{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Founder's Mentality: The CEO Sessions","title":"Poul Weihrauch, Mars: Purpose Is Easy Until It’s Tested","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2083,"description":"What does it take to build a business that can pass the purpose-driven test? \n \nBefore becoming group CEO and Office of the President at Mars, Poul Weihrauch led a generational transformation of Mars Pet Care that was defined by the things he didn’t do. Poul didn’t pursue a rapid integration or underestimate complexity, and he refined financial strategies by rejecting synergy. Through these unconventional leadership decisions Poul doubled Mars Pet Care’s size, and tripled its organic growth rate. \n  \nJoin host Jimmy Allen of Bain & Company and Poul as they discuss the value of embracing complexity in the name of the customer, how growth doesn't necessarily require synergy, and how Poul built a leadership development program which not only strengthens his leaders but also underpins the company’s growth. \n  \nPoul’s story sets a powerful example for any CEO aiming to build a successful purpose-driven business. How can leaders enable a company to stay true to its purpose even during the most testing challenges? \n  \nThis is a conversation about the importance of CEO restraint, embracing the complexity that comes with growth, and the role of a leader in building a company that can pass the purpose-driven test. \n  \nhttps://www.bain.com/founders-mentality/ \n  \nEPISODE CHAPTERS \n00:00 Introduction \n02:40 A trip to the graveyard \n03:48 Moving purpose from the walls to decisions \n05:54 Restructuring the leadership team \n07:35 The role of communication \n09:02 The engine one, engine two problem \n10:46 Navigating complexity \n12:31 Focus wins over synergy \n14:53 Poul’s philosophy \n16:12 Refusing synergy is a financial strategy \n17:45 The founder dilemma \n19:02 Poul’s pathfinders program \n20:18 The value of cross-functional collaboration \n21:20 Embracing complexity for the customer \n23:00 The cyber attack \n24:25 Living up to their purpose \n25:56 What it means to be purpose-driven \n27:25 Organization first, self last \n29:45 The lessons Poul learnt \n30:51 Poul’s most important...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/z_fJuIs9wnTQC9aW7m19E5B_Ao42oGlwHks757MCKKk/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8xMDg0/Zjk5ZWViM2RlYzRj/ODg5MjY2YmQzMzhh/OTAxOC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}