Is Hunter Harrison the Greatest CEO of All Time?
Feb 07, 2021•34 min•Season 1Ep. 39
Episode description
When you think of iconic and successful CEOs, names like Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Howard Schultz, Jack Welch, and Sam Walton probably spring to mind.
Can you name a 4-time CEO who orchestrated overwhelming turnarounds at each of his stopping points?
Hunter Harrison did, and he's the subject of the book, Railroader: The Unfiltered Genius and Controversy of Four-Time CEO Hunter Harrison.
Our guest is the author of this biography, Howard Green. We talk about the CEO's childhood, the relationship with his father, 3 keys to his emerging success as a railroader, and much more.