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The American people have spoken loudly and voted for change and Donald Trump won a decisive victory. The company will support the new congress and the President Elect and work with his administration as we have with each administration for the past 125 years.

At GE, we do a lot of things well but one thing we really know how to do is adapt to the rapidly changing new world order with a sense of optimism and purpose. The reason we can embrace change and adapt is that our core values always remain the same. We value diversity and respect for each other above all else. We support people of all races, genders and sexual orientations and will continue to ensure a level playing field. We celebrate and will continue to strengthen our affinity groups as a key pipeline for talent. We believe in the importance of globalization and investment. With these core values, we are able to run a global company that adds value to the countries and communities in which we do business. We are a meritocracy with the highest standards.

What we witnessed last night is not a uniquely American phenomenon. This election is the latest step in a longer-term, global trend that we have been adjusting to for a while -- one that's marked by political volatility and populism. It is important to understand and learn from this election. This trend began with the financial crisis in 2008 -- many people believe the system is not working for them. They haven't seen real economic growth and they believe that their countries are on the wrong track. People don't trust traditional institutions like the media, the Washington establishment and business. We also saw this in Britain with Brexit, and in other recent elections in Europe and Asia.

Globally, we've worked to adapt the company to this trend. We are localizing our operations and building strong relationships with suppliers and customers around the world. We are providing the goods and services needed to grow economies and improve the lives of all people -- reliable, cost-effective power, healthcare, transportation. We will continue to do this in the US as we do elsewhere.

I am proud to work for GE and proud of all of you. Over my career I have learned to listen more and judge less. In these times of uncertainty, we control what we can control. We must lead with more passion and commitment than ever before. We must embrace each other's differences and views (including views on this election!) and encourage people with new thinking and perspectives to join the company around the world.

The next step is on us. Let's go!

-- Jeff Immelt, CEO, General Electric

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Team,
I spent much of yesterday talking with employees and leaders throughout LinkedIn about the U.S. election results and what it means to them personally and for us as a company. I wanted to briefly share what I heard and the implications for us going forward.

As might be expected from this long and sometimes brutal election cycle, the emotional responses people expressed ran from shock and sadness to grief and mourning; some telling stories of celebratory outreach from colleagues; and yet others feeling nothing at all. I heard women driven to tears of frustration over the fact a highly qualified woman was passed over once again for a leadership role, and saw men choke up as they recounted their stories; was told of how a highly talented and deserving co-worker, here from another country on an H1-B visa, was filled with dread over whether he and his family will have the opportunity to remain in the U.S.; and saw tears of joy from a mother recounting how her young son stood up in class, boasting how proud he was that his mom had voted.

The last eighteen months sharply divided the country. We saw far too many attacks on people vs. problems, and overzealous passion for candidates displacing compassion for one another. The polarization and open hostility was sustained for so long that people with opposing views became more caricature than actual human beings.

Let's make sure to provide one another the time to process everything that's just transpired. As leaders and achievers, many of us have a natural tendency to solve other people's problems as soon as we hear them. However, we need to be sensitive to the fact that some members of the team don't need or even want immediate resolution. They don't want to hear rationalizations or participate in endless debates about why this unfolded the way that it did. They may just want someone to listen.
Others are ready to engage; to share their fears and anger, their hopes and dreams. It's imperative to the healing process that we create a space where every individual at the company can feel safe when doing so; that everyone feels heard; and above all else, that every single employee of LinkedIn feels as if they truly belong here. This dynamic must transcend race, religion, gender, creed, and country of origin. While we have always aspired to make this the case, it will be more important than ever given the misogynistic, racist, and xenophobic language heard at times throughout this election. That language and behavior has not and never will have a place at LinkedIn and we will continue to do everything within our power to create a safe and productive work environment for all of our employees.

Beyond the healing, all of us should be prepared to channel this energy into action. Though human nature will dictate that we try and find one unifying theory for everything that transpired, the truth is that this outcome was the byproduct of multiple dynamics. Most relevant to the work we do at LinkedIn: The growing sense of disenfranchisement among tens of millions of Americans.

We've said for years that the realization of our vision -- to create economic opportunity for every member of the global workforce -- has never been more important. That when people no longer have access to opportunity, when they don't feel heard, society is at risk. Whether through the growing skills gap, widening socioeconomic stratification, the increasing displacement of jobs by new technologies, or rising youth based unemployment, there are a growing number of people in the U.S., and around the world, that no longer feel as if they have a chance to make a better life for themselves and their families. It's one thing to talk about this as part of a corporate narrative; its quite another to watch it unfold. That's where LinkedIn can make a meaningful difference. By developing the world's first economic graph, our newly launched learning and development tools, LinkedIn Cities, LinkedIn Placements, and many other similarly themed products, we can increasingly extend the power of our platform to help those middle skill workers beyond the core of our professional membership gain better control over their economic destiny. This work matters more than ever before.

As the election results were coming in, and it became increasingly obvious that Trump was likely to be our next President, my daughter asked what was going to happen next. I told her that no matter who was President of this country, her mom and I would always take care of her, that she would be raised with the same values we've always had, that we are fortunate to live in a country that enables every citizen not only the right to vote but to openly disagree with the views of the candidates, and that despite those disagreements, once we have elected a new President, recognize we're all in this together.

I'm not certain what a Trump administration will mean for the country. If Brexit and this process have taught me anything, it's how unpredictable seemingly predictable outcomes have become. What I am certain about is my value system, both as an individual and member of our team. I will continue to treat others, regardless of who they voted for, in a way that's consistent with those values. I hope the same holds for everyone at our company -- that no matter what our political leanings, our race, religion, gender, creed, or country of origin, we treat each other with respect, with compassion, and above all else, we take care of one another. No election should ever change that.

Jeff

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GE'S JEFFREY IMMELT ROPED INTO CLINTON CASH SCANDAL
CEO won't explain timing of donation to company contract
Published: 04/23/2015 at 1:32 PM



Jeffrey Immelt, CEO of General Electric, outright refused at a recent shareholders’ session to explain the coincidental timing between his philanthropy’s cash donation to the Clinton Foundation and his company’s subsequent receipt of a lucrative State Department contract.


Justin Danhof, general counsel for the National Center for Public Policy Research, asked Immelt at the Oklahoma City gathering: “While Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton lobbied foreign governments on behalf of companies including General Electric at a time when those companies were making donations to the Clinton Foundation. In late 2012, for example, Clinton urged the Algerian government to award a power plant contract to GE. GE contributed to the Clinton Foundation. Then in 2013, Algeria awarded the power plant contract to GE. By donating to the Clinton Foundation while receiving a huge favor from the secretary of state … [was GE exposed] to the risk of being charged with honest services fraud?”

Danhof then asked Immelt if he would make public all of GE’s written communications with the State Department during that time frame. And Immelt’s reply?

No, he said, NCPPR reported.

“That’s not something we would do,” he said.

Danhof, in a written statement, expressed dissatisfaction with Immelt’s reply.

“There is no evidence that GE did anything wrong – but that’s the point, there is no evidence, period,” he said. “When one of the world’s most powerful companies teams with the secretary of state and the end result is a massive donation going one way and a multi-billion foreign contract coming back the other way, the company’s investors are right to ask questions. … It is disappointing to see Immelt put GE in the same boat as Mrs. Clinton in hiding the company’s communications from public view.”

Danhof also specified he did not blindside Immelt at the meeting – that he actually gave the CEO an advance copy of the question.

“[That] means Immelt’s choice to keep these communications hidden was a calculated one,” he said. “That raises the specter of suspicion on GE’s dealings with the Clinton Foundation even more. Presumably if the company has nothing to hide, it wouldn’t hide anything.”

Clinton is facing a wide media scrutiny for the coincidental timing of cash donations to the Clinton Foundation and political favors from the State Department she headed.

The New York Times reported Thursday on an alleged link between Russian donations to Bill Clinton’s many charitable organizations and Hillary Clinton’s approval of a deal giving Russia control of one-fifth of uranium mine production in the United States.

The soon-to-be-released “Clinton Cash: The Untold Story of How and Why Foreign Governments and Businesses Helped Make Bill and Hillary Rich” reportedly details plenty of other instances of the Clinton Foundation’s receipt of money, and the former secretary of state’s coincidental granting of political requests.

And now reports have surfaced indicating several of the Clinton family charities may have filed inaccurately with the Internal Revenue Service. Reuters initially found the charities filed in error in the section where they’re supposed to report donations from governments, and in response, the organizations are planning to refile.

It’s not clear yet if the Clinton Foundation is going to be included among that list of refiling agencies, Reuters reported.

In the meantime, another report from the Washington Examiner reveals that under Clinton’s secretary of state leadership, 22 of the 37 corporations recommended for one of the agency’s most prestigious State Department award were donors to the Clinton Foundation. Moreover, six of the eight that were ultimately chosen from the 37 nominations were donors to this same foundation.

Clinton’s presidential campaign has been bogged down a bit by the recent revelations, with polls showing she has a real trust issue with the American people.

Danhof, for his part, said he only raised the issue with Immelt out of concern for GE shareholders.

“The company’s actions are really the focus here, not Mrs. Clinton’s,” he said, in his written statement. “Lobbyists have been imprisoned under honest services fraud for far less than the sum that changed hands between GE and the Clinton Foundation.”

The Wall Street Journal listed the GE donations to a health partnership with the Clinton Foundation between $500,000 and $1 million.

“Clinton’s subsequent actions helped GE obtain a contact with the Algerian government to supply turbines for six power plants to the tune of $1.9 billion,” he said.




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