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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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The Inner Circle Q&A: Courtney Graybill, Vice President, Customer Experience & Product Management, David's Bridal

We will be featuring Women in Retail Leadership Circle members, advisory board members and ladies who lead in Inner Circle Q&As over the next several months. The interviews will highlight what makes our community so special, from their leadership styles to their favorite vacation spots and everything in between. This week’s Q&A is with Courtney Graybill, vice president of customer experience...

by Melissa Campanelli
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Top Women Retail Execs Share Their Greatest Career Challenges

Women in Retail Leadership Circle (WIRLC) and its sister publication, Total Retail, are proud to present its eighth annual list of the Top Women in Retail. This year’s list features a who’s who of top female executives in the retail industry. Below, a select group of honorees share their answers to the question, “What’s the biggest...

by Caitlin Sullivan
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We Have to Stop Rewarding a Culture of Burnout

We’ve all been there. Anxiously checking our phones, worried about what emails we might be missing, what texts we need to respond to and what posts we should look at on social media. Smartphones, the device that has connected us in so many ways, has started disconnecting us from what matters. “There’s a global delusion...

by Caitlin Sullivan
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Welcome to 2018!

Greetings Inner Circle readers, and welcome to 2018. I hope the year ahead brings much success for you all, both personally and professionally. I thought I’d use this space to let you know about some of the events the Women in Retail Leadership Circle is feverishly working on for 2018. First up is the National Retail Federation’s Big...

by Melissa Campanelli
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10 Tips to Transform Holiday Stress Back to Joyfulness

When I was a child, I loved Thanksgiving. We would spend the whole day playing with our cousins and enjoying all the best comfort foods. One of my favorite parts of the day was Thanksgiving morning. At 9:30 sharp, we’d turn on the Macy’s Day Parade. But it wasn’t the floats or the musical performances...

by Pamela Scanlon
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Bias or Behavior?

I came across a really interesting Harvard Business Review (HBR) report recently, and I’ve been thinking about it quite a bit, so I thought I’d share it with you. The report tried to answer the following question: Is the reason women are underrepresented in the C-suite, in general receive lower salaries, and are less likely...

by Melissa Campanelli
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How Do You Hire?

One of my favorite things to do on Sunday mornings is reach for the Business section of The New York Times and check out Adam Bryant’s Corner Office column. It’s a Q&A-style interview with interesting CEOs (many of them women!), and it’s always chock-full of great leadership lessons and management tips. Plus, it’s presented in an...

by Melissa Campanelli
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