It's almost like he lead GE towards the trend we see starting in 1997, and that the effects of his leadership are seen 19 years after stepping down.

I never understand people who think that the economy works in realtime. This article makes it clear that while he was CEO, he received nothing but praise for his successes. It is only today that we can look back and see the damage he actually did.

This is simpleton thinking in the same category as the belief that the current state of the stock market is a reflection of how well our currently elected politicians are doing in office...