I'd be lying if I didn't say there were days when I went back and said, 'I wish I'd done this. I should have done that. I handled this the wrong way.' But it's always in the motivation of getting better. I've never once looked in the mirror and said, 'Oh boy, can't do this one.'

Business leaders should provide expertise in service of our country. My predecessors at GE have done so, as have leaders of many other great American companies.

President Obama has asked me to chair his new President's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness.

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