Comments on: Web 2: Help Me Interview Jeff Immelt

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By: Claudia

Claudia — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 01:30:44 +0000

I would like to ask Mr. Immelt to please step down as advisor to the White House and therefore to America.
I would also ask why he closed the light bulb plants in Ohio to move them overseas, and how many he plans to open in China and India next year.
Because the new bulbs drive a need for Mercury to run the plants and is an active ingredient in the new bulbs he's mandating for the US, what will GE do about the Mercury and unclean Super Fund sites that are still polluted here in this country and how will he prevent even more contamination in the world's waters once his reach is Global?
When will you be leaving the Advisory board, Mr. Immelt?

By: Sam Penrose

Sam Penrose — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 23:31:29 +0000

Jeff, the two biggest challenges facing America are health care and clean energy. In both areas Congress is making crucial decisions right now, and you have billions riding on the outcome. How are you lobbying? Who is getting your donations, what are you telling them, and how are you working to shape public opinion?

By: Norbert Mayer-Wittmann

Norbert Mayer-Wittmann — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:18:39 +0000

To clarify my question(s) above a little more: I would say that neither "ecomagination" nor "healthymagination" are keyword names -- even though the second string contains a keyword string. My question about keyword domains asks only specifically about single word keyword domain names (like weather.com). My gut feeling is that keyword domain names will probably be at most 1% of the GE domain name portfolio (in number -- but will probably be of far greater significance from the perspective of search, information, etc.).

By: Arun

Arun — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 22:55:10 +0000

How is GE working with human talent needs of 21st century?

How is it helping US improve and attract more US young talent into invent and innovate, the passion that made America global leader and GE an American global symbol.

How is GE going to attract more talented immigrants to USA while US legal green card process has stalled and takes ages where as their home counties like India and China are growing and paying well to keep their talent backhome. More professionals frustrated with US immigration policies are leaving to attractive home countries tired of waiting in US.

How is GE's huge investment in wind power paying off?

By: flash haber

flash haber — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 20:37:34 +0000

But that kind of vision, that kind of focus on essential national goals, has been missing

By: Chris Gomis

Chris Gomis — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 19:29:52 +0000

If I had the opportunity, I would ask the following questions to any CEO of a global company.

Many CEOs like yourself, tout Nationalistic pride and mourn the loss of America's preeminence.

"Our country was built on great undertakings that brought out the best in government and business alike. But that kind of vision, that kind of focus on essential national goals, has been missing."

You hint at vague or statistically insignificant notions that GE is try to do its part. (1,000 new jobs in Detriot)

The next minute you're expounding on being a grand global company. I find these pronouncements self-promoting sound bites at best; intellectual, unsustainable imbalances (to borrow an economic phrase) at worst.

Sure there is a lot of good to come of having a global workforce. The current downside to American workers is that you're mostly engaging in externality arbitrage of employee costs. America, nor the world, should be pushed into a race to the bottom.

How many jobs have you created in America in the past decade vs job creation globally?

What globalization behavior is GE turning away from because it would directly or indirectly hurt American workers or Americans in general?

What initiatives is your company creating or participating in to improving the well fair of your employees and the working people of this Nation?

What is GE doing to correct these employee imbalances globally? What are you doing globally to lift all boats to counter-trend that race to the bottom? (Worker rights, Labor practices, Social Safety Nets, etc.)

By: Suzanne Axtell

Suzanne Axtell — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:09:57 +0000

What is one action step everyone/anyone can take to “green” the planet? What changes has he made/is he making in his own life to this end?

By: Norbert Mayer-Wittmann

Norbert Mayer-Wittmann — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:07:42 +0000

How many domain names does the entire GE group of companies manage -- and how many of these are keyword domain names (such as weather.com), how many are brand name / intellectual property oriented names (such as ge.com) and how many (if any) fall into neither of these categories?

In the long run, do you expect most people to type weather.com into their browser, or do you expect a sizable amount will continue to take a detour using a "one-size fits-all" search engine like google.com to type in "weather"?

Do you have any plans to further extend your online reach using other keyword domains?

By: Carlo

Carlo — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:45:36 +0000

I would ask him what will be GE commitment to help NBC win the next Olympic games right bid against ESPN and what his view is on that. Also considering Chicago 2016 and Obama engagement for the Copenhagen bid.
Carlo De Marchis from Italy