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Executive Leadership

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.

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Salesforce Exec and Author on Staying Inspired While Working From Home

In this episode of Women in Retail Talks, Women in Retail Leadership Circle Co-Founder Melissa Campanelli interviews Karen Mangia, vice president, customer and market insights at Salesforce, and author of the new book, "Working From Home: Making the New Normal Work for You." Listen in as Mangia discusses her career background, what led her to write her new book, and a few of her best tips for working from home successfully.

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FabFitFun's Founder on How to Keep Your Team Motivated During a Crisis

During our July installment of the Women in Retail and Total Retail Virtual Exchange, Katie Echevarria Rosen Kitchens, co-founder and editor-in-chief of FabFitFun, a lifestyle membership platform designed to inspire women to lead happier, healthier lives through product and brand discovery, participated in a discussion with Melissa Campanelli, co-founder of Women in Retail Leadership Circle...

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How to Be an Empathetic Leader Without Being a Pushover

In these difficult times, we look to business leaders to take the helm of their companies with confidence and authority. However, now is not the time to rule with an iron fist. It certainly wouldn’t be an effective way to invigorate your team to come back to work and, more importantly, to perform at their...

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How to Be a Successful and Persuasive Communicator While Working Remotely

As social distancing becomes the new normal throughout the U.S. and the world, professionals across industries are making drastic and immediate changes to their work and presentation styles. With the quick shift to working from home, business leaders, lawyers, and sales and marketing teams are navigating new terrain — figuring out how to effectively communicate in a way that will achieve a desired outcome while working remotely.

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Retail Industry Executive Compensation Report

The COVID-19 pandemic hit the retail industry hard in 2020, forcing widespread store closures, declining revenues, and pressure on cash flow, except for grocery, drug and other essential businesses. Other compensation actions, such as the elimination of merit increases and low, or no, annual bonus payments, were common among the most impacted companies.

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How Loungewear Brand Lunya Pivoted During the Pandemic

Lunya is a luxury sleepwear company for the modern woman that Ashley Merrill, CEO and founder, created when she came to the realization that even though we spend over one-third of our lives in bed, sleepwear tends to be the most undervalued part of your wardrobe. We sat down to talk to Merrill about the...

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How to Become Better Allies and Fight Racism

Last week in this spot, after I discussed my feelings around the murder of George Floyd and explained how the Women in Retail Leadership Circle will always stand against racism of any kind, I asked all of you for some ideas on how we can work together to end racial injustice and become better allies. And,...

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Leadership in the New Normal: How to Lead With Transparency and Grace

Jennifer Thornton, A.C.C., is an award-winning executive coach for fast-growing companies that want to attract, retain and develop top talent as a primary driver of achieving their business goals. In this “Leadership in the New Normal” video, Thornton, who is also the founder of 304 Coaching and a certified Conversational Intelligence® (C-IQ Ⓡ) coach, shares...

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