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Christine M. Day. A Contemporary and Empowered Principled Leader. Brianne Ryan, Jill Kaufman, Jill Dilibero, Chase Walsh, Danielle Malek, Isabel Stearns, and Jessica MacLeod. Agenda. What is a “principled leader”? Christine Day at Starbucks Personal background/values
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Christine M. Day A Contemporary and Empowered Principled Leader Brianne Ryan, Jill Kaufman, Jill Dilibero, Chase Walsh, Danielle Malek, Isabel Stearns, and Jessica MacLeod
Agenda • What is a “principled leader”? • Christine Day at Starbucks • Personal background/values • Christine Day at lululemon athletica • Leadership style • Beliefs • Crisis management • Questions?
What is a Principled Leader? Motivating Mobilizing Empowering Self-aware Emotionally Intelligent Accountable
20 Years of Success at Starbucks: 1986-2007 1986 • Office Manager/ Assistant to Howard Schultz (Starbucks founder) 1988-2003 • Senior Vice President, Finance & Administration • Vice President of Sales and Operations for Business Alliances 2004-2007 • President, Asia Pacific Group
Self-Awareness at Starbuckssteps taken to motivate others Self-awareness Self-aware managers give “serious thought to their styles, strengths and weaknesses” (Caproni, P., 2004). Starbucks China, 2011 • Work-life balance • Drove change, especially for women
Business School Experience • 12-week Harvard program • Benchmarking • Networking • The female CEO: Men and women have very different views of what is manageable “I knew I wanted to be a CEO. And I knew I couldn’t do it at Starbucks. Your first opportunity isn’t running a $10 billion company.” – Christine Day, 2008
lululemon, Meet Christine Day! Why Christine, why now? • Track record • Authenticity and quality • Values community and culture She enhanced lululemon’s foundations Ambassadors Educators Mantra
Challenge the Processinnovate and seek opportunity • Continuous improvement • Look outside yourself • Learn from failure Disconnect between founding managers and new members Encourage higher education “The world is changing so quickly, you need to take a step back, invest in yourself and look at things happening on the global stage.” - Christine Day, 2011
Enable Others to Actpromote trust and ownership Applications: • Focus on teams • Build trust • Collaborate • Take ownership • Encourage personal growth within company
Employee Empowerment and Motivation Building Trust at lululemon No Micromanaging Create jobs “big enough for people” Managers have ownership Encourage to create their “own magic” Responsible for actions “If you screw up, you clean it up” • $300 to each store • $2,700 per year for community outreach
Model the Way and Encourage the Heartset the example and recognize achievement • Take charge in a crisis • Give voice to values • Care Emotional intelligence Empathy Social Skill Bethesda, MD lululemon athletica store
Inspire a Shared Visionbe purpose-led and passionate “Take leadership, don’t wait for it. Inspire, empower lives, and believe you have the ability to change the world.” – Christine Day Deloitte “Women of Influence” Luncheon Series, May 2011
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