James McNerney
James McNerney
Walter James "Jim" McNerney Jr. is a business executive who was chairman of The Boeing Company until March 1, 2016. He previously served as President and CEO of the company until July 2015...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinessman
Date of Birth22 August 1949
CountryUnited States of America
believe care company people respects running
I start with people's growth, my own growth included. I don't start with the company's strategy or products. I start with people's growth because I believe that if the people who are running and participating in a company grow, then the company's growth will in many respects take care of itself.
compete run scared
I want them each to run scared and compete with one another is what I'd really like.
running believe people
I start with peoples growth, my own growth included. I dont start with the companys strategy or products. I start with peoples growth because I believe that if the people who are running and participating in a company grow, then the companys growth will in many respects take care of itself.
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Lew shepherded Boeing with strength, grace, dignity and integrity through a period when the company most needed his steady hand. He was a compassionate man who put his own retirement and personal plans on the back burner to ensure that Boeing never missed a beat through its recent recovery.
aviation grow market offers services tremendous
The aviation services market offers us tremendous opportunities to profitably grow our business.
amount disservice expect house sports taken unafraid
There was no question that in our house doing well, doing it the right way, school, sports - there was an expectation. One of the things I've taken away from that is that I'm unafraid to expect a fair amount from people. It makes them so much better - you're doing them a disservice if you don't.
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My sports were team sports: ice hockey and baseball. The whole team dynamic is similar in business. Leadership is earned - the captain earns that role; it's not because he's the coach's son. These are all things we know, but in today's world, it's not a bad idea to remind ourselves.
The key to making acquisitions is being ready because you really never know when the right big one is going to come along.
dad lucky great-dad
I was lucky to have a great dad.
negative tough economic
These are tough and unusual times and I don't see the negative global economic situation abating anytime soon.
people development growing
Leadership development is about helping people grow, and if I can get people as individuals growing, then I've got a company that grows,