General Motors CEO Mary Barra is the first woman chief executive officer of any automaker. That was a big deal in 2014.
Barra knows this and recently took to LinkedIn to pen her latest piece on why she won’t be the last female CEO of an automaker. In fact, much is changing to ensure women have the opportunity to rise up the corporate ladder.
The benefits of a diverse workforce have been proven clear over and over again, and Barra states GM will continue to do all it can to move forward as a 21st-century corporation through diversity, ethics and social responsibility.
In 2016, women are still underrepresented in the corporate pipeline, according to the most recent Women in the Workplace study. Barra’s approach isn’t simply about choosing a woman over a man, but instead ensuring every tool is utilized to help each employee reach the fullest potential.
She concludes here piece with, “Today, we are doing a better job of giving all employees the opportunity to achieve their full potential and advance through the leadership pipeline. We are making progress, but as the new Women in the Workplace study shows us, we all still have work to do.”
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Men have had enough time to get their shinola together. That’s why women must make things finally happen — women in all positions of authority. Even GM authority.
John it should not matter who or what someone is.
The truth is people should be put into positions based on if they are the best qualified person man, woman or martian. Same on race and or origin.
Too often anymore we place people by quota and that has never given the best results.
Mary has done a damn good job and the best of anyone to head GM in a long time. She has made wise decision and fought back against the old guard inside GM that did not want to change.
Why do I like her as the head of GM. Is it because she is a woman no it is because she was the best choice to deal with the issues GM was facing.
I had though Mark would have been the best choice but he is a product guy and he is much better where he is at right now working on new product. Mary was more of the administration system and she has been tied up working to make the culture in GM better and repair the damage. That is her strong suit and she was the most qualified to deal with it.
God knows we have had too many Danica Patrick’s that get to where they are because of their looks vs skills. Same for some of the guys too. They say the right thing, Hold the can of Coke right and look the right way but no performance yet they keep a ride in racing while much better less model like drivers can’t get a ride.
The point we’ve both made are men can be jerks.
You have proven that before?