Ed Whitacre, Part 1: It’s Always About the People

In this Episode: Kent Hance talks with Ed Whitacre, the former chairman and CEO of two of the largest corporations in the nation, General Motors and AT&T. Whitacre discusses the biggest deal he ever made, which turned millions of dollars into billions, and talks about the risky agreement he struck with Steve Jobs. We also learn about the hair-raising, all-night negotiations that went into buying AT&T. Finally, Whitacre shares the secret sauce to his success: working with good people.