Jack Welch, former CEO of General Electric, believes that HR managers have the most important job in America and that CEOs should value their HR managers as much as their chief financial officers. Welch was the opening session keynote speaker at the Society for Human Resource Management's (SHRM) 61 st Annual Conference and Exposition in New Orleans.
In a twist on the traditional keynote speech, Welch took questions from moderator Claire Shipman, author and national correspondent for ABC News' “Good Morning America,” as well as questions from SHRM members sent via video and Twitter. Not surprisingly, the discussion focused on Welch's views on how HR managers can succeed during the current economic downturn.
In a twist on the traditional keynote speech, Welch took questions from moderator Claire Shipman, author and national correspondent for ABC News' “Good Morning America,” as well as questions from SHRM members sent via video and Twitter. Not surprisingly, the discussion focused on Welch's views on how HR managers can succeed during the current economic downturn.
HR needs to create an atmosphere of growth and excitement, to make the organization “vibrate so people feel the excitement of tomorrow instead of the pain of today.” Welch urged HR professionals to make their companies more informal, less bureaucratic. In Welch's view, this will help organizations retain their best performers when the economy recovers.
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