Go From Ventilator Speed to Hummer Speed

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Gerald johnson, general moter's executive vice president of global manufacturing and sustain ability. Gerald: "Ventilator speed" was a phenomenal execution for very worthy calls to get ventilators out into hospitals that quite frankly, at the beginning of the panademic just worn in voumin in numbers. And so we did coin the phrase ventilator speed. Now, hummer speed is like going down the first hill of a rolicos to ride," he says.

General Motors’ Gerald Johnson shares the process and progress of trying to accomplish two daunting goals: an all-electric vehicle future, and to become the world’s most inclusive company. One thing that Johnson, the Executive Vice President of manufacturing and sustainability, has learned: “If you're not making mistakes, you're not making progress.” He adds that progress requires us to embrace being uncomfortable — and to learn from it. Johnson, who is a pastor as well, also discusses why he believes work-life integration is more realistic than work-life balance.

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