Freakonomics Radio

452. Jeff Immelt Knows He Let You Down

Feb 18, 2021

45:48

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The Unsecured Debt Crisis

01:41

Welch's Path Dependence - What Is It?

03:03

Is There a Technical Foundation for a Conglomerate?

02:58

Introduction

2min

All Leadership Is Crisis Leadership

3min

Those Things That Didn't Work Out for Jeff Melt

2min

The Secret Life of a CEO

2min

Jeff Melt - My Favorite G E Invention

2min

Is the Future of Technology Over?

2min

Is There a Technical Foundation for a Conglomerate?

3min

How to Survive Near Death Experiences

2min

How to Get a Five Hundred P E

2min

10.

Don't Be a CEO

2min

11.

Welch's Path Dependence - What Is It?

3min

12.

The Unsecured Debt Crisis

2min

13.

Freconomics Radio - Sudir Breaks the Internet

4min

14.

Is Your Dad Going That Extra Mile?

2min

15.

You're the Defacto Ambassador for American Capitalism

2min

16.

Exporting Is a Way to Make a Strong Country

2min

17.

Don't Let Them Go Ther

2min

18.

What's Your Version of the Downfall of GEO?

2min

19.

What Was the Last Months Like?

2min

20.

Do You Still Own Some or All That Gey Stock?

2min

21.

How Much Does It Weigh on You Now, a Couple of Years Out?

2min

22.

Freconomics Radio Podcast

2min

Not so long ago, G.E. was the most valuable company in the world, a conglomerate that included everything from light bulbs and jet engines to financial services and The Apprentice. Now it’s selling off body parts to survive. What does the C.E.O. who presided over the decline have to say for himself?