In 2016, she became a member of the Apple executive team as senior vice president of retail and online stores.
The jump wasn't the most comfortable, Ahrendts said at World Business Forum in New York City.
But then Ahrendts had a realization: she wasn't hired to know more or even as much as other employees.
Ahrendts was hired to bring something new to Apple, something others at the company couldn't provide.
"It's your job to connect, it's your job to enable.
Persons:
Angela Ahrendts, Ahrendts, wasn't
Organizations:
Apple, World Business
Locations:
New York City