Why Carol Tomé Came Out of Retirement to Lead UPS
After 24 years at Home Depot, Carol Tomé was ready to retire. But United Parcel Service - where she had served as a board member since 2003, had other plans. Why did she decide to accept the CEO job a...
7 Des 202129min
Can a Burrito Save the Planet, and Other Questions for Chipotle's CEO
Before the COVID pandemic, roughly 10 to 15 percent of Chipotle's business came in through digital channels. Today, that number is closer to 40 percent. "Sometimes, you know, your strategies end up fi...
23 Nov 202125min
United's Vaccine Mandate: "Clearly just the right thing to do"
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby was one of the first leaders of a major American company to insist all employees be vaccinated against COVID-19. The move was controversial. But in the end, over 99% of...
16 Nov 202128min
How Adrian Gore Turned a Hunch Into a Winning Business Model
When Adrian Gore decided to build an insurance company in South Africa in the early 1990s, he took a novel approach: the company should aim to make people healthier. This was not - and is not - a comm...
9 Nov 202124min
Autonomous Vehicles Coming to a Road Near You?
Cruise, backed by General Motors, plans to have one million of its self-driving cars on the road by 2030, according to CEO Dan Ammann. But the cars won't be sold to individuals. Instead, Cruise plans ...
2 Nov 202125min
An Inclusive Approach to Training Company Leaders
In the past, offering executives leadership training was an expensive proposition. This meant only a handful of employees were able to participate. But what if you blew that model up? If you could low...
26 Okt 202124min
Esri: The Private Company Whose Maps 'Run the World'
Jack Dangermond founded Esri over 50 years ago and has grown it into a giant private company that provides software to global corporations, governments and NGOs. At its heart, it's a map-making compan...
19 Okt 202127min
Michael Dell: We've Only Seen Tech's 'Pre-Game Show'
Michael Dell had a reputation for not paying attention in school. But apparently, reading computer magazines in the back of his high school classrooms paid off - he went on to found Dell Technologies....
5 Okt 202127min
