Investing in Leadership Topic: Leadership development, cross-cultural leadership, mentors

Jean Paul Agon, the president and CEO of L’Oreal, joined the company right after his university graduation in 1978 and has continued to grow as a leader over his more than 40 years with the company. Headquartered in France with more than 80,000 employees around the globe, L’Oreal is the world’s largest cosmetic company. Today L’Oreal management still believes leadership development starts at the beginning of your career.

Each year, almost 650 recent university graduates join one of L’Oreal’s management training programs.92 The format of each program varies on geographic location, with trainees spending between 6 and ...

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