CEO Voices: Muhtar Kent on How Communication Revitalized the Coca-Cola Brand
By Jay Hodgkins
University of Virginia Darden School of Business Professors June West and Steve Soltis interviewed former The Coca-Cola Co. Chairman and CEO Muhtar Kent in the latest episode of their podcast, CEO Voices: Leading With Communication.
In this episode, Kent shares insights on the role communication played in revitalizing growth of the world’s most-recognized brand.
“The higher you go, the less you can go in an organization,” Kent said during the interview. “So at the end of the day, I saw as my prime responsibility the need to communicate effectively, clearly, a vision forward, and also to inspire and engage our organization to align behind the vision.”
Listen to the episode of CEO Voices featuring Kent.
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