UC LAW LEADERSHIP
SEMINAR
GARY GARFIELD
“Bridgestone/Firestone severs ties with Ford”
BRIDGESTONE AMERICAS GENERAL COUNSEL
TO CEO
MASSIVE CHANGE EFFORT
• VISION AND GOALS
• CULTURE
• STRATEGY
• ORGANIZATIONAL
STRUCTURE
• GOVERNANCE
STRUCTURE
• COMPENSATION
PROGRAMS • PEOPLE
PROFIT GREW 500% IN 6 YEARS
I. SUCCESSFUL LEADERS
GROUP EXERCISE I
What characteristics make someone a successful leader?
10 MINUTES TO:
•LIST OFTHREE CHARECTERISTICS
• SELECTAPERSON TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE GROUP
•3 MINUTES TO PRESENT
1. TRUST
TRUST IS THE COIN OF THE REALM
TRUST YOUR MOST VALUABLE ASSET!
“TRUST TAKES YEARS TO BUILD, SECONDS TO BREAK, AND FOREVER TO REPAIR.”
Dahr Mann
4. SURROUND YOURSELF WITH GREAT PEOPLE
5. HIGH STANDARDS
7. SELF LEADERSHIP/ EMOTIONAL
INTELLIGENCE
II.TOXIC LEADERSHIP
GROUP EXERCISE II
What characteristics make someone a ”TOXIC" leader?
- 7 MINUTES - THREE CHARECTERISTICS OF TOXIC LEADERSHIP - SELECT A PERSON TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE GROUP - 3 MINUTES TO PRESENT
EGOTISTICAL
TOXIC LEADERSHIP MICROMANAGE MERCURIAL
“You do not lead by hitting people over the head –that’s assault, not leadership.”
Dwight Eisenhower
GOOD LEADERS
CHALLENGE ……………………
TOXIC LEADERS
HONEST, DIRECT,
COMPASSIONATE ………………
ENCOURAGE, COMPLIMENT, HONEST FEEDBACK …………...
ATTACK BULLY, DISHONEST, CONDESCENDING INSULT, CUTDOWN
PASSIOINATE, BUT IN CONTOL …………………………..
YELL, THREATEN,ARE ANGRY
III. SELF-LEADERSHIP/ EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE
GROUP EXERCISE III
HYPOTHETICAL
-
10 MINUTES TO:
- DESCRIBE HOWYOU WOULD HANDLE - SELECTAPERSON TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE GROUP - 4 MINUTES TO PRESENT
SELF-LEADERSHIP
“IF YOU DON’T KNOW YOURSELF, YOU CAN’T LEAD YOURSELF. IF YOU CAN’T LEAD YOURSELF, YOU CAN’T POSSIBLY LEAD OTHERS.”
Prof. Harry Kramer
“If you seek to lead, invest 50% of your time in leading yourself.”
Dee Hock, Founder and CEO, VISA
SELF-LEADERSHIP
1. YOUR VISION FOR YOU
2. DRIVE, RESILENCE, SELFAWARENESS, SELF CONTROL, EQ
IQ ISA THRESHOLD…YOU NEED IT …. BUT EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE CAN MAKE YOUASTAR
WARREN BENNIS
EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE
• UNDERSTAND AND CONTROL YOUR EMOTIONS
• RECOGNIZEAND POSITIVELY INFLUENCE THE EMOTIONS OF OTHERS
INDIVIDUAL EXERCISE
- 10 MINUTES TO: - FILLOUR LEADERSHIPACTION PLAN
- IDENTIFY 3AREAS OF IMPROVEMENT - EXAMPLES – PROFESSIONALISM; BUILDING TRUST; CONFRONTING INSECURITIES; BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS
- REVIEWYOURACTION PLAN EVERY DAY
- PRIVATE, UNLESS YOU CHOOSE TO SHARE
“Leaders are made; they are not born. They are made by hard effort, which is the price which all of us must pay to achieve any goal that is worthwhile.”
Vince Lombardi
APPENDIX
About Bridgestone Americas (BSAM)
The Largest Subsidiary in Bridgestone Group
Consolidated Net Sales by market (2015)
About The Bridgestone Group
The Bridgestone Group (Bridgestone Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries) is the world's largest manufacturer of tire and rubber products.
• Established in 1931
• Headquartered in Tokyo, Japan
• 3 regional head offices in U.S., Belgium and Singapore
• Global Net sales: $31.43 billion (2015)
• 144,000 employees
• 180 manufacturing and R&D facilities in 25 countries
• Operates business in 150 countries
Bridgestone Corporation (Tokyo, Japan)
Bridgestone Americas Inc. (Nashville, TN, U.S.)
Bridgestone Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. (Singapore)
Bridgestone Europe NV/SA (Zaventem, Belgium)
GENERAL COUNSEL BRIDGESTONE AMERICAS
Warren Bennis Leadership Institute
Awarded Carnegie Leadership for Public Purpose Designation- only university in OH and among only 25 recipients nationwide
“At the Warren Bennis Leadership Institute, we define leadership as a set of outcomes and not a specific title, rank, or position. In other words, we can and should all be leaders — in our homes, neighborhoods, communities, and organizations. Whenever we offer direction and set goals, align people to ensure work is accomplished, and hold ourselves and others accountable — this is leadership.”
Donna Chrobot-Mason, Director
BUILDING TRUST
INTEGRITY
COMMUNICATION
TRANSPARENCY
EMPATHY/ HUMILITY
"Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships." – Michael Jordan
The leaders who work most effectively, it seems to me, never say ‘I.’ And that’s not because they have trained themselves not to say ‘I.’ They don’t think ‘I.’ They think ‘we’; they think ‘team.’ They understand their job to be to make the team function. They accept responsibility and don’t sidestep it, but ‘we’ gets the credit…. This is what creates trust, what enables you to get the task done. — Peter Drucker
“It isn’t the people you fire who make your job hard, it’s the people you don’t.”
“WE NEED TO TACTICALLY EVALUATE THE STRATEGIC INITIATIVE FROM 40,000 FEET TO ANALYZE IF IT WILL SYNERGIZE OPERATIONS OR NEGATIVELY IMPACT CROSS-FUNCTIONAL TEAMS VERSUS THE YEAR-OVER-YEAR PRODUCTIVITY GOALS.”
WHY?
PEOPLE BUY INTO THE LEADER BEFORE THEY BUY INTO THE LEADER’S VISION
Trustworthy
Sharing informantioon
Vision
Propensity for Action
Result Oriented
Surround themselves with great people.
Excellent Communicator
Intelligent
High Emotional Intelligence“Emotional intelligence is the ability to understand and manage your emotions, as well as recognize and influence the emotions of those around you. The term was first coined in 1990 by researchers John Mayer and Peter Salovey but was later popularized by psychologist Daniel Goleman.”
Willingness to Make Tough Decisions
Open Vulnerable
Setting the Example
ON MICROMANAGMENT:
"Don't tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and let them surprise you with their results."
–
General George S. Patton Jr.
BUILDING TRUST • INTEGRITY
CODE OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
BUILDING TRUST
COMMUNICATION
BUILDING TRUST
INTEGRITY
COMMUNICATION
TRANSPARENCY
BUILDING TRUST
INTEGRITY
COMMUNICATION
TRANSPARENCY
EMPATHY/ HUMILITY
BUILDING TRUST
• INTEGRITY
• COMMUNICATION
• SELF-LEADERSHIP • EMPATHY AND HUMILITY • WALK THE WALK
2. VISION
“IF YOU DON’T KNOW WHERE YOU’RE GOING, YOU MIGHT NOT GET THERE”
3. PROPENSITY FOR ACTION
ON TOP DOWN DECISIONS:
“Leadership is the art of getting someone to do something you want done because they want to do it.”
Dwight Eisenhower
"I've learned that people will never forget how you made them feel.”
– Maya Angelou
“When a man is prey to his emotions, he is not his own master.”
– Benedict de Spinoza
21.“Emotional intelligence, more than any other factor, more than I.Q. or expertise, accounts for 85% to 90% of success at work… I.Q. is a threshold competence. You need it, but it doesn’t make you a star. Emotional intelligence can.” – Warren G. Bennis Making emotions work for you, instead of against you. That’s EQ Applied.
If your emotional abilities aren't in hand, if you don't have self-awareness, if you are not able to manage your distressing emotions, if you can't have empathy and have effective relationships, then no matter how smart you are, you are not going to get very far. - Daniel Goleman, author, psychologist, and science journalist.
3. CREATIVITY
Sales Forecast vs. Actuals
Following slides
Self-Leadership values goals
improving capabilities Professionalism
Emotional Intelligence self-awareness controlling your emotions, attitude, words
knowing how you can influence the emotions of others the ability to understand, use, and manage your own emotions effectively, as well as recognize and influence the emotions of others.
“Whatever is begun in anger, ends in shame.” – Benjamin Franklin
Empowering
Friday, April 11, 2025
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