eBay BACKGROUND
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eBay BACKGROUND. Organization. Background of the Company. Organization Employees. Employee Tasks. Tech Project Management Quality Assurance Software Engineers Architecture User Experience Legal, Marketing, Sales, HR, Finance, Product Management….
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eBay BACKGROUND • Organization
Background of the Company • Organization • Employees
Employee Tasks • Tech • Project Management • Quality Assurance • Software Engineers • Architecture • User Experience • Legal, Marketing, Sales, HR, Finance, Product Management….
Margaret (Meg) WHITMANPresident & CEO • Background
Prior To eBay • Hasbro Inc’s Preschool Division • General Manager • Florist Transworld Delivery • President & CEO • Stride Rite Corporation • President of Stride Rite Division • Walt Disney Company • SR. VP Marketing • Bain & Company • VP • Procter & Gamble • VP Brand Management
Accomplishments • The Wall Street Journal • Time • Fortune • Business Week
Traits • Strong communicator • Promote a vision • Make others feel important • Admits mistakes • Criticize others only in private • Stay close to the action and is involve • Celebrate success • Make trust a priority
Traits Continue • Her Smile
Skills • Steering and influencing relationships to generate financial return • Conversing not commanding • Asking questions as oppose providing answers • Building continual consensus and earning trust through transparency • Experimenting and failing • Make sure board of director are full participants
Skills (Continued) • Collaborative network • Connecting employees and customers in two-way communication • She realizes she can’t control eBay’s community • Trust community • Don’t assume you know more than the marketplace • Demonstrate leadership through learning by listening and understanding • Strong believer in maintaining boundaries
Quiz (Pass / Fail)
Quiz • What happens when you try to steal an eBay customer?
Quiz • What happens when you steal an EBay customer? • Hint:
Quiz • What happens when you steal an EBay customer? • Hint: If you try to take a little bite, away from eBay…
Quiz • What happens when you steal an EBay customer? • Hint: If you try to take a little bite away from eBay… • You might get a big bite back from the big bad dog, in the form of a…
A Meg-A-Bite -- What?
Leadership Behaviors Observed In Meg Whitman
Research Sources • Numerous Internet Sites • Wall Street Journal • Time Magazine • Forbes • News Week • Business Week • Fortune Magazine • U.S. News & World Report • Some Trade Journals • But, Absolutely No Scholarly Journals
Behavior Pattern • Participative
Behavior Pattern • Participative (Dominant Behavior Pattern)
Behavior Patterns • Participative (Dominant Behavior Pattern) • Charismatic
Behavior Patterns • Participative (Original & Dominant Behavior Pattern) • Charismatic (At Different Times)
Behavior Patterns • Participative (Original & Dominant Behavior Pattern) • Charismatic (At Different Times) • Boundary Spanning
Behavior Patterns • Participative (Original & Dominant Behavior Pattern) • Charismatic (At Different Times) • Boundary Spanning (Some Newer Trends)
Participative Leadership(The model from a textbook) • Draws out and listens to followers
Actual Behavior Observed She actively seeks to gather meaningful input from others:
Actual Behavior Observed She actively seeks to gather meaningful input from others: Customers
Actual Behavior Observed She actively seeks to gather meaningful input from others: Customers Employee
Participative Leadership(A model from a textbook) 2. Holding meetings to share decisions, problems and to gather input.
Actual Behavior Observed She hosts a group of 20 “best” customers, monthly, to visit the headquarters in San Jose, California.
Actual Behavior Observed She hosts a group of 20 “best” customers, monthly, to visit the headquarters in San Jose, California. • Other Employees Listen to what customers want. • Meg listens to employee input AND customers
Participative Leadership(The model from a textbook) 3. Giving serious consideration to followers’ input
Actual Behavior Observed • She will make changes based upon the input she gets from meetings…
Participative Leadership(The model from a textbook) 4. Reaching consensus with followers and other leaders as equals.
Actual Behaviors Observed • Carolina mentioned this in her “Traits” • She is transparent and approachable. .
Actual Behaviors Observed • Carolina mentioned this in her “Traits” • She is transparent and approachable, • Prefers to collaborate,
Actual Behaviors Observed • Carolina mentioned this in her “Traits” • She is transparent and approachable, • Prefers to collaborate, • Not condescending.
Actual Behaviors Observed • Carolina mentioned this in her “Traits” • She is transparent and approachable, • Prefers to Collaborate • Not condescending, • Treats her followers as equals.
Participative Leadership 5. Delegating decisions to capable followers
Actual Behavior Observed • We found that she trusts her people, and they love her for it.
Charismatic Leadership (Most but not all behaviors)
Charismatic Leadership • Advocates moral mission and vision
Charismatic Leadership • Advocates moral mission and vision • Uses inspirational rhetoric
Charismatic Leadership • Advocates moral mission and vision • Uses inspirational rhetoric • Build’s own image in followers’ eyes
Charismatic Leadership • Advocates moral mission and vision • Uses inspirational rhetoric • Build’s own image in followers’ eyes • Role model behaviors for followers with high expectations and confidence
Charismatic Leadership • Advocates moral mission and vision • Uses inspirational rhetoric • Build’s own image in followers’ eyes • Role model behaviors for followers with high expectations and confidence • Takes risks to achieve mission