The content featured below was created to help leaders and managers build the skills and gain the knowledge they need to boost their professional performance. Topics covered in this section include managing interpersonal relationships, developing listening skills, having empathy, improving communication skills, how to effectively delegate, what employee empowerment means, among others.
In this episode of Women in Retail Talks, Women in Retail Leadership Circle Co-Founder Melissa Campanelli interviews Sara Spivey, chief marketing officer at Braze, a leading global customer engagement platform. Listen in as Spivey discusses her career background in retail technology, how she overcame obstacles while rising into leadership as a woman in technology, and why she's passionate about increasing girls' engagement in STEM.
Duration: 18:39
As the mom of a daughter who is a pre-med/STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) student, I’m always excited to be a part of discussions around advancing women in STEM careers. That’s why I was thrilled when Mediaplanet, a media company that specializes in producing niche content media and marketing campaigns, asked Women in Retail...
In a session last week at Women in Retail Leadership Days, Cindy Solomon, CEO of the Courageous Leadership Institute, detailed the skills, habits and traits that professionals have leveraged to be successful even in this most trying of years. Solomon’s first point for the virtual audience was that they have to focus on what they...
Clubhouse members: Check out the following Clubhouse rooms featuring Debra Schwartzfarb, a human resources and career consultant (and friend of WIRLC!). Clubhouse members can join the rooms by following Debra Schwartzfarb on Clubhouse or by clicking on the “bell” next to the "follow" button in Debra's profile, and they will be notified when she moderates a room.
Work-life balance is something everyone strives for, but few actually master it. In this video clip, Amy Wood, executive coach, speaker, author and psychologist, discusses what work-life balance actually is; the difference between external and internal balance; tips for achieving balance, such as surrounding yourself with positive people and setting up an energizing workspace; and...
“Excuse me, I’m speaking” became buzzworthy after the 2021 Vice Presidential debate. These words are how current Vice President Kamala Harris reclaimed her voice, re-centered the attention, and took back the microphone during a high-stakes debate. And these words will go down in history. You’ll notice when watching the brief recap here that during interruption No. 3,...
“It’s OK to be scared.” These inspirational words were spoken by Rebecca Minkoff, co-founder and chief creative officer of Rebecca Minkoff, during her opening keynote conversation last week during Women in Retail Leadership Days, our month-long virtual celebration of women retail leaders. In fact, Minkoff said that even if you are scared, do the thing...
Good or bad, what you put out into the world happens — thoughts, words, energy. Positive or negative. Words shared with another human being have some of the most power of all. I’ve learned that my words are a force for others, but mostly for myself. Here are some guiding words to my 2021 self,...
With gender equity progress at risk due to the COVID-19 health crisis and childcare shortages, WerkLabs set out to understand more about the value of keeping moms within the workplace. Via a survey administered to 500+ working professional women, WerkLabs quantitatively measures the value-add of moms as colleagues and managers. Irrefutably, the presence of moms in the workplace results in a more positive employee experience, greater workplace inclusivity, heightened productivity, and an increase in retention.
We all know this list: COVID-19, uncertainty, rapid changes in the way we live, work, relate … It seems that lately, the world we have to navigate is turning increasingly more chaotic. In a recent HBR article, I shared shocking data on the rate of change and the constant disruption we’re all experiencing. “In 2018,...
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