SEPHORA MIDDLE EAST

Retail Leadership Studio: Sephora ME Presentation

2020
 Retail Leadership Studio Overview

What is it? The Retail Leadership Studio is a series of developmental activities for our Retail Leaders.

Who are the participants? Participants include Retail Area Managers/Supervisors, Store/Shop Managers, and Supervisors.

What is the purpose?

• To challenge and develop our retail leaders

• To identify strengths in each individual leader, and as well identify common opportunities seen amongst our leaders so that we can build more specialized training &
development in the near future

• To create a high performing culture with transparent feedback conversations

Who are the assessors? Assessors include a mix of unbiased individuals: head office employees, commercial leaders, and external assessors.

How will you ensure assessors are unbiased and fair? All assessors will go through a ‘train the trainer’ to understand expectations on how to evaluate.

How did you select participants and assessors? Selection for this round of participants and assessors was made by HR & Commercial leaders. There will be future opportunities
for participants to be selected, but we cannot tackle everyone at once!

What to expect after the Leadership Studio? Observations and feedback from the Leadership Studio will be shared with the direct manager which they will then share with each
of their employees who participated. The feedback shared will highlight both strengths and areas of development that were observed. With their manager, they can create a
development plan to maximize their strengths and identify developmental opportunities.

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 Directions

Welcome to your first Retail Leadership Studio challenge!

We are so excited to be on this journey with you.
Directions:

Part 1: complete this PowerPoint presentation. This presentation is a representation of WHO YOU ARE, both
personally and professionally. We want to see your creativity here, so feel free to MAKE IT YOU!

Part 2: record yourself!

 Find a quiet space with enough lighting
 Ensure your full body is within full view of the camera. Stack your phone on top of some books if needed
 Record yourself presenting the information from slides 5-7
*Note, you do not need to have the PowerPoint slides visible in the video. We will be focusing on you and how you are
presenting. The PowerPoint itself will be reviewed separately.
 Your presentation should be approximately 3 minutes, so manage your time wisely!

Once complete, please send the following to Karen Fayez Perez by Saturday, 15th September:
KarenFaye.Perez@sephora.ae
1) The completed PowerPoint
2) The video of yourself presenting the information in slides 5-7
*Note: we will NOT follow-up with you on this – if you do not submit it by the deadline above, you will not get
the credit for this part of the Retail Leadership Studio day.
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 tell us about you!
Your Answer Example
First & Last Name Joe Jackson

Title Skincare Manager

Store Panorama
Insert a photo that
represents YOU Country You Are Based Bahrain
In
Nationality Romanian

Language(s) Arabic (fluent)

English (intermediate)

Mobility (if open to Open to moving to UAE,

mobility, where?) Qatar

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 Your leadership journey
On this slide, tell us about your leadership journey. Remember, both personal and
professional experiences contribute to your journey, so feel free to include both!

Things to consider:
• Get creative - make it YOU!
• Any format is accepted. Feel free to use photos, charts, timelines, graphs, or whatever you
think helps explain and represent your leadership journey.
• Think about: “What are some big life events that have contributed to my leadership
journey? What are big decisions that I have taken that have led me to a new opportunity?”
(for example: education, having children, moving to a new country, a specific person you
met who had an impact on you…etc.)

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 Your leadership style
On this slide, tell us about your leadership style.
Things to consider:
• Get creative - make it YOU!
• Any format is accepted. Feel free to use photos, charts, timelines, graphs, or whatever you
think helps explain and represent your leadership style.
• Think about:
 Who am I as a leader?
 How would I describe my “style” of leadership?
 How do I provide feedback and coaching to my team?
 How do l build trust in my team?
 How and when do I reward my team?
• Give an example of how you have helped someone on your team progress in their
development.
• Be specific and provide examples.
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 Your role at Sephora

On this slide, tell us about your role at Sephora. We want to know about you, your
store, what makes it unique, what does “a day in your shoes” look like?

Things to consider:
• Get creative - make it YOU!
• Any format is accepted. Feel free to use photos, charts, timelines, graphs, or whatever you
think helps explain and represent your role at Sephora.
• Think about “what makes my role unique? What makes me unique to this role? How would
my team describe me? What are my strengths in this role? What are my opportunities in this
role?”