The Founder of Panera Bread: 'I Wish I'd Fired More People'After stepping down as CEO in January, Ron Shaich looks back on what he wishes he'd done differently.

I was theCEOof a public company for more than 26 years -- that's longer than Cal Ripken, Jr., played baseball. And I wasn't the only one who stuck aroundPanerafor a long time. Many of my colleagues did, too. In one case, a senior executive grew up with me there for more than 20 years. His job eventually outgrew him, and he totally checked out. He knew it, too, but he couldn't bring himself to tell me. He just kept showing up to work. I pushed him and waited for him to step up. Foryears. But I didn'tfirehim.

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