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Podcast: Episode 57: Must Listen

How to unite a team (Part 1)

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The Apple logo. The iconic Burberry check. These images inspire loyalty of customers and employees alike. But it takes more than a beloved brand to power a company and motivate a team. No one knows this better than Angela Ahrendts, former SVP of retail at Apple, and the former CEO of Burberry. Angela has spent most of her career learning how to imbue those brands with meaning — and support them with down-to-earth, everyday, human connection. Why? Because to unite a team — especially one that’s large, global and dispersed — you need to turn them into mission-driven families.

Transcript:

“It takes more than a logo to rally the troops. You need an elevated mission and everyday human contact to unite a team.”