General Electric

The benefits were excellent - co-pays and deductibles were very low. There were lots of resources available, even on-site.

Learn GE management style and culture. No business background or advanced education is required to move between roles or as a pre-requisite for advancement.

Most technology employees are basically managers of some sort. There was little, if any, opportunity to apply knowledge in your given field of expertise. Most daily tasks were project-management related. All design-related tasks were performed by overseas contractors.

Does not value technical expertise – see above.

No creativity or innovation. Products are seen by management as not worthy of investment.

Get back to basics.

Get away from a 'fast follower' mentality.

Get away from the ghost of Jack Welch; his management style is outdated.

Eliminate politics and favoritism from performance evaluation.

Reward results, not style and presentation.