology
company” to “A technology company extremely
concerned about the environment”
Green technologies
Sustainable development
“Don’t Saw off the Branch You Sit On”
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For Entrepreneurs
“Think Big” & “Thinking small is a crime” for
entrepreneurs

“Bet the farm”. The ability to take big risks is key to

big success. If you analyse, This is a natural derivative
of thinking big

When asked which are the promising areas for

entrepreneurs, he said that in India, except auto and
aviation all sectors offer great opportunities.

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The Bonus
It is possible, It can be done, People are doing it.
What?? Rise to the very top in a decade and a half
Did you observe his body language?
Did you notice how humble yet confident he was?
He seemed more excited to see us than we to see
him!!
Does his success not tell you that “Education Does
Matter”

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Follow Up
Visit the following links

1. http://www.ge.com/company/history/index.html
2. http://www.businessweek.com/1998/23/b3581001.htm

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