[cs_content][cs_element_section _id=”1″ ][cs_element_row _id=”2″ ][cs_element_column _id=”3″ ][x_image type=”none” src=”https://davidnovakleadership.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Cahill-Circle.png” alt=”” link=”false” href=”#” title=”” target=”” info=”none” info_place=”top” info_trigger=”hover” info_content=”” style=”border:8px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.10);border-radius:50%;”][x_share title=”Share this Post” share_title=”” facebook=”true” twitter=”true” google_plus=”false” linkedin=”true” pinterest=”false” reddit=”false” email=”false” email_subject=”Hey, thought you might enjoy this! Check it out when you have a chance:”][cs_text class=”hidden”][/cs_text][/cs_element_column][cs_element_column _id=”7″ ][cs_element_audio _id=”8″ ][x_gap size=”30px”][cs_element_content_area_modal _id=”10″ ][cs_text]John Cahill is a proud alumnus of Yum! Brands, having served as chief financial officer of KFC under David Novak. Since leaving KFC, the numbers-driven finance officer has gained extensive leadership experience in the food and beverage industry, serving as Chairman and CEO of Pepsi Bottling Group, Chairman and CEO of Kraft, and in various key roles at other food and beverage companies. After spinning off from Mondelez International in 2012, Kraft food groups made John CEO in 2014, after which he was responsible for merging Kraft with Heinze to form North America’s third largest food and beverage company behind PepsiCo and Tyson Foods. John brings global leadership, operating, marketing and product development experience, as well as insight into corporate governance, accounting, and financial subjects.
John is currently the lead director of American Airlines, director of Colgate, Palmolive, and Chairman of the Medical University of South Carolina Foundation. He has been married to Betsy Kirkland Cahill for thirty years. They have four children and reside in their hometown of Charleston, South Carolina.
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If your colleague disagreed with you, how would you respond?
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John Cahill is a proud alumnus of Yum! Brands, having served as chief financial officer of KFC under David Novak. Since leaving KFC, the numbers-driven finance officer has gained extensive leadership experience in the food and beverage industry, serving as Chairman and CEO of Pepsi Bottling Group, Chairman and CEO of Kraft, and in various key roles at other food and beverage companies. After spinning off from Mondelez International in 2012, Kraft food groups made John CEO in 2014, after which he was responsible for merging Kraft with Heinze to form North America’s third largest food and beverage company behind PepsiCo and Tyson Foods. John brings global leadership, operating, marketing and product development experience, as well as insight into corporate governance, accounting, and financial subjects.
John is currently the lead director of American Airlines, director of Colgate, Palmolive, and Chairman of the Medical University of South Carolina Foundation. He has been married to Betsy Kirkland Cahill for thirty years. They have four children and reside in their hometown of Charleston, South Carolina.
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Becky recalls a significant failure in her career. She was working with someone she respected to launch a new product. Becky thought they should do it in a specific way, but her colleague didn’t agree. Becky relented, and later a competitor launched the product her way with great success. Becky knew she was right but second-guessed herself. Despite the failure, she is grateful that it happened when she was young. She learned that the next time she needed to fight harder.
Have you ever experienced a failure? What did you learn?
If your colleague disagreed with you, how would you respond?
Becky has the following thoughts on recognition:
Feedback is a gift, something we have lost in Corporate America. Becky says, “If I am not giving you feedback, then I am not investing in you. If I’m not getting feedback, people aren’t invested in me.”
What is the best piece of constructive feedback you’ve ever received?
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