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.
Work-life balance and work-life harmony are not the same thing. In part two of this video series, Blake Schofield, former corporate executive and founder and CEO of Connections Illuminated, shares tips for managing stress in the workplace with a specific focus on the retail industry. She explains how retail leaders can create positive change, reduce...
A Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) study published in mid-October estimates that the financial costs of the COVID-19 pandemic will be more than $16 trillion. However, the true costs of the COVID pandemic may be more insidious. For example, it has become clear that the pandemic has disproportionately impacted working mothers — left...
Work-life balance and work-life harmony are not the same thing. In part one of this video series, Blake Schofield, former corporate executive and founder and CEO of Connections Illuminated, breaks down the difference between these two ideas, why achieving work-life harmony is more important now than ever before, and the biggest mistakes people make when...
In the closing keynote of last year’s Women in Retail Leadership Days virtual experience, author and speaker Brit Barron shared some personal stories featured in her new book, “Worth It,” about her journey to overcoming fear. She encouraged and inspired attendees to overcome their own fears that may be keeping them from evolving. In this...
I love that right after celebrating his 71st birthday and in the middle of a worldwide pandemic, Bruce Springsteen released a brand new album, Letter to You. That’s after a few other highly productive years back-to-back: Writing a 528-page autobiography, creating films, cutting other albums, playing worldwide tours, and doing a 236-show run on Broadway....
Are you one of the scores of hard-working professionals whose career has been disrupted or eliminated? If so, you’re on the front end of a career change. Contemplating your unknown future can trigger a flood of emotion. You might be angry, anxious or a little of both. Guess what, you’re normal. This is a big...
CEOs for the future will need to demonstrate inquisitiveness, agility, humility and an insatiable appetite for learning like no generation before them. They’re more visible in terms of their public persona, and need to be comfortable with employees, citizens, customers and shareholders all projecting their hopes and expectations onto them. At the same time, CEOs...
We’re living in a time in which the calls for action and meaningful change around diversity, equity and inclusion are loud and forceful. As leaders, we must meet the moment — challenging the status quo with action and accountability to champion more diverse and inclusive environments that foster a sense of belonging for our people....
Women in the Workplace is the largest comprehensive study of the state of women in corporate America. Now, in 2020, women in corporate America are facing a new challenge: the COVID-19 pandemic. This year’s report focuses on how the pandemic has affected women at work, including the unique impact on women of different races and ethnicities, working mothers, women in senior leadership, and women with disabilities. It also looks at the emotional impact of incidents of racial violence in this country on employees.
Fran Philip, board member at Vera Bradley, Totes Isotoner, Sea Bags, and Coats, shares key resources for women executives looking to gain corporate board positions. Fran also serves on the Women in Retail Leadership Circle advisory board.
