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.
Holly Briedis, executive vice president and chief digital officer of Fossil Group, has a few non-negotiables when it comes to being a working parent. The mother of a five-year-old and a three-year-old, Briedis said in an interview with CommerceNext Co-Founder Veronika Sonsev at Shoptalk that she always leads authentically, bringing 100 percent of her personality to...
This video features a discussion from the Women in Retail Pavilion at Shoptalk 2024, held March 17-20 in Las Vegas. Mary Beth Sheridan, chief merchandising officer at The Children’s Place (and Women in Retail Leadership Circle member), was interviewed by Liza Amlani, principal and co-founder of Retail Strategy Group. Sheridan discusses the mark of a...
Women in Retail Leadership Circle (WIRLC) recently released its 14th annual Top Women in Retail report. The valuable resource highlights female executives who impressed us as well as colleagues from the industry. Honoree Mandy Fields, senior vice president and chief financial officer at e.l.f. Beauty, is one such example. Here’s a sampling of Fields’ interview featured...
In this episode of Women in Retail Talks, Women in Retail Leadership Circle Co-Founder Melissa Campanelli interviews Shannon Hennessy, CEO of The Habit Burger Grill, quality made-to-order food and a subsidiary of Yum! Brands, Inc. Listen in as Hennessy discusses her career journey, the importance of having finance strategy experience to prepare for a chief executive role, her vision for company growth, work/life integration and setting clear boundaries, and more.
Duration: 19:41
For the past two years, business leaders have struggled with low employee engagement, low productivity rates and general discontent among workers. Research by CNBC and SurveyMonkey found that 91 percent of workers with a mentor feel satisfied with their jobs, an increase of more than 20 percent over those without one. The same study found that...
In this video, retail industry experts Laura Barrett and Elizabeth Elliott of Columbus Consulting share some wisdom during Women’s History Month. The women leaders discuss two pivotal moments in their careers that helped to define their own personal brands and how key female role models in their lives helped to influence who they are today, both...
In this episode of Women in Retail Talks, Women in Retail Leadership Circle Senior Editor Marie Albiges interviews Mindy Massey, global executive director of stores at Anthropologie, a unique, full-style lifestyle brand in the URBN portfolio. Massey details how her role and leadership style has evolved over more than 20 years at Anthropologie, leading with empathy, her mantra "grace, space and place," what the next generation of female retail leaders should focus on to advance in their careers, and more.
Duration: 21:00
In examining the integration of personal and business brands, it’s crucial to recognize three distinct types of CEOs, each with unique approaches. Having assumed the role of the second type of CEO, I can provide insights within this category. Here are the three CEO types: the namesake CEO; the non-namesake CEO who is open to...
At the February Virtual Exchange with Women in Retail Leadership Circle (WIRLC) and Total Retail last week, Senior Editor Marie Albiges spoke with two 2024 Top Women in Retail honorees about a variety of topics, including the evolving customer, the intricacies of leading teams, and the importance of being a curious leader. In this clip...
This is seventh in a series of articles for consideration when thinking about yournextnext™. The content is based on the Springer-Alvarez career development survey for employees and employers. Here at Your Next Next, we are often speaking with employees about what they really want — things that they would never share with their manager. While...
