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LAOP 2023 · No. 12

Embracing Disruptive Growth

John Parrish

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Consumers will continue to want exactly what they want, exactly when they want it, exactly where they want it.

John Parrish

About this episode

John Parrish leads disruptive growth at General Mills, a 150-year-old company whose dividend has held or grown for 120 years. His job is building what comes next, and that means planning to fail: only about one in ten businesses his teams create will reach scale. He explained why they track how fast they kill ideas, give an award for the most useful failure, and want founders rewarded on the brands they build.

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