Emily Dancyger King

Examiner
DISC Type : cs

Chief People Officer at Lime

San Francisco, California, United States

Overview

Emily Dancyger King is the Chief People Officer at Lime, the worlds largest shared electric vehicle company. Her career includes senior HR and talent leadership roles at Gap Inc. , McKesson, and Citigroup. Colleagues describe her as a visionary, authentic, and pragmatic leader with deep expertise in building organizations and capabilities at scale.

She recently appeared on a podcast discussing her familys history as second-generation Holocaust survivors, sharing how her father was born in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. She values her Jewish heritage and has made it a point to belong to a synagogue to foster a sense of community for her family.

Unique fact: Emily has served as Guest Faculty in Leadership and Organizational Behavior at Harvard Business School.

Personality Overview

Unexpressive

Process Oriented

Tough To Convince

They are heavily focused on quality and prefer doing things the right way, even if it takes time.  Being observant comes to them naturally. They tend to have clarity about their needs and constraints, and are unlikely to over-promise.

Topics They Care About

Leadership Development
Her career focus has been on developing leaders and building bench strength, further evidenced by her role as Guest Faculty in Leadership at Harvard Business School.
Talent Management
She has held executive roles like Chief Talent Officer at McKesson and Head of Talent Management at Gap Inc. , focusing on succession planning and executive development.
Organizational Culture
Described as an inclusive leader, she has publicly expressed pride in her company's leadership and focuses on building agile and effective organizational cultures.

Media Appearances

Emily has no verified media appearances

Work History

7-2022
Chief People Officer at Lime
Guest Faculty at Harvard Business School
2-2021 - 7-2022
Head of HR Strategy & Transformation, Talent Management and People Operations at Gap Inc.
6-2016 - 1-2021
Chief Talent Officer at McKesson
4-2014 - 5-2016
Chief Learning Officer, Managing Director at Citigroup

Education

1994 - 1996
MA from New York University
1991 - 1994
BA from Western University

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Exp : 14 Location : San Francisco, California, United States Job Level : Leadership Designation : Chief People Officer at Lime
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Insights For Selling To Emily

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Ask them which other stakeholders would be important for this purchase decision
  • Spend time addressing concerns around risk and change, they will have them even if they don't express them
  • First of all, focus on building their confidence by sharing examples, case studies etc.

DONT's

  • Don't rely on relationship building even if they act pleasantly
  • Avoid getting into storytelling mode, especially when they ask specific questions
  • Don't be very accepting if that is your natural style, stay firm

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Emily is

  • For them, low risk and acceptance by others are very important, followed by proof of ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Emily

  • They don’t say no often, they push out the decisions or keep going around in circles.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Emily move?

  • They do not like to take decisions in a hurry, so they could be slow in making their mind up.
  • Can Emily take some risk or not?

  • They are low on risk-appetite and prefer to make informed decisions.

You And Emily

Personality Compatibility


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