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Lex Friedman March 2, 2023 1h 52m

Ginni Rometty: IBM CEO on Leadership, Power, and Adversity | Lex Fridman Podcast #362

Summary

The main theme is leading a century-old tech company through change and enduring challenges. Key subjects include managing job changes, semiconductor strategy, and the inherent difficulty of making unpopular decisions for long-term success, as exemplified by IBM's history under CEO Ginni Rometty. The practical takeaway is that effective leadership often requires sacrificing short-term popularity for the company's sustained future and managing the core of the organization through inevitable transformations.

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