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“FIRST OF ALL, JUST LISTEN AND LEARN”

Apple’s newest high-level executive explains what it takes to make change inside a successful business.
Ahrendts wants Apple Store workers to feel connected. “I don’t see them as retail employees,” she says. “I see them as executives in the company.”

Angela Ahrendts

Senior vice president of retail, Apple

Having jumped to Apple in 2014 after eight years as CEO of Burberry, Angela Ahrendts talks with Fast Company’s Rick Tetzeli about how Tim Cook is building on Apple’s culture.

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