And if they do, the board should also stay above the noise.

If we can stay healthy and use the preseason wisely, we should have a real opportunity to make some noise in 2005.

You can have 50 sows or 800,000 sows, and it works for everybody. It works across the board.

My main job was developing talent. I was a gardener providing water and other nourishment to our top 750 people. Of course, I had to pull out some weeds, too.

The story about GE that hasn't been told is the value of an informal place. I think it's a big thought. I don't think people have ever figured out that being informal is a big deal.

If GE's strategy of investment in China is wrong, it represents a loss of a billion dollars, perhaps a couple of billion dollars. If it is right, it is the future of this company for the next century.