When describing many of the former leaders of The Coca-Cola Co., for Muhtar Kent, chairman and chief executive officer of the Atlanta-based company, the words that come to mind are “constructively discontent.”
“Constant renewal is in our DNA — this has been handed down over the years by Dr. Pemberton, Asa Candler, Robert Woodruff, Paul Austin, Roberto Goizueta, Don Keough and countless others,” he says. “They embodied what it means to be ‘constructively discontent’ and demonstrated the virtues of dedication, passion and hard work. To succeed, we have to challenge ourselves every day to keep thinking about the new things we can do for the business to make it better.”