Elaine Lin Hering: You are a restaurateur responsible for some the most critically-acclaimed restaurants and a brand promise of hospitality. At what point did you know this was what you wanted to do with your life? Danny Meyer: The night before I took my LSATs, I went out to dinner with my aunt and uncle. […]
Jakes: You’ve been building Econet for 25 years. And at the start, it was tough. I don’t think you can reach good times until you survive bad times. It took five years to get your company licensed. Tell us about the struggle you ran into in Zimbabwe. Masiyiwa: I was born in Zimbabwe but my […]
A vision can be tormenting, annoying, aggravating and frustrating. If you have a vision that everybody believes in, it’s too small for you. You don’t want a vision that’s believable. You want a vision that is achievable without being believable. You want your vision to challenge you and that brings the best out of you. […]
Maxwell: You have worked in many different environments. Can you give us some leadership practices that transcend those environments? Ahrendts: One thing I have carried with me my whole life are my core values. Values are the foundation for everything I believe and who I am. I was raised to love one another. I was […]
When a leader gets better, everyone gets better. Leadership is influence. Everybody has influence. You do not need a title to be a leader, leadership is always about trust and influence. As leaders, we can make excuses or we can make a difference, but we cannot make both. So how do we become leaders […]
