What started as a simple McDonald’s CEO gaffe spiraled into one of the strangest corporate trends in recent memory. From exaggerated burger bites to fine dining executives weighing in on drive-thru food, CEOs everywhere suddenly felt the need to demonstrate basic human behavior.
This episode breaks down the “CEO Burger Olympics,” the culture of rewarding the appearance of effort, and the uncomfortable reality that teams of professionals watched these videos and said, “Yes, this is it.”
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