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.
Molly McCabe, senior vice president of people success at Ulta Beauty, looks for three qualities in any leader: deep, functional expertise; a collaborative nature; and an enterprise mindset. In this clip from her interview at the recent Women in Retail On the Road: Chicago event, McCabe delves into her talent acquisition approach at the beauty...
If you’re a woman in leadership and still saying, “I’m not in sales,” I have bad news: you’re playing small and calling it strategy. Here’s the truth: whether you’re pitching an idea, interviewing for a job, navigating a conflict, or influencing where your team goes next quarter (or what your toddler has for dinner), you’re...
In today’s tech-driven retail landscape, speed and innovation are essential. However, without accountability, execution falls short. In this engaging and pragmatic keynote session during Total Retail Tech in Atlanta last month, Dr. Quendrida Whitmore (aka Coach Quen) shares actionable insights to help you build a culture of accountability. (Total Retail is the sister brand of...
Some leaders talk too much. Others don’t talk enough. But the ones who build real trust ask the right questions and actually listen. In a culture obsessed with speed and certainty, curiosity gets overlooked. However, if you want to lead with presence, influence without control, and build alignment without micromanaging, having an innate sense of...
In this episode of Women in Retail Talks, Women in Retail Leadership Circle Co-Founder Melissa Campanelli interviews Antonella Pucarelli, chief commercial officer of IKEA U.S. Listen in as Pucarelli shares her journey to IKEA, how her global experiences have shaped her leadership style, IKEA's commitment to a people-first culture, its digital transformation initiatives, and more.
Duration: 20:24
The best leadership roles aren’t packaged for you — they’re built by chasing what energizes you and leveraging your strengths to drive impact. My career in marketing wasn’t laid out in a neat box. Growing up, I loved critical thinking, creativity, and technology, but no one showed me how these could shape a future in...
We’ve been told leadership is about having the answers. A strong vision. A confident voice. A five-year plan wrapped in a branded slide deck. But in the real world, leadership often looks like standing in front of your team with everything on fire while still holding eye contact and calmly saying, “Here’s what I know,...
Meera Bhatia is spearheading an evolution. As one of the few women of color in retail’s C-suite, she’s spent decades navigating male-dominated spaces like retail and technology with focus and intentionality. Now, as president and chief operating officer of Fabletics, she’s guiding the membership-based activewear brand through its most transformational year yet — steering international...
With back-to-school shopping still going and holiday buying around the corner, retail leaders not only face the challenge of increased traffic, but heightened employee turnover as well. New analysis from ADP Research published in Issue 2 of Today at Work 2025 found turnover among retail workers spikes during the summer months. Based on five years...
I recently had the opportunity to hear General David D. Thompson, vice chief of space operations for the United States Space Force, speak. He noted that there are always going to be times of change and uncertainty in the world, but when times are particularly tumultuous, our job as leaders is to “ensure that tumult...
