Jack Welch
4 statements across 2 episodes · 2 bullish · 1 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Jul 27, 2021 by Jeff Immelt · said 59 times in 3 episodes since 2021 · across every show →
Mentions by year
brought up most by Shane Parrish (42), Jeff Immelt (17)
tap a year for its mentions
2026 18 mentions in 1 episode
2025 1 mention in 1 episode
2021 40 mentions in 1 episode
Everything said about Jack Welch, oldest first
Jul 27, 2021 neutral
Immelt consulted Jack Welch on tough decisions despite public clashes
“Every time we had a very tough decision to make, I would always call him. Even after we'd had bad relations and bad words, when I had something really difficult that I wanted to think my way through, I would pick up the phone and call him and pick his brain.”
Jul 27, 2021 positive
Immelt: Jack Welch was great for his era, but GE's environment changed
“Following a very successful leader, but tripping into a completely different time. So it wasn't that he was bad or good. He was great in the time that he lived in. But the time that I was leading the company was so dramatically different. It was more global. I…”
Jul 27, 2021 positive
Immelt: Jack Welch managed large institutions better than anyone else
“What Jack did as a masterclass was how to lead at scale. He created an aura. He had a voice for 300,000 people. He had a voice for 500 people. He had a voice for 20 people. He had a voice for one person. He could change octaves in how he spoke. He knew how to …”