A new CEO walks into a nightmare scenario: years of stock decline, growth that stalls, a major baby formula recall, and a shipment of Kit Kat bars that literally gets hijacked. That’s the leadership crucible we unpack as we go inside Nestlé and pull out the decisions that matter when performance slips and public trust is on the line.

Lone Rock Leadership co-founder Russ Hill talks through the first big lever: ruthless focus. Nestlé narrows the company’s attention to four core areas (coffee, pet care, nutrition, and food and snacks) and starts shedding complexity that slows execution. From there, we get practical about what “speed” really means inside large organizations: reducing internal congestion, simplifying priorities, and making structural changes that let teams move without endless meetings and approval loops.

Then Russ digs into accountability and performance management. We break down why “revenue growth” can be a mirage when it’s driven by price hikes and how a metric like Real Internal Growth (RIG) forces leaders to face the truth: are we actually selling more units? If you lead teams through change, this is a clear blueprint for turning strategy into measurable results with a few meaningful KPIs.

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The Lead In 30 Podcast with Russ Hill is for leaders of teams who want to grow and accelerate their results. In each episode, Russ Hill shares what he's learned consulting executives. Subscribe to get two new episodes every week. To connect with Russ message him on LinkedIn!