For decades, General Electric (GE) was an industrial titan, a symbol of American innovation and corporate prowess. Yet, by the mid-2010s, the company was in crisis. Its once-unshakeable stock price was plummeting, its debt was spiraling, and a sense of malaise had settled over its vast operations. Then, in October 2018, Larry Culp stepped in as CEO, ushering in an era that would fundamentally transform not just the company's balance sheet, but its very soul. Culp's arrival m