Leadership principles from Foot Locker CEO Mary Dillon and Wella Company CEO Annie Young-Scrivner

Foot Locker chief executive officer Married Dillon And Wella Business CEO Annie Young-Scrivner spoke about direction course during THE WWD X FR X Beauty Inc. Women In Power event, to focus on how has build successful businesses, to integrate diversity In their generally companies And how has motivate big workforce.

THE CEO begin disabled their discussion talk about THE importance of collect knowledge through several teams And different levels all along their companies has help to understand THE needs of their Workforce And best lead their employees.

"I think [employees] Really to want has ensure that You to understand — to understand What they are going through," Young-Scrivner said. "SO, A of THE First of all things that I did East A global listen tour with all levels of THE organization. We encounter clients And research out Advice Since founders of different brands that We bought And understanding that And SO knitting together, What are THE opportunities? I think people to want has be Really clear, what is this THE strategy, but SO how TO DO We reach he? SO what is this My role?"

These types of knowledge are part of both CEO "direction toolbox," they explain. Dillon in-depth THE feeling by explaining It is also important has to understand clients as a lot as competitors SO that A business can be directed with success.

Dillon Also spoke about THE importance of listen has employees' voice, using A example of A district director meeting She detained while She was THE CEO of Ulta Beauty.

"There was A Questions and answers session with THE senior team And people doesn't mean has TO DO This, but What I saw was each time someone request A question, We answered he with 'he can't be do, Or here is Why We don't do it TO DO that,'" She said. "What We did East Really return that And say, 'Let's go to understand what is this behind THE question,' because if someone has THE courage, if It is A store director Or district director, has increase your hand And ask THE question, they Already to have A assumption And they Really to have A need that they to want has share with We. »

Dillon And Young-Scrivner Also said to favor diversity And inclusiveness has all levels of A the company Workforce, with both executives stressful THE values should be priority by leaders.

"HAS Foot Locker A thing I am Really proud about East that We to have 27,000 employees around THE world And very miscellaneous teams In OUR store," Dillon said. "Ninety-two percent of OUR store teams In THE WE. are Black Or Hispanic And are often young people get their First of all job And often careers are built through that. But, OUR direction team was not miscellaneous has all When I obtained there, SO In THE year I have triple THE diversity of THE direction team And were 60 percent miscellaneous And OUR advice East 80 percent. It is not that hard. If You are A great chief, You attract great people. Diversity East all around We, just TO DO he A priority."

THE executives finished THE talk discuss other key direction advice. Young-Scrivner sharing A experience She had during A advice meeting Or She accomplished how crucial stay authentic has se was In that type of situation.

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