Leadership Dialogues
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Registration
Details
David Deno, MBA ’82 and CEO of Bloomin’ Brands with Michigan Ross Professor Marcus Collins
Key Dates
Wednesday, March 20, 2024
5-6 PM
6-6:30 PM: Reception catered by Outback Steakhouse
Location
Tauber Colloquium at Michigan Ross, 701 Tappan St, Ann Arbor
Matt Gutman, Chief National Correspondent of ABC News with Professor Ethan Kross
This event is sponsored by the Eisenberg Family Depression Center, LSA Psychology, and the Institute for Social Research’s Research Center for Group Dynamics
Key Dates
Monday, April 8, 2024
4:30-5:30 PM
5:30-6 PM: Reception
Location
Tauber Colloquium at Michigan Ross, 701 Tappan St, Ann Arbor
Participant Requirements
The Leadership Dialogues are open to the entire community.
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Kofi Bruce - CFO of General Mills
What does it take for a leader in a 150-year-old company to navigate change and build community with 40,000 employees?
General Mills Chief Financial Officer Kofi Bruce, MBA ‘98, is a distinguished leader with senior management experience in a broad range of industries. In addition to his role at General Mills, he is also a board member at Lifeworks, Electronic Arts, Aspen Finance Leaders Fellowship, and Partners in Food Solutions.
During his leadership tenure, Bruce has responded to and managed through times of high inflation, supply chain disruption, racial violence and unrest, and a global health crisis. In this session, Bruce described how he views his role not only as the company’s CFO, but as a leader who has driven employee engagement through inclusion, empathy, and transparency when times were tough.
Robin Washington - Former CFO of Gilead Sciences
What does it take to lead and inspire others at the intersection of science and business?
Robin Washington, BBA ’84, board member of Alphabet, Salesforce, and Honeywell, and former chief financial officer of Gilead, joined Professor Yesim Orhun to talk about leading as a woman in complex environments. Washington, who ranked sixth on The Wall Street Journal’s 2014 list of Top Performing CFOs, has also been named one of Treasury & Risk’s 30 Outstanding Women in Finance and Black Enterprise’s 75 Most Powerful Women in Business.
Paul Polman - Former CEO of Unilever
How can business leaders take action to create a positive impact on the world?
Paul Polman, former CEO of Unilever and co-author of Net Positive, joined Professor Andrew Hoffman to discuss how business can be a force for good, accelerating action to tackle climate change, inequality, and other important issues facing society. To create what Paul calls a “net positive world,” Polman and Hoffman discussed, not only how business practice is changing, but how business education must change to bring about this important shift.
Mary Barra - Chair & CEO, General Motors
What does it take to inspire over 150,000 employees at a 100+ year old company to lean into an all-electric future?
On April 12, 2022, Mary Barra, General Motors Chair and CEO, joined Professor Lindy Greer to talk about leadership through radical change and her plans to have GM launch 30 new global electric vehicles by 2025. Barra described her leadership journey and the leader behaviors and practices that she views as most critical in helping her move her company toward this bold future. Professor Greer, an expert on how to lead adaptive teams and organizations, explored how insights on leadership scholarship relate to Barra’s vision and practice of leadership.
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Former CFO of Gilead, Robin Washington, Discusses Leadership, Learning, and Inclusivity During Leadership Dialogues Session
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Former CEO of Unilever, Paul Polman, Discusses Net Positivity During Virtual Leadership Dialogues Session
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