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Red Lobster CEO credits early service job with leadership skills

Red Lobster's CEO, Damola Adamolekun, credits his early experience as a server at Clyde's with teaching him crucial leadership skills. He learned to manage difficult people and situations, which he now applies to revitalizing the struggling restaurant chain. Adamolekun's business philosophy is also influenced by Warren Buffett's consistent performance and transparent approach to business. AI

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Red Lobster CEO credits early service job with leadership skills

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  1. Fortune TIER_1 English(EN) · Preston Fore ·

    Red Lobster’s 37-year-old CEO waited tables before joining the C-suite—he says it was a crash course in managing ‘difficult people and situations’

    As Red Lobster rebounds from its “endless shrimp” bankruptcy, CEO Damola Adamolekun shares lessons from waiting tables and meeting Warren Buffett.