1. Vocational Leadership and Agents of Change Presentation
Mary Barra
Vocational Leadership and Agents of Change Presentation

2. Background Information
Born in Royal Oak, Michigan
Attended Kettering University and then Stanford University
Received a Bachelor in Science degree in electrical engineering
Has been working at GM for 33 years
Featured in Times Most 100 influential People in the World
CEO of General Motors

3. Hardships Had to work her way up from staff/engereering positions
Great Recession GM suffered heavy losses (2008/2009)
Her leadership helped get company back on its feet
Named Chairman of GM
Needed to eliminate 2,000 jobs
She turned it around and invested $900 million for job creation at 3 U.S. plants

4. Service Serves as Board of Directors at the Detroit Economic Club
Member of The Business Council
Member of Stanford Board of Trustees
Board of Trustees for the Detroit Day School
Has raised over $2.4 million for scholarships and community art programs
$1.7 million for cancer research

5. Leadership Style Inclusive leadership style Decisive Team Oriented
Persevering Attitude
Respectful

6. Her Management Style
“When we have to make tough decisions, giving direction and setting the strategies for the products of General Motors, there should be constructive tension. We should have vigorous debates … At the end of the day, when the decision has to be made, if we don’t have complete unanimity, I have no qualms about making it. But I want that tension in a constructive way to make sure we evaluate things from every angle. ”