The untold story of Carl Icahn's first major corporate takeover in 1978, when he challenged Tappan Company's CEO in a dramatic boardroom confrontation that would define activist investing and reveal how corporate leadership can lose touch with reality—until an outsider forces them to face the truth.

The untold story of Carl Icahn's first major corporate takeover in 1978, when he challenged Tappan Company's CEO in a dramatic boardroom confrontation that would define activist investing and reveal how corporate leadership can lose touch with reality—until an outsider forces them to face the truth.

The Tappan-Icahn Story: When Leadership Lost Touch

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Welcome to Business Built Right, where strategy meets execution and leadership drives results. Join us as we dive deep into the foundations that separate thriving companies from those that merely survive. In each episode, we explore the critical pillars of successful business: crafting winning strategies that actually work, building brands that resonate and endure, fostering organizational cultures that attract top talent, and developing leadership skills that inspire teams to achieve extraordinary results. Ready to build something that lasts? Let's get started.

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The Tappan-Icahn Story: When Leadership Lost Touch

The Tappan-Icahn Story: When Leadership Lost Touch