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MARY BARRA
CEO OF GENERAL MOTORS
YOUR
LOGO
“The role of a Global leader is not to have all the ideas; it's to create a culture where everyone can have ideas and feel that they're valued”.
MARY BARRA
"If we win the hearts & minds of employees, we're going to have better business success" (Mary Barra)
PROFILE
- According to Hertz (2020), "Barra is the first female CEO of an international automaker
- "GM ranked No. 1 on the 2018 Global Report on Gender Equality. It was one of only two global businesses that have no gender pay gap".(Forbes, 2020)
“The role of a Global leader is not to have all the ideas; it's to create a culture where everyone can have ideas and feel that they're valued”.
CAREER
CAREER
- Started working at GM at 18 years of age in 1980
- Ranked up to senior vice president in 2011
- Became executive vice president of global product development, purchasing and supply chain since 2013, August
- also served as the plant manager, executive director of vehicle manufacturing engineer and vice president of human resources and product development
- Became the CEO of GM in January 2016
The role of a Global leader is not to have all the ideas; it's to create a culture where everyone can have ideas and feel that they're valued”.
CHALLENGES
CHALLENGES
Became CEO during the toughest times of GM, the bankruptcy filed in 2009 & aftermath.
Gender inequality in terms of wage.
Greatest challenge of her career "Switch gate" problem (manufacturing issue) which resulted in 100 deaths hidden from public.
The role of a Global leader is not to have all the ideas; it's to create a culture where everyone can have ideas and feel that they're valued”.
LEADERSHIP APPROACH
Inclusive leadership
LEADERSHIP APPROACH
Built a culture at workplace around inclusiveness, where employees have the right to share ideas and opinions.
SKILLS
The role of a Global leader is not to have all the ideas; it's to create a culture where everyone can have ideas and feel that they're valued”.
Katz Three Skills
According to Pressbooks (2020), Robert Katz has identified three essential leadership skills which are "Technical, interpersonal(human) and conceptual skills".
Conceptual skills
Human skills
Technical skills
- one of the critical skills that needs to be possessed by a leader
- the ability to develop or generate ideas in a given scenario.
- a capacity learned in any field of work or study.
- it also includes learning of technological assets
- The learned capacity or skill that aids a leader in working with team or employees.
- these skills differentiate a manager from a leader
The role of a Global leader is not to have all the ideas; it's to create a culture where everyone can have ideas and feel that they're valued”.
MARY BARRA'S LEADERSHIP SKILLS
Conceptual Skills
Human Skills
Technical skills
- has a Bsc degree in electrical engineering and MBA degree
- has diverse no of positions during her 33 years career in GM including working in manufacturing and engineering
Solved a problem of GM "Switch gate " through transparency.
launched a program called "Speak up for Safety" for the employees
- approachable and great listener
- Selected by a senior executive to solve a communication gap between employees and management in 1998
BEHAVIOR
The role of a Global leader is not to have all the ideas; it's to create a culture where everyone can have ideas and feel that they're valued”.
Yukl's leadership behavior
Change-oriented
Relation-oriented
Task-Oriented
This type of behavior focuses on tasks required to achieve goals
This type behavior emphasizes on employees activeness in taking charge of situations and bring about change
In this behavior orientation is towards the relationships and satisfaction of employees
The role of a Global leader is not to have all the ideas; it's to create a culture where everyone can have ideas and feel that they're valued”.
MARY BARRA LEADERSHIP BEHAVIOR
Relation-oriented
Change-oriented
Task-oriented
- promoted a more inclusive recruitment regime.
- Diverse work force
created a success story for GM through innovation, technology and future oriented plans
- Action-oriented
- assigns and divides work and responsibilities among employees
The role of a Global leader is not to have all the ideas; it's to create a culture where everyone can have ideas and feel that they're valued”.
TRAITS
Determination
Integrity
TRAITS
Integrity is a leadership trait that focuses on honesty, building a trustworthy and reliable relation with employees
One of the most essential leadership traits.
Emphasizes on characteristics like initiative, persistence, dominance and drive
Sociability
another important leadership trait.
focuses on being sociable with employees and team members
The role of a Global leader is not to have all the ideas; it's to create a culture where everyone can have ideas and feel that they're valued”.
Marry Barra's Traits
Determination
Integrity
- Introduced and solved GM Switch Gate ignition problem through transparency.
- Redirected the focus of GM towards excellence, customer satisfaction and hard work.
- Launched a program "Winning with integrity", inclusive in the code of conduct as reminder to achieve goals in the right way
Driven, Passionate and quick in resolving issues.
According to Hedayati (2014), "She has a preserving attitude and is decisive."
Mary Barra's Traits
Sociability
Inclusive leadership style i.e. includes employees in decisions and maintains good relations with them.
The role of a Global leader is not to have all the ideas; it's to create a culture where everyone can have ideas and feel that they're valued”.
Management Practices
PLANNING
ORGANIZING
MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN US
- Short-term orientation
- Individual decision-making
- Top-down approach
- Fast decision making but slow implementation
- Individual responsibility & accountability
- Bureaucratic structure
- Lack of Common organizational culture
Recruitment
LEADING & CONTROLLING
- Directive Leadership style
- Top-down communication
- Divergent (Individualism) values
- Limited use of quality control
- focus on individual performance
- Superior control
- Recruiting from schools & other companies
- Job insecurity
- Short-term job appraisal
- Training & Development not common
- Loyalty to profession rather than company
The role of a Global leader is not to have all the ideas; it's to create a culture where everyone can have ideas and feel that they're valued”.
GM Management Practices
Redirected company's management from bureaucratic to collaborative.
Inclusive leadership style.
Built a common culture across the company driven by accountability and speed.
Collectivism approach
ASPECTS
RECRUITMENT
Focused on diversity including talent.
Partnership with 20 universities and several other organization for staffing
Aspects
TRAINING
all employees receive training such as company's initiative training, anti-harassment computer based training
Cross-Culture
“Diversity is all about pipeline".
(Mary Barra)
CROSS-CULTURAL ASPECTS
She supports diversity in all forms not only by considering gender.
While hiring someone for senior position she recommends diversity in candidate selection.
The role of a Global leader is not to have all the ideas; it's to create a culture where everyone can have ideas and feel that they're valued”.
Culture
ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE
- provide opportunity to their employees to bring innovation products and ideas to change impossible to possible.
- encourage their employees to take part in all activities at all level and contribute their share in decision making and planning executing.
The role of a Global leader is not to have all the ideas; it's to create a culture where everyone can have ideas and feel that they're valued”.
Behavior
The role of a Global leader is not to have all the ideas; it's to create a culture where everyone can have ideas and feel that they're valued”.
CULTURAL DIVERSITY
CULTURAL DIVERSITY
According to GM diversity & Inclusion Report (2020):
25% of the GM corporates are women and minorities.
GM board of directors comprise of 45% women.
One of the leaders among Fortune 100 in board diversity
GM has one of the most diverse employees globally.
The role of a Global leader is not to have all the ideas; it's to create a culture where everyone can have ideas and feel that they're valued”.
Diversity in GM
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The role of a Global leader is not to have all the ideas; it's to create a culture where everyone can have ideas and feel that they're valued”.
Organization Structure
No of Employees: 180,000
No of Nationalities employed: 70
ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE
According to GM Diversity & Inclusion Report(2020):
- 1st company to have female CEO in auto industry
- 1st company to have an African American leading GM Global Design team
- 1st and only company to have a women dealer's program