GE Talent

Machine
The Making of a CEO

Group 2
 Problem Statement
With the onus of continuing the legacy of GE as a talent machine, Immelt is posed
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with the challenge of overcoming strategic HR problems and lubricating the overall
Marketing
system to keep it running, overcoming the following gaps identified thus:

Head-Hunting of
Inclusion of
the highly valued
non-American
70% of the vitality
Employees
curve

Lack of clearly defined

Limited hiring of
job promotions within
Top Tier MBAs
the seven broad bands
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01 Redistribution of rewards

02
Reintroduce PLs in offshore

Recommendations businesses

03
Establish L&D centers in

Asia and Europe

03
04
02
Increase offshore

recruitment at entry-level
 Redistribution of rewards
According to the competitive advantage theory, an employee is a
valuable asset of the company. To ensure the middle-70% realizes

they form the 'backbone' of GE, ensure:

1) Rewards are extended to more high-performing employees other

than the top 20%. This aligns with the traditional approach of GE to

reward competent employees.

2) Renaming the middle 70% bracket of the vitality curve as

'Emerging Leaders' to boost morale.



Re-introduction of
Why - In more the PL system will

hierarchical
PLs in offshore
lead to more

frequent promotions
business cultures
to employees,
like India, perceived
helping overcome
status and level are the psychological
highly valued. barrier of unclear

promotions

Leverage

decentralization of the

business to reintroduce

the Position Levels in

only the cultures that

valued hierarchy.
 Upscale offshore recruitment
40% of GE revenue is generated offshore whereas %age of

Why American employees: 70%

To reduce the functional dependency of offshore operations

on American Managers

Establishing L&D centres in Asia and Europe like Crotonville

How which are accessible and cost-effective.

Upscaling recruitment at the grassroots level internationally.

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Karthika VJ H21085
Our Team
Muskan Arora H21091

Poorva Singhal H21096

Rashi Verma H21101

Sanjay Sajan H21106

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