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Why Motorola’s CEO cried on his first day
Motorola Company was a pioneer in mobile communications and helped shape entire markets with
groundbreaking products. But now, it’s gone. And, yes, we can summarize this episode and say that it was a giant failing to act upon change. But we’d be lying because there’s more to it. It was the culture and management that killed Motorola.
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0:50 - Company origins
2:11 - Masters of mobile
3:39 - The rising market
4:32 - Cultural decisions
6:15 - A white elephant from space
7:46 - A razor-sharp, but short turnaround
10:07 - The collapse
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