Responsible Leadership In A Changing World, VOICES2023 | The Business of Fashion
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- Опубліковано 4 гру 2023
- At every juncture of her extraordinary professional journey, Leena Nair has authored a series of ‘firsts.’ Growing up in her home country of India, she was part of the first cohort of female students at her school, at Unilever she was the first woman to lead global human resources, responsible for 150,000 employees and in January 2022 she became Chanel’s first-ever global CEO of Indian-origin - making her the only woman of colour leading a major global luxury brand.
Nair is leaning on the lessons from her people-centric career to lead Chanel into the future as the post-pandemic luxury boom comes to an end. “I really believe if you look after people, their growth and development, their dreams and aspirations, they will look after the business. They will help you with ideas and really care about the institution they’re a part of,” says Nair.
Nair sat down for her first public talk with BoF founder and editor-in-chief Imran Amed at BoF VOICES 2023 to share her vision for Chanel, philosophies on leadership and advice for women who feel like outsiders.
Key Insights:
- Growing up in her home country of India, Nair frequently battled gendered stereotypes. “After a point I had to stop listening. … Gender roles were so strong. … One of the most [common] comments I would get is, ‘You’re so talented. You should have been a boy,’” she recalls.
- Acknowledging that she is a fashion-industry outsider, Nair is conscious of fostering a supportive and inclusive work environment. “Lift as you climb. … I feel the responsibility of making it easier for those who come after me,” she explains.
Nair intentionally welcomes insights from diverse perspectives. “I really feel the days of the superhero leader with all the answers is way behind us. … How can one individual have the answers?” she asks. “Collective problem solving, collective creation, collective ideation … is really important to me.”
- Sharing her vision for Chanel, Nair outlined her three pillars for the brand’s future. “One is to have a positive impact in the world. … The second is, in the world of AI, to be relentless in protecting human creation, human creators, human relationships. And third, to always be part of what’s next, to shape what’s coming.”
- Nair’s advice to young women finding their voice in whichever industry they are drawn to is straightforward: “Be unafraid to try and express your ambition and what you want to do. … Be intentional to say I want this, because if you can’t express ambition in those words to yourself, to your CEO, to your mentor, to someone who supports you, how can it ever be translated into reality?”
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She is SO INCREDIBLY smart, eloquent, inspiring and humble. Love her.
XLRI Jamshedpur Gold Medalist. What a journey!!!!! Impeccable
Some skillful navigation into real stories through all the mini speeches!
Fantastic and resourceful,
Inspiring
she's so inspiring ! really
I thoroughly enjoyed listening to this talk with Leena Nair. She's not only a trail blazer but her compassionate empathic leadership approach really reasonated with me while listening. Please do more segments with her.
So insightful. Thanks for sharing
A Chanel IPO is coming. There's no doubt in my mind.
💪🏼💪🏼❤❤ Loved it!
2 thoughts. It feels like the two brothers care more about their horses than Chanel. If Bernard Arnault watches this video, he must be laughing his ass off.
5alee walee
She is incredibly insincere and fake Channel made a mistake bringing this woman onboard. I will not support Channel under this woman.
Does her tan skin bother you? The owners of Chanel are sharp business people, and they decided 3 years ago, she's right for the role of CEO.
Her tan skin???? Where was that even mentioned?
@@sov2009 Let me re-phrase: does the fact she's not of European descent lead you to believe she's not competent? The owners of this private company Chanel are quite smart business people. Their decision appears to have been correct.
"Chanel"
@@healthyself7941 first of all..🤔 where did I even comment anything about her?? But now that where are in this arena... "maybe" the reason why some people don't like her is because she doesn't come from the fashion industry or because in a couple of interviews she was not even aware of what she was wearing from the firm that she represents now or "maybe" cos she wants to fire some people who work for decades for Chanel cos she wants to replace them with IA and not because of her "skin color".
Now i understand the downfall of chanel 😂
Quite honestly I’m shocked about her “why” to join Chanel. What she mentions can be applied to multitude of other brands. “Who doesn’t like Chanel?” or “everyone likes Chanel”… Really? Or “sustainability”… Really? Is this what Chanel is about? I get that it was a CEO role, she was the first female and not of the French origin to lead it. I aplaude her for that. She is double-triple first again. Great fit to her personal brand but I didn’t hear a single thing that would convey a genuine connection on a personal level with the brand and also, imho, an internalized understanding of what Chanel brand is all about. And where she wants to take it. To sustainable luxury? Just my take on it with all respect to her management and career achievements.
i give her 12 more months, tops
Why don't you give yourself 6 months to develop your brain?
Lmao you keep commenting from your house while she galvanizes chanel :)
Is her tan skin getting under your skin? She's been CEO over 3 years. The owners evidently think she's doing a good job.
What were they thinking when they decided to hire her? This woman is not inspiring. She belongs in the world of HR. No imagination. And those socks….really???