US CEOs: Woe Unto Us!

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US CEOs: Woe unto us! Jan 11, 2011
It is not often I get to quote from 'theregister.co.uk' - or even from something that happened in the CES in Las Vegas.

However, the leaders of Cisco, GE, and Xerox are worried that the US is losing its competitive edge, and that it's high time to stop grandstanding and do something about it.

They cover the education, industry and immigration policies of the US. Makes interesting reading.

As a footnote - GE's boss (I worked at GE when he took over from Jack) - had this insight:
Immelt gave the crowd a bit of insight as to why CEOs are concerned for America's future. "What makes us paranoid is that we see a lot, we travel a lot. I spend 60 per cent of my time out of the office, most of the time outside the country. I've been going to China and India since 1984. So I have the burden of knowing what's happening. I get back, you know, and I sleep like a baby: wake up once an hour crying. That's what it's like to be a CEO."


http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/01/11/ces_ceo_confab/

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