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“Our emerging workforce is not interested in command-and-control leadership. They don't want to do things because I said so; they want to do things because they want to do them.”

Quote by Irene Rosenfeld

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Irene Rosenfeld
Irene Rosenfeld

Irene Rosenfeld is an accomplished business leader with a diverse range of senior management roles across various industries. She is renowned for her leadership in the food and beverage sector, serving as the CEO of PepsiCo, where she led transformative growth and market expansion for the company. more

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