As a woman, I always thought that I could look up to HON as an inspiration. But the more that I see her operate in her climb to the top, the more sad I get. She is shallow, hypocritical, and cares deeply what people think about her, not doing what’s right. I’ve seen other female leaders (CS, MD, MM) take similar paths. I’m just not cut out for that type of style. I value people and integrity.
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@1nif+1vZ658ju even if quotas are no longer enforced, the individuals who were promoted into leadership roles under those policies remain in place now, continuing to shape key business decisions, hiring processes, and the overall strategy of their functions.
Sure, most leaders might find time to talk to you… that is not so difficult. But in the end, they are not helpful because they are either incompetent, spineless, or both. We have been promoting or putting people into roles they have no business being in.
I’m sorry to read this. You do know that most (not all) leaders (female / male) are approachable and easy to connect with. And they will carve out time for you. Times are changing - agree, never fast enough, but it’s happening especially at the top. It is 2 bad this platform is anonymous and it appears it’s not possible to connect individually. Please trolls, be respectful in commenting to this message.
As a woman that has worked here for decades, I’ve never once sorted out my leaders by gender. You’re either a good leader or not in my eyes. I learn from all my leaders. I have a body so I’m an athlete. Period.
Man or woman doesn't matter. The big point that HON has not delivered in any role she has had and should be held accountable for MASSIVE shareholder value destruction. Proponent of CDA? Huge fail. Marketplace and partner strategy? Fail. Nike Direct? fail. Profitable Nike Stores? Fail. Gender offense? Fail. She's had her hands all over these (and more) initiatives. We also know she's not been promoted based on outstanding team leadership and people development either.
So what is the secret sauce? When people look up at leaders like this they become cynical and adopt the same strategies that she used to get to the top. Politics, bullying, backstabbing and creating introverted power cliques. She's got to go.
If we can’t even inspire our own teams, how can we possibly bring inspiration to athletes…
I think the big issue with our current leaders, compared to those in the past, is that across the board, they’re too focused on themselves and don’t know how to build real followership. They hold leadership titles, but they lack the ability to anctually inspire their teams. They talk a lot about focusing on the team, but it’s all empty words and a performance rather than genuine actions. This is especially true of the names being mentioned in this thread. When people say Nike lost its mojo and needs to rebuild is culture, I think this is part of it. Add a business downturn to the mix, and it’s no surprise we have a very disengaged workforce.
@1xnp+1vZ658ju Quit complaining this is a DEI thing. The Supreme Court upheld that affirmative action was illegal and no one is pushing for quotas anymore.
What happens when a DEI strategy goes off the rails. There needs to be a return to judging based on merit.
Agree!
Where is the authenticity? Appearance is all that matters to HON, up in the ivory tower, never connecting with the little people. Some botox, hair extensions, weight loss dr-gs, stupidly expensive non-on-brand clothes and we have a fake poser of a leader.
Yes the female leaders that have remained here all have a very similar profile (I’m a female so I’m not being s**xist here)…but this isn’t the type of leader I am nor I aspire to be and so I don’t feel I fit in. All the good ones if you’ve noticed have left - SSE in Finance a good example - and now all we have left is someone like NR who doesn’t care much about development of others and has created a toxic environment around her
Oh god, YES. Like when MLP talks about all the racism she faces...
Lady, that same sh-t happens to me as a white man. She just can't see it because she assumes all mistreatment is based on skin color.
Maybe judge people on their merit, instead of their private parts, and you'll be less disappointed in people. You'll also be smarter.
People su-k no matter their gender or skin color. Don't be fooled by their dangly bits, you know?
It's victim mentality. When a woman with a victim mentality is criticized, she thinks the criticism must come from a place of s-xism.
It's a way to not take responsibility. A way to paint themselves as victims, when really, they're a sh---y person and would be disliked no matter their s-x or skin color.
These leaders always seem to hide major issues and only share the good stuff with higher ups. They just throw around a bunch of business buzzwords to make everything sound amazing, but meanwhile they’re ignoring the real problems. And if anyone dares to disagree with them or hurt their ego, they’ll either find a way to fire them or diminish their work to ruin their career.
I couldn’t agree with this more. I’ve felt this way for some time about some of our female leaders but can’t dare mention it even in passing to close acquaintances for fear of being labeled s-xist. It seems like these VPs are shielded from criticism of acting self-serving or not doing what’s in the company’s best interests simply because they are women.
That's why I am not optimistic about our future. Not only the very top layer is filled with someone like HON but also the layers below. They hire those alike and I think the whole promotion system at Nike is corrupted, EH is a good start but we have long way to go...
We simply underestimate the impact of promoting wrong people, when those people become people managers, they have the power to hire / fire or manage "succession" plan. At the end, people is the core of culture and that's what brings us here.