Make Your Mark: Roundtable with Craig

It couldn't be better than to talk with your manager in a totally non-business way. But Craig gave us such a pleasant roundtable with him, a GE senior finance manager. He pended all his jobs out there and spent half a day on interns. How can you expect more? I would like to share some of his points during the roundtable.

GE is a company where decisions are made quickly, because we are not afraid of making mistakes.

As I see it, GE is really fast in moving forward. Such flexibility comes with more faults, which could be reasonably avoided by carefully consideration. But as you see in GE, everywhere and all the time, there is some kind of rushing blood to the new and unknown areas.

It's a small world. Think twice before you move.

It's all about commitments. Many junior people give their commitments to the employer too easily, leading to unacceptable answer when they eventually want to reject them. It might be no big deal for a single young student when he/she rejects an offer and jumps to another. But as Craig put it, it could be dangerous enough to ruin it all.

Every type of personality can lead to a great success.

We are wrong, not because we were born to be with a certain type of personality. Instead, it's because we are following a way that doesn't belong to us. You've got to find what you love and connect the dots.

I love history, and learned to think in different perspectives.

A great many people claim that they love reading history books. But it's not a plain love to some certain times or figures. Craig finds it interesting because he reads enough and thinks more. He sees through those superficial interestingness and reached deeply the essentials.

Personally, I suggest all of you try out other places for internship. And whether you come back to GE, it's your own decision.

These words made Craig more like an old friend, instead of your boss.