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.
For all of us in the midst of happy careers, the headlines keep taunting us with talk (and action!) of “The Great Resignation.” From the The Wall Street Journal to The Atlantic to Inc. to Medium to the The New York Times, the stories abound of the millions of people saying goodbye to jobs they presumably once loved. Jobs...
We here at Women in Retail Leadership Circle are often asked, both by our members and the retail community at large, what are the secrets to landing a corporate board position. Therefore, we decided to create a webinar designed to answer that question — and more. In this webinar, you’ll hear from Kelly McNamara Corley,...
In this episode of Women in Retail Talks, Women in Retail Leadership Circle Senior Editor Marie Albiges interviews Judy Werthauser, executive vice president and chief experience officer at Five Below. Werthauser is also a 2021 Top Women in Retail honoree. Listen in as she discusses why its important to find leaders who leverage your skills holistically, how her biggest challenge as woman in business was doubting herself, and how women can stop holding themselves back.
Duration: 23:04
In this episode of Women in Retail Talks, Women in Retail Leadership Circle Senior Editor Marie Albiges interviews Jamie Lee, head of digital experience at Everlane, an ethically-made apparel brand. Lee is also a 2021 Woman on the Rise honoree, included in the 2021 Top Women in Retail report. Lee discusses her career background in retail and her journey to her current role, including what drew her to join Everlane.
Duration: 18:50
Halloween is a treat because we can be whoever or whatever we want and nobody questions it, including ourselves. I had some outlandish costume demands as a kid, and (thankfully) a creative mother. Scheherazade, Nefertiti, Athena … yes, I’ve always been a powerful woman fangirl. But when it’s not Halloween, I feel like a fraud for...
Why don’t women brag about themselves and their accomplishments? Research shows that a staggering 67 percent of women in the workplace would rather brag about the accomplishments of other women instead of themselves. Carol Sankar, founder of The Confidence Factor for Women in Leadership, is well-versed in teaching women how to advocate for themselves. She’s...
You’ve built a career as a professional, a successful business leader, a business executive with a great firm, an owner of an entrepreneurial business. It all seemed great until you slowly began to wonder, “Is this all there is for me?” It disturbs me to coach so many women who say exactly that — “I’ve...
Leadership development programs have been suffering in value for a long time. In fact, studies show that more than 80 percent of organizations desire an effective leadership program, 55 percent of CEOs are concerned about the lack of next-generation leadership, and 48 percent of CEOs would like help with leadership development from an outside expert.
Do you experience the “Sunday night scaries,” dreading the thought of Monday morning? Or hit snooze on your alarm so many times you lose count because you don’t want to get out of bed and go to work? Overwhelmed, overstretched, and just over it, you find yourself caught in a vicious cycle of work sucks....
Women in Retail Leadership Circle (WIRLC) recently released its 11th annual Top Women in Retail report, featuring in-depth interviews with top female executives in the retail space. The report also features our second annual list of Women on the Rise, the next great leaders in the retail industry. Honorees, all of whom were nominated by Women...
