Founder and CEO of Whole Foods talks about leadership in a crisis and how we may see leadership styles change in the future

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John Mackey, Founder & CEO of Whole Foods, talks about how the company has fared during the pandemic, the kinds of leaders we need right now, and his new book, Conscious Leadership: Elevating Humanity Through Business.

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