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.
Vulnerability. We make her sound glamorous, don’t we? We put her name in shining lights, blast her all over social media with hashtags and motivational sayings such as #vulnerabilityisstrength. While that is true — vulnerability is strength — what we don’t give enough airtime to is the uncomfortableness of it. Here’s the cold hard truth,...
At a recent Women in Retail On the Road event, attendees rushed to find the nearest pen and paper when the panelists on stage began rattling off their book recommendations — myself included. Add these books on leadership and professional development — along with a few fun ones — to your reading (or listening) list:...
Some people believe that leaders are born, not made. Whether you subscribe to that notion or not, anyone can hone or develop useful leadership skills. Based on my experience as a leader and working with exceptional leaders, I have found a combination of the following are the most successful indicators for identifying a great leader:...
Dr. Manasa Mantravadi is a board-certified pediatrician who practices in Indiana as a pediatric hospitalist. She launched the world’s first brand of colorful stainless-steel dishes for kids, Ahimsa, and is also a Women in Retail Leadership Circle (WIRLC) member! In this new video series, Dr. Mantravadi uses her background in medicine to bring the WIRLC...
Dr. Manasa Mantravadi is a board-certified pediatrician who practices in Indiana as a pediatric hospitalist. She launched the world’s first brand of colorful stainless-steel dishes for kids, Ahimsa, and is also a Women in Retail Leadership Circle (WIRLC) member! In this new video series, Dr. Mantravadi uses her background in medicine to bring the WIRLC...
Senior-level women are calling it quits after decades of climbing the career ladder. Many of the women who have quit their jobs in the past year say it’s because they were overwhelmed with work and are looking to minimize stress. Others feel undervalued and overlooked for management roles they know they are more than capable...
Prior to her role as Fossil Group global chief marketing officer, Lisa Marie Pillette ran the marketing business at direct-to-consumer brand Casper. In this video clip from a panel discussion during our recent Women in Retail x DVF event, Pillette shares what she learned at the fast-growing startup that influences her work at Fossil Group,...
How often do we see others and think they have it all together? Like they took some magic course on how to have “the thing” and we missed the sign-up sheet and whisper to ourselves, “I’ll never have it.” This very thing happened to me the other week as I saw this prominent female speaker...
There is a lot of conversation about the problems people face across differences. Diversity and inclusion are often pursued as the answer. Reciprocity is the missing key. “Diversity” focuses on the distinctive nature of individual identity, and how each one of us is shaped by the cultures of which we are part of and by our particular...
In this episode of Women in Retail Talks, Women in Retail Leadership Circle Co-Founder Melissa Campanelli interviews Tracey Travis, executive vice president and chief financial officer at The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. This episode was recorded at the 2023 Outstanding Mother Awards in New York City, where Travis was an honoree. Listen in as Travis provides an overview of her career background and current role, what she loves most about her job, why she believes it's critically important to be continuously learning as a leader, and more.
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