Jeffrey Fettig on career longevity
From Jeff Fettig Keynote Speech 2012 · · PhiGamHeadquarters
“You know, I don't think you have to change companies necessarily. Can you go out and have a 30-year career? Absolutely. I mean, there's 150 companies in the United States. If that's what you want to do, you know, if Whirlpool, we do hire now, we know we're going to lose people, we hire people with the expectation that they're going to be there for a career. We still do. Proctor and Gamble does the same thing. IBM does the same thing, etc., etc., etc.”
On , Jeffrey Fettig, Former Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Whirlpool, spoke about career longevity during Jeff Fettig Keynote Speech 2012 on PhiGamHeadquarters.
About Jeffrey Fettig
In a 2012 keynote speech to the FIJI Academy in St. Louis, former Whirlpool Chairman and CEO Jeffrey Fettig offered leadership advice to undergraduate fraternity officers. Fettig described leadership as a privilege that must be earned daily, stating that leaders are "measured and judged" every day. He also discussed the transition from individual contributor to leader, noting that managing a larger group requires a different approach than managing a smaller one. Fettig characterized the current era as a "traumatic period" across economic, governmental, educational, and societal levels. He encouraged the audience to focus on preparation, defining luck as "when preparation meets opportunity." During the speech, Fettig also expressed skepticism about government statistics regarding the number of jobs held by college graduates, saying, "Plus it's from the government, so what do you expect."