Panera’s founder says “therapists belong in the C-Suite” and can help CEOs understand workers’ motivations.

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    At least one founder and former CEO agrees that the idea of boosting shareholders’ returns isn’t likely to be a key motivator to workers these days. Ron Shaich, Panera Bread’s founder and former longtime CEO, has stressed how important it is for management and members of the C-suite to empathize with their employees and better understand what can get their buy-in to the company’s mission.

    “No employee ever wakes up and says, ‘I’m so excited. I made another penny a share today for Panera’s shareholders,’” Shaich told Business Insider in an interview. “Nobody cares. You don’t care whether your CEO comes or goes.”

    What a click bait bullshit title. The person never said what they are implying they said.

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      To be fair, there isn’t really anything in the title to imply that. It’s just what people are primed to infer.

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          They might know people will infer that. But that’s still not in the text itself. And insisting it is requires mind reading.

          One should always keep Hanlon’s Razor in mind.