Apple’s new retail chief Angela Ahrendts has written a blog post on LinkedIn sharing some of the insight she has gathered while making the transition from Burberry to to the Cupertino company. The post opens with advice on how to avoid being overwhelmed with the stresses of a new position:
Ahrendts also discusses the importance of asking questions in order to “break down barriers” instead of working on assumptions, and building personal relationships with coworkers in order to build trust in order to create a united team.
She closes the article with by touching on the topics of decision making and first impressions:
The entire post can be read over on LinkedIn.
Ahrendts officially joined Apple as Senior Vice President of Retail and Online Stores at the begining of May. Since then she has been hard at work on mobile payment plans, retail expansion, morale boosting, and international planning for the future of the company’s retail.
