Food, beverage veteran Sally Grimes named CEO of Diageo

Leadership lessons from Foot Locker, Wella CEOs | Food, beverage veteran Sally Grimes named CEO of Diageo | What gymnasts can teach leaders about flexibility Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version]( September 28, 2023 CONNECT WITH NEXTUP  [LinkedIn]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( €‰€‰[Tik tok]( [NEW SmartBrief]( Gender equity news from NextUp, Advancing All Women in Business [SIGN UP]( â‹… [SHARE]( [] Top of the week [] [Leadership lessons from Foot Locker, Wella CEOs]( [Leadership lessons from Foot Locker, Wella CEOs]( Dillon (Wwd/Getty Images) Leaders can understand the needs of their employees better if they embark on a global listening tour and seek to get at the true concern underneath staff questions, say Foot Locker CEO Mary Dillon and Wella Company CEO Annie Young-Scrivner, who recently appeared on a leadership panel together. The pair also emphasized the importance of diversity, as well as releasing perfectionism as a leader because, as Young-Scrivner noted, "if you're perfect, no one wants to help you, so show some of that authenticity and show that you need help." Full Story: [Women's Wear Daily]( (9/19) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] Today's leadership [] [Food, beverage veteran Sally Grimes named CEO of Diageo]( Diageo has named former Clif Bar chief executive Sally Grimes as its new CEO and Claudia Schubert as president and chief operating officer for North America. Grimes, whose resume also includes a stint at Tyson Foods, will start Oct. 1, and will continue Diageo's digital transformation efforts, which include shifting business finance operations to the cloud and moving the tech stack under one operating platform. Full Story: [Consumer Goods Technology News]( (9/26) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] [What gymnasts can teach leaders about flexibility]( [What gymnasts can teach leaders about flexibility]( (Pixabay) Gymnasts must be balanced, resilient, flexible, persistent, precise and embrace change to be successful, writes Lisa Carmen Wang, a four-time USA National Champion gymnast and a serial entrepreneur and investor, who says leaders must also develop those traits. "Each time I embark on a new professional challenge, I never have a guarantee of success, but it's the ability to stay flexible, resilient and true to myself that has empowered me to trust in my journey," Wang writes. 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