What leadership managerial roles does CEO Jeff Immelt perform at GE?
Like all managers who are good leaders, Jeff Immelt plays all ten roles, and he delegates these roles to his followers. Immelt's interpersonal roles include signing documents, entertaining customers, running and attending meetings; leadership development and evaluation of followers; and serving on committees and boards. His informational roles include extensive communications. Immelt's decisional roles include developing new products and processes to keep ahead of the competition, dealing with crises, deciding which business units to give resources to and which to drain, as well as which to buy and to sell.