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Executive Professional Development

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.

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5 Women on the Rise Share Their Crucial Development Skills

Women in Retail Leadership Circle’s recently released 2022 Top Women in Retail report honors women who have excelled in their field. The report features several Women on the Rise — female retail executives who are climbing the ranks and will be the next generation of industry leaders. Many of these featured women attributed communication and...

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How Stacey Renfro Lives Her Mission to 'Be Comfortable With Being Uncomfortable'

In this episode of Women in Retail Talks, Women in Retail Leadership Circle Senior Editor Marie Albiges interviews Stacey Renfro, CEO of mDesign, a home storage and organizational products retailer. She's also a Women in Retail Leadership Circle member! Renfro discusses what drew her to mDesign after years at more traditional retail organizations, how she's aligned her career with her personal mission statement to be comfortable with being uncomfortable, and more.

Duration: 24:36
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Milani Cosmetics' CEO Mary van Praag on Redefining Career Setbacks With Vulnerability and Growth

Women in Retail Leadership Circle’s Lessons in Leadership video series offers exclusive, members-only videos featuring executive women from the Women in Retail Leadership Circle advisory board discussing industry best practices, sharing life learnings, and providing strategic tools to help others excel as women leaders in retail. Our fifth episode features lessons from Mary van Praag,...

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If Grief Has Come, Can Growth Be Far Behind?

Recently I had a spontaneous lunch with two girlfriends who lead their own businesses like I do. The three of us run wildly different enterprises in wildly different ways, but that day we found out that we had a lot in common: we were weary. We were tired of being 24/7 cheerleaders and were in...

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3 Tactics to Overcome Feeling Like an Imposter

Nancy Medoff, best-selling author, speaker and executive coach, has literally “written the book” on women and confidence. In this video, she debunks imposter syndrome and shares her nontraditional take on the issue. Specifically, Medoff shares three tactics for overcoming imposter syndrome: Remind yourself, feelings are not facts. Redirect your anxiety into excited energy. Recall a...

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How Colleen Lindholz's Nonlinear Career Path Prepared Her to Lead Kroger Health

In this episode of Women in Retail Talks, Women in Retail Leadership Circle Senior Editor Marie Albiges interviews Colleen Lindholz, president of Kroger Health, the healthcare arm of The Kroger Co. Lindholz discusses her rise within the Kroger Co. from her first position as a store pharmacist, why she would often "take the road less traveled" when making nonlinear career moves, how she developed Kroger's "Food as Medicine" strategy, and more.

Duration: 24:18
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5 Top Women in Retail on the Career Risks They've Taken

As part of Women in Retail Leadership Circle’s 2022 Top Women in Retail report, which features in-depth interviews with leading female execs from across the industry, we asked honorees to describe a risk they’ve taken in their career and how it paid off. Here are a few of their insightful responses. “One of my biggest...

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Anthropologie's Global CEO Tricia Smith on Career Development: 'Put Yourself in the Driver's Seat'

In this episode of Women in Retail Talks, Women in Retail Leadership Circle Senior Editor Marie Albiges interviews Tricia Smith, global CEO at Anthropologie, an URBN lifestyle brand. Among other topics, Smith discusses her current role, why she looks for career opportunities that allow her to always be learning and leading at the same time, and her advice for how other women can chart a course for their career in retail.

Duration: 26:10
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