Schultz: Starbucks Replaced Entire Executive Team Except General Counsel
Howard Schultz · Starbucks (with Howard Schultz) · Acquired · Jun 4, 2024 · at 1:57:43
Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz describes taking advice from Apple co-founder Steve Jobs during the 2008 turnaround regarding executive leadership.
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“He was right, except for one, the general counsel. They were all gone.”
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