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.
Imagine chasing after your dream job and then actually getting that job. Incredible, right? The way the story is supposed to unfold is that you blow it out of the water; your clients, leaders, and colleagues love you; your numbers on every KPI dashboard are unparalleled; you win all sorts of achievement awards; and you...
Our second installment of Women in Retail x DVF was held at the Diane von Furstenberg Studio headquarters in New York City on June 22. The event featured a panel discussion with industry-leading executives Sabina Lazarz-Daniels, head of America’s digital business, Gucci; Faryl Robin Gilston, founder and CEO, Faryl Robin Footwear; and Lisa Marie Pillette,...
Cassandra Worthy, CEO of Change Enthusiasm Global, took to the stage at the 2023 Women in Retail Leadership Summit, held April 17-19 in Phoenix, to help attendees tap into the power of change. She said change is something that every single person has gotten a lot closer to in the past few years. “As you think...
Life is an unpredictable journey, and as a result, our paths to success are often circuitous, with twists and turns along the way. But it is these twists and turns that shape us into resilient and wise leaders, empowering us to rebuild and achieve what we need to ultimately succeed. This was a key theme...
Sacha Connor is the CEO of Virtual Work Insider, a consultancy that provides thought leadership and training on how to lead, communicate, collaborate and build culture in hybrid and remote teams. Nearly one year ago, Connor spoke to Women Leading Travel & Hospitality about hybrid work during our June 2021 Virtual Exchange event. In this...
Transformational leadership — leadership that encourages, inspires and motivates employees to perform in ways that create meaningful change — is practiced at Signet Jewelers by everyone from its CEO Gina Drosos to its district managers. In a panel moderated by Stacey Widlitz of SW Retail Advisors at the recent Women in Retail Leadership Summit in...
I know what it’s like to defy the odds to set up my business in a male-dominated industry. Having fled my homeland of Ukraine following the Russian invasion in spring 2022, I relocated to Riga, Latvia and immediately established FYST to solve the challenges facing e-commerce businesses in accessing global payment methods. Building a brand...
We live in a disconnected age of overload — a challenge for even the most seasoned of leaders. We communicate in 2D with the people we need to influence the most — where subtleties of expression and emotion get lost. We’re inundated with information, consuming 40 times more information than we did in the 1940s...
To outsiders, it appeared as if Stephanie Morimoto had it all when it came to her career. After graduating from an Ivy League school with top honors, she was hired by leading global management consulting firm McKinsey & Co. Upon leaving McKinsey, Morimoto became the youngest vice president at a national nonprofit, where she hired...
A cohesive team is essential to driving engagement, group morale, and ultimately building a high-performing team that achieves excellent results. So how do we get there? Leadership coach Dr. Quendrida Whitmore, AKA Coach Quen, walked us through her model for developing a high-performance team during Women in Retail Leadership Circle and Women Leading Travel &...
