Top 5 Embarrassing CEO Moments on Video
According to the Wall Street Journal, GE Chairman Jeff Immelt plans to give his annual "outlook for the company" speech to press and analysts not from a hotel conference room, but from the stage of the long-running TV show "Saturday Night Live."
Probably he's just using that venue to make a point about the company's assets, but there's a chance that he might be entertaining the notion of being, well..., entertaining.
With that in mind, I thought it might be a good idea to provide ol' Jeffy with a few pointers, based on what other CEO-types have done in the past. In other words, here are five of the most embarrassing CEO moments caught on video.
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Microsoft's Steve Ballmer Does a Victory Dance
Lesson for Immelt: You're not Barishnikov. Stand in one place when you're talking about your company.
Click to see the second embarrassing CEO moment »EMBARRASSING CEO MOMENT #2:
Apple's Steve Jobs Is Unprepared for Glitches
Lesson for Immelt: Remember that Murphy guy? All this high tech stuff just made him more relevant than ever.
Click to see the third embarrassing CEO moment »EMBARRASSING CEO MOMENT #3:
Lehman Bros. Robert Fuld Squirms Under Questioning
Lesson for Immelt: If you're caught being a jackass, stick your chest out and brave it out. Don't act like a kid caught with hand in a candy jar.
Click to see the fourth embarrassing CEO moment »EMBARRASSING CEO MOMENT #4:
Zappos Tony Hsieh Gets Plastered with Customers
Lesson for Immelt: The "gaudeamus igitur" stuff might work well in college, but in the business world it just makes you look slap-happy.
Click to see the final embarrassing CEO moment »EMBARRASSING CEO MOMENT #5:
Lane Berry's Frederick Lane Makes Like Porky Pig
Lesson for Immelt: Abadababababababa.... That's all folks!
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