????全食公司的高管們是真心彼此喜歡。

????全食公司（Whole Foods）的七個高管組成的“e團隊”互相的親密和信任在其他大企業里很難看得到，這也讓全食公司的高管層得以保持高度的專業性。公司的共同CEO約翰?麥基與常務副總裁杰姆?薩德已經是47年的老朋友了。當年他們還只是十幾歲的半大孩子，經常帶著自己的女朋友一起約會。（薩德的5000美元投資對全食的創業起了重大作用。）1988年財務總監格蘭達?弗拉娜甘加盟公司的時候，全食公司只有6家門店。她和麥基住在奧斯汀的同一個小區，兩人經常早上一起散步。雖然七位高管分別駐扎在加州、馬薩諸塞州、馬里蘭州和德克薩斯州的辦事處，但他們經常抽時間在一起聚聚。今年春天，全食公司的整個高管團隊將赴維京群島度假。麥基說：“我們就是喜歡一起出去玩?！蹦敲此侨绾未龠M公司的業務增長的？麥基稱，高度的信任使他們能夠更好地相互溝通，而且出現問題和分歧時也有利于大家齊心協利解決問題。今年全食公司將新開設33到38家門店，公司的營業額也將攀升11到12個百分點。因此誰也難給他們的友誼挑出毛病?！狫ennifer Alsever

????The folks who built hot grocer Whole Foods actually like one another. A lot.

????Whole Foods' "e-team" of seven top executives possesses a closeness and trust seldom found in big corporations that keep the C-suite strictly professional. Co-CEO John Mackey has been friends with executive vice president Jim Sud for 47 years, dating back to when they were Houston teenagers, going on double dates together. (Sud's $5,000 investment helped the company get started.) Chief financial officer Glenda Flanagan joined in 1988, when Whole Foods (WFM, Fortune 500) had just six stores. She and Mackey live in the same Austin neighborhood and often go on morning walks together. Though they're scattered in offices in California, Massachusetts, Maryland, and Texas, the seven executives try to spend time together outside the office. President A.C. Gallo once toured Croatian villages with Flanagan and Mackey. This spring the entire executive team will head to the Virgin Islands for a beach vacation. "We just like hanging out together," says Mackey. How does this translate into good business? Mackey says their high degree of trust means better communication and a willingness to work things out when problems and disagreements arise. With 33 to 38 new stores opening this year and revenue expected to climb 11% to 12% this year, it is hard to argue with his approach. (For more, see "Whole Foods takes over America.") --Jennifer Alsever