Meet the boss: Michelle Gass of Levi Strauss & Co.

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  What I respond to is when someone comes in and they basically give me the top three headlines.

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  Michelle Goss has been on the receiving end of a lot of presentations,

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  and she's clear on what makes a good one.

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  They're coming in, and it's both what they say and how they say it,

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  with conviction, with passion, with clarity.

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  When I see people do that, it's like they've got me.

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  They've got me at the edge of the chair.

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  Goss led the Starbucks team that came up with the pumpkin spice latte.

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  She helped steer the Kohl's department store chain through the pandemic.

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  And since early last year, she's been the CEO of Levi Strauss & Company.

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  If you listen to our episode on presenting,

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  her aversion to slide decks will feel familiar.

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  I think we can all recognize that PowerPoints and slides can be a crutch.

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  You know,

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  what I want to see is what does this person believe and the critical thinking behind that.

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  And I don't think you need a slide to accomplish it.

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