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Episode 11: The Heart of Business with The Former CEO/Chairman/President of Best Buy Hubert Joly
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Episode 11: The Heart of Business with The Former CEO/Chairman/President of Best Buy Hubert Joly
FromFinanZe
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Length:
43 minutes
Released:
Jun 29, 2021
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Podcast episode
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CHAPTER MARKERS:0:00- Introduction 1:30- How Hubert Got Started in Business 2:52- Why He left Carlson for Best Buy? 5:27- The REVIVAL of Best Buy10:03- Why Businesses NEED People13:09- Challenges & Accomplishments of Best Buy16:40- How to be a Great Leader17:45- Principles to Follow for Success22:47- How to Find YOUR Meaning and Purpose25:51- Why Passion Leads to Happiness and Success29:44- 4 Elements to Find Meaning in a Job34:11- Aiming for Perfection → FAILURE35:55- Advice for all Leaders41:04- What Drives Hubert Joly?Hubert Joly is the Former CEO of Best Buy, often credited for saving Best Buy from bankruptcy. In the 2010s he took on Jeff Bezos and Amazon, trying to defeat them in the retail industry. He's widely considered as one of the best CEO's of all time, being ranked the 10'th best CEO in 2018 by the Harvard Business Review, Glassdoor, and Forbes. He's also the former CEO and chairman of Carlson Companies, a privately owned international conglomerate in the hotel, restaurant, and travel industries. Carlson Companies employs over 175,000 people in over 160 countries worldwide. He was elected a Global leader for tomorrow by the World Economic Forum and received the French National Order of the Legion of Honour, the highest decoration in France for civil merit.Hubert has been praised by the CEOs of Amazon, Adobe, Burberry, Nike, Kohl’s, Johnson & Johnson, Microsoft, Thrive Global, AXA, Ulta Beauty, Zoox, TIAA, KKR, Ralph Lauren, Vanguard Group, Ford Motors, Pepsi, IBM, and the McKinsey Group. In addition, Hubert Joly has been featured in such publications as Fortune, CBS News, Inc., CNN Business, and CNBC.Hubert also serves on the board of directors for Johnson & Johnson and Ralph Lauren. In addition, he's currently a professor/lecturer at Harvard Business School. He just recently released his new book "The Heart of Business" which is now a New York Times and Wall Street Journal Best-Seller.
Released:
Jun 29, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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