Chart Your Course

AUGUST 20, 2016

Because of this deficit in female leadership, the culture of many companies is male-dominated. In companies with a strong vertical hierarchy, the gender breakdown of leadership teams plays a small role. Despite the automotive industry being decidedly androcentric, Nitto Tires is finding a new level of inclusion and productivity.

Company 100

Company Automotive Diversity Metrics 100

HR Digest

APRIL 9, 2024

Providing opportunities for my team members to take on leadership roles and contribute towards achieving our shared goals is a cornerstone of my approach. One of our key objectives this year is to spearhead initiatives that empower women in the automotive industry.

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Diversity Automotive Human Resources Career 52

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 17, 2012

ROWE (results-only work environment) has become a popular strategy too, especially in companies with predominantly younger workforces, like automotive web publisher Edmunds.com. Even at Toyota headquarters in Japan, a surprisingly flat organization given its size, a newly hired associate is often told, "Dig your own job.".

Management 11

Management Automotive Policies Innovation 11

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 14, 2012

It has also upgraded the skills of more than 1,000 incumbent workers in the health care, hospitality, property services, automotive services, and green industries. Boston-based SkillWorks , founded in 2001, has placed more than half of the 500 displaced workers it has trained in new jobs.

Skills 9

Skills Company Health Care Cooper 9

Harvard Business Review

JULY 15, 2015

So when we faced such a challenge at Lear Corporation, a Fortune 200 automotive supplier with 136,000 employees worldwide, we knew the odds were against us. In order to make our success sustainable, we decided to roll out a new “leadership model” for our middle- and upper-level managers.

Resistance 8

Resistance Long-term Short-term Self-aware 8

Skip Prichard

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Reprinted with permission from the book, Outward Bound Lessons to Live a Life of Leadership by Mark Brown, Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc. This concept of service that [Outward Bound founder] Kurt Hahn felt was so important,” said Laura Kohler, senior vice president of human resources, stewardship, and sustainability for Kohler Co.

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Leadership Automotive System Motivation 102

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 15, 2016

The linked system allowed for more insight into customers, and managers could use the information to coach employees, to assess whether they had the right tools and resources, and to identify people with innovative ideas and leadership potential. automotive, financial services, retail, telecomm, and hospitality sectors.

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Survey Retail System Automotive 8