A female leader can be found in Indra Nooyi, who began her career in India. Nooyi held product manager
positions at Johnson & Johnson and textile firm Mettur Beardsell. Nooyi joined PepsiCo in 1994 and was
named president and CFO in 2001. Nooyi directed the company’s global strategy for more than a decade
and led PepsiCo’s restructuring, including the 1997 divestiture of its restaurants into Tricon, now known as
Yum! Brands. Nooyi also took the lead in the acquisition of Tropicana in 1998 and the merger with Quaker
Oats Company, which also brought Gatorade to PepsiCo.
We can also look at Jack Welch, from General Electric (GE), who worked at GE for twenty years before
they tapped him for the CEO job. Jeffrey Immelt, CEO of General Electric, went to work there in 1982. He
was tapped to be Welch’sreplacement in 2001, and is still there. So, we can make an argument that GE
grows their own leadership and that their leadership style was formed at GE.
Prompt
In the final project, you will write about a company that has exemplary leadership. There are numerous
companies that you can choose from. Take a look at the list of suggested organizations. If you know of an
organization not on the list that you would rather write about, get it approved by your faculty member before
completing this journal. In the journal, explain how the CEO or other administrator of your chosen
organization leads. What is their leadership philosophy? What kind of leadership skills do they possess?
You will utilize this company through milestones until Module Eight, where you will write a paper that
synthesizes the entire image of the organization
Tasks
Choose an organization from this list.
Describe the leadership philosophy of the organization or leaders within that organization.
Explain how the CEO, or other administrative leader of your chosen organization, applies leadership skills
to lead the organization. errs