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.
At the recent Women in Retail Leadership Circle: On the Road | New York City event, leading executive women in retail took the stage during our signature Leadership Panel, discussing everything from their secrets to building a great team, how to lead in a difficult environment, and stories about their personal journeys to success. The...
During the Leadership Panel at the Women in Retail Leadership Circle On the Road | New York City event, moderator Cindy Marshall, CEO and founder of SHINE Strategy, asked the panelists what traits they believed great leaders possessed, and which of those traits they believed were their personal strengths. Emily Culp, CEO of Cover FX,...
In this episode of Women in Retail Talks, Women in Retail Leadership Circle Co-Founder Melissa Campanelli speaks with Nizzi Renaud, chief marketing officer of online marketplace Zazzle, during our recent Women in Retail Leadership Circle: On the Road | San Francisco event.
Duration: 13:24
At the recent Women in Retail Leadership Circle: On the Road | New York City event, attendees were treated to a conversation between Cristina Ceresoli, vice president of marketing at Soma, and Mary van Praag, president, Intimates Group at Chico’s FAS, which includes brands TellTale and Soma. Ceresoli interviewed her boss in a candid Q&A,...
What does it mean to be a visionary leader? According to Mary van Praag, president of the Intimates Group at Chico’s FAS, which includes the Soma and TellTale brands, it starts with believing in yourself and your team, and helping people along the way. “A visionary leader’s role is to inspire people towards a vision...
In this episode of Women in Retail Talks, Women in Retail Leadership Circle Co-Founder Melissa Campanelli chats with Ruth Hartman, the newly appointed president of Lord + Taylor following the purchase of the luxury department store chain by rental company Le Tote, where she served as chief merchandising officer for five years.
Duration: 20:49
During our recent Women in Retail Leadership Circle: On the Road | New York City event, we sat down with Allie Egan, president and CEO of Cynthia Rowley, a leading global lifestyle brand built on the philosophy that fashion should be an adventure. In this video, Egan shares her top five leadership tips and how you...
As both a recovering corporate executive and a successful entrepreneur studying leadership in all its forms, I’ve seen my fair share of great leaders — and sadly some pretty horrible ones. When you think about it, we’ve all spent most of our careers noting, whether consciously or unconsciously, those leaders that are hitting it out...
Delegating is the key to a successful business and what sets bosses apart from true leaders. The hardest part? Knowing when to let go. Are you delegating tasks, then finding yourself nervous, hovering over your team making sure they do it right? Well, if they don’t do it right, it might be as much your...
When roughly 94 percent of Fortune 1000 chief executive officers are men, what qualities drive the 6 percent who are women to the most elite reaches of corporate leadership? To find out, the Korn Ferry Institute studied 57 women who have been CEO — 38 currently and 19 previously — at Fortune 1000-listed companies and others of similar size.
