Executive leadership is the ability of those who manage employees within an organization to influence and guide individuals to get their best performance. The content featured in this category provides valuable insights for executive leaders on how they can manage their teams better and meet organizational goals.
Women in Retail Leadership Circle’s Lessons in Leadership video series offers exclusive, members-only videos featuring executive women from the Women in Retail Leadership Circle Advisory Board discussing industry best practices, sharing life learnings, and providing strategic tools to excel as a woman leader in retail. Our third episode features a conversation with Kristin Smith, managing...
Women in Retail Leadership Circle’s Lessons in Leadership video series offers exclusive, members-only videos featuring executive women from the Women in Retail Leadership Circle Advisory Board discussing industry best practices, sharing life learnings, and providing strategic tools to excel as a woman leader in retail. Our second episode features Jasmine Bellamy, head of merchandising, planning,...
Welcome to Women in Retail’s Lessons in Leadership video series. These exclusive, members-only videos feature executive women from the Women in Retail Leadership Circle Advisory Board discussing industry best practices, sharing life learnings, and providing strategic tools to excel as a female leader in retail. Our first episode features Winnie Park, former CEO of Paper...
This past year has been unlike any other in recent memory. While 2020 was difficult, at least we all had a brief period of normalcy before COVID-19 upended everything. In 2021, however, the pandemic dominated our lives since day one. On a personal and professional level, many of us are spent. However, in order to...
What sets successful retail organizations apart? What core qualities are needed to effectively lead a team given today’s pressures? At the Women in Retail Leadership Summit earlier this year, these five executive women shared their top leadership tips: Molly Langenstein, CEO and President, Chico’s FAS; Michelle Kelly, CEO, Lilly Pulitzer; Christiane Pendarvis, Co-President, Chief Merchandising...
Meet Jenifer Herrmann, executive vice president of client partnerships and marketing at Evergreen Trading, a media trading firm that provides clients with unprecedented media investment strategies and the industry’s most creative asset and inventory trade solutions (and one of Women in Retail Leadership Circle’s amazing partners). In this exclusive interview, Herrmann shares details about her...
TL;DR: Pandemic stress-related toxic communication can creep into your customer messaging. Don’t let it! Set the example, nip toxicity in the bud, protect your team from incoming, build in rest, celebrate the good stuff, and codify that positive voice in your company style guide. As we think about healthy communication at work, we’re reminded of...
More than 15 million U.S. workers have quit their jobs since April 2021. Companies are responding with well-intentioned quick fixes, such as increasing pay or financial benefits or offering retention or “thank you” bonuses. However, employees are still leaving. If your employees are breaking up with you, the first step is to understand why. In...
Why does your leadership brand matter more now than ever? In order to answer that question we need to first examine the context of the current workforce marketplace. Because we’re in the midst of a once-in-a-generation economy-wide disruption, today’s leaders are faced with the challenge of how to re-engage their workforces — workforces who come...
At the 2021 Women in Retail Leadership Summit, Right Management/Talent Solutions coaches Danielle Beauparlant Moser, Christy Silva, CC Cameron, and Bonnie Diamond asked workshop participants to brainstorm ways to positively engage with co-workers, friends and bosses in their organizations. The following is a compilation of responses from dozens of the workshop’s attendees: How can I contribute to...
