Former Warner Bros president says flattering bosses helps maintain corporate roles
Eric Frankel · AdGreetz Hits $5.5m in Revenue Customizing Outbound Marketing For Enterprises · Sep 18, 2020 · at 15:25
AdGreetz founder Eric Frankel reflects on lessons learned from his 30-year career as president of Warner Bros. Domestic Cable Distribution during the Famous Five segment.
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“Probably maybe to kiss a little bit more butt. Because then you don't especially when I did 30 years of corporate life as president of Warner Brothers because it's easy to bend people out of shape, and it might be better to kiss some butt and continue to be an incredibly overpaid executive at a giant entertainment company.”
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