The newest episode of Open Road’s Open Book podcast features Hachette US and UK ceo David Shelley, who discusses his beginnings in publishing and rapid rise as an editorial assistant at Allison & Busby and his goals for Hachette. His mission for Hachette in both countries is based on four pillars: understanding consumers, ownership mentality, growth mindset, and changing the story (the company’s DEI initiatives). The pillars, he said, “infuse everything” and come up in employees’ meetings and performance reviews. “I’m very passionate about the idea that within our organization, within Hachette, what good looks like, you have to really […]
