Target CEO Brian Cornell asks: How can you immerse yourself with your team?

05/29/24 • 40 min

Ep. 182: As a four-sport athlete, sports was one area that provided a level-playing field for Brian who grew up in Queens raised by his mom and grandparents. Coaching high school football helped pay his way through UCLA and now the chair and CEO of one of America’s most iconic companies, nearly 2,000-store Target, just shakes his head in wonder as he thinks about just how much he learned from watching UCLA’s John Wooden.

Our BONUS RESOURCE for this episode includes Don’s favorite quotes from today’s episode and a reflection question so you can apply Brian’s insights.

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Looking for a speaker for your next event? From more than 30 years of interviewing and studying the greatest winners of all time Don offers these live and virtual presentations built to inspire your team towards personal and professional greatness.

Special thanks to Libby Klemeyer and Daniel Kehn for making this episode possible.

Our BONUS RESOURCE for this episode includes Don’s favorite quotes from today’s episode and a reflection question so you can apply Brian’s insights.

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Special thanks to Libby Klemeyer and Daniel Kehn for making this episode possible.

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Our BONUS RESOURCE for this episode includes Don’s favorite quotes from today’s episode and a reflection question so you can apply Pat’s insights.

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Corporate Competitor Podcast - Target CEO Brian Cornell asks: How can you immerse yourself with your team?

Transcript

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What do most fortune 500 executives have in common? After more than 150 conversations with executives from companies like Disney, Amazon, Netflix and Google, I've learned that sports is a common denominator. Some of our guests athletic experiences earned them a place in their Sports Hall of Fame. Like Chick fil A Chairman Dan Cathy. Some hung up their cleats after high school, like Delta Airlines CEO Ed Bastian, while others, like Condoleezza Rice, claimed they weren'