Innovation Excellence

MARCH 30, 2025

GUEST POST from Janet Sernack When I exited my corporate career more than thirty-five years ago, I was privileged to be regarded and respected as the Fashion Direction Manager for the Grace Bros Department Store group, one of Australias most senior women in retail management.

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Rich Gee Group

JULY 29, 2024

You’ve made it to a significant point in your career. But here’s the hard truth: the leadership strategies that brought you success might not be the same ones that will keep you moving forward. Your leadership must evolve with your career trajectory. Congratulations! It’s a common pitfall.

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Leading Blog

JULY 26, 2021

We updated health and safety procedures, employed technology to streamline billing and appointment scheduling, digitized our designs, added retail elements, and provided respectable wages for our artists and employees to let them know their importance to the business. Here are some additional ways that we elevated our brand above the fray.

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Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

Guest Post by Ben Fanning , the Burnout Specialist: Let me share with you what happened when I started my job at the largest sporting goods retailer in the world. But if you’ve worked for a retailer, you know it as Black Friday because of all the pressure and late nights that result. Our survival as a team would be tested.

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Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 21, 2025

Questions of where, how, and why we work loom large, and trust in traditional leadership models has plummeted. Now, theres essential evidence that proves humanity in leadership is needed to save our work. Weve dedicated our careers to empowering and enabling companies to thrive through a human-powered approach to leadership.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

These Human Resource leaders represent the top 25 human resources leaders shaping careers, culture, and talent at the world’s most innovative people driven companies. N2Growth and Stanford Graduate Graduate School of Business are pleased to congratulate those individuals recognized on the 2020 Leaders25 Top CHRO List.

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Michael Lee Stallard

JULY 27, 2011

Behar was loved and respected throughout Starbucks for his heart and passion as well as his work ethic, openmindedness and judgment about the retail business. He became a Starbucks employee for the rest of his career, in no small part because his boss, Howard Schultz, had a heart. and “what do you enjoy in life?”

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Terry Starbucker

AUGUST 13, 2017

Those couple of things were the leadership traits that fueled and sustained me throughout my career, through the good times and the not-so-good times. They kept the “fire in my belly” every single day I stepped into the leadership arena. What were those things?

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HR Digest

DECEMBER 17, 2024

On a mission to make Starbucks the Best Job in Retail, the company has decided to expand its leave policy after employees indicated that its current 6-week program was insufficient for them. No other retailer offers a better parental leave benefit for new parents. store partners.

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Terry Starbucker

JULY 29, 2018

This is Part 2 of my journey (in three parts in 3 weeks) to what I consider to be the heart of great More Human leadership – the success trifecta: A successful company, A happy team, And a fulfilled YOU. Early on in my journey, I heard that line again and again during my career, but more often in the form of a lament.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 16, 2020

Sales and profits outperformed the entire retail sector over a two-year span. ? Culture Change is Dangerous to One’s Career Someone might come to the conclusion that a person leading organizational change will risk losing their job. Results of the culture change process include: ? What are your assumptions about culture change?

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In the CEO Afterlife

MAY 20, 2014

Negotiating for a lower price or something extra is the modus operandi of every antique retailer, real estate broker, flea market merchant and automobile dealer. Leadership. This is a corollary to leadership and strategy but it is also a core value that must permeate the entire organization. I’m not taking issue with that.

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HR Digest

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

There are many reasons to think of opting for a second career—dissatisfaction with the present job or career you have; need to earn an extra income; to exercise your creative juices; for more money or you are not ready to retire yet and want an extra shot at the job market. Walt Disney’s first career was as a newspaper editor.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 14, 2010

While much has been written about corporate vision, mission, process, leadership, strategy, branding and a variety of other business practices, it is the engineering of these practices to be disruptive that maximizes opportunities. link] LEADERSHIP : Disruptive Business Models – N2Growth Blog « Tech4buziness – Eng [.]

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Women on Business

DECEMBER 7, 2010

This online retailer offers everything from bedroom furniture, luggage, shoes and bags, home and garden accessories, and also living room and dining furniture, like this chest of drawers. I’m focusing on health and fitness, and to that end I’m inviting you to join me.

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The Center For Leadership Studies

JULY 10, 2024

The paragraphs that follow will highlight our experience with the retail industry. In a word the retail industry is massive. Approximately 16 million people in the United States are employed by retail, and roughly 16% of retail sales are conducted through e-commerce. would be attending training at the same time.

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Tanveer Naseer

SEPTEMBER 2, 2014

Last week, I shared the news of a special, month-long leadership series here on my blog to celebrate the release this month of my first leadership book, “ Leadership Vertigo ”, co-written with S. In their new book, Leadership Vertigo , Tanveer Naseer and S. If so, you’re not alone.

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thoughtLEADERS, LLC

MARCH 18, 2025

As an expert in the field of pop-up retail, she worked with companies like Marc Jacobs, Chanel, and Google to create incredible short-term retail experiences. Read the rest of this post at thoughtLEADERS, LLC: Leadership Training for the Real World. Todays post is by Zach Obront, co-founder of Scribe Media.

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Coaching Tip

OCTOBER 23, 2013

Everybody knows how hard it is and chooses to be there,” says Faisal Masud, who spent five years in the retail business. Can''t Get Enough Leadership Related articles. Two Leadership Self-Coaching Guides for Career Women. A Feminine Leadership Way of Doing Things. I filed patents; I innovated.

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Chart Your Course

APRIL 13, 2013

As a result, QuikTrip was expanding with new stores and larger projects during the recession, while other low-cost retailers were closing stores and announcing layoffs. Leadership training is also critical for managers, as it equips them to guide and groom their staff. Provide opportunities for advancement.

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Great Leadership By Dan

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

Over the course of his career as an entrepreneur, he has directly witnessed many of the benefits that I listed above. Why It’s So Important to Trust and Believe in People My father, who started a business from scratch with my grandfather in Venezuela, taught me a lot about the importance of trusting in your people.

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Ron Edmondson

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

In this episode of The Ron Edmondson Leadership Podcast with Ron and Nate , Ron shares some things he guarantees leaders will experience in their first year of senior leadership. I have transitioned into a senior leadership position numerous times in my career. I hope this episode helps you be a better leader.

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Chartered Management Institute

JANUARY 21, 2025

Blog: I was adding more layers to the leadership experience I already had Written by Dave Waller Tuesday 21 January 2025 Share Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to LinkedIn Share via email The University of Exeters Duncan Tarrel CMgr MCMI recently completed a Chartered Manager Degree Apprenticeship.

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Great Leadership By Dan

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Approaching a meeting with the CEO of his organization, one of my culture clients (a senior executive of a major retailer) said, “I’m going to ask him whether he thinks we are a power-driven company, a profit-driven company, or a purpose-driven company.” Chris Edmonds : Is your company primarily power-, profit-, or purpose-driven?

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Chartered Management Institute

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

During her application for Chartered Manager status, Emma, who now holds a CMI Level 7 in Strategic Management & Leadership Practice , took time to reflect – and was surprised at her achievements and the impact she’d made over the years. Please login to the left to confirm your registration and access the article.

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HR Digest

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Donna Morris, Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer at Walmart, discusses the world’s largest retailer’s priorities when selecting future leadership pipeline, and why companies who hire a diverse talent do better than others. It is exciting what the team has established, including the ability for our U.S.-based

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Modern Servant Leader

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

As successor to Schultz, Narasimhan has big shoes to fill and begs the question, “what can we expect from his leadership”? . Leadership Experience. When it comes to leadership experience, Schultz and Narasimhan have a few things in common. Beyond that, the two followed very different career paths. . Leadership Style.

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Innovation Excellence

DECEMBER 25, 2018

I was shocked to see in my calendar that it’s exactly 30 years since I exited my corporate career as a top retail executive at the now defunct Coles-Myer Group. I also realized that it’s also my 30-year anniversary as a serial entrepreneur who is not only still in a SME business, but is ploughing.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 14, 2011

An answer to this was anything but obvious, and I struggled to find one shortly after my friend Katie and I were laid off from what were supposed to be dream jobs with an online shoe retailer. We knew that choosing the latter entailed taking, quite probably, the greatest risk in the face of an unstable economy; yet, in the end, we did anyway.

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 23, 2018

If you are a retail manager or store owner, then you’re probably already aware of the difficulties in managing staff. Retail managers get put under a lot of pressure, and the job isn’t for everyone. However, many people can succeed in this chosen career by being organized, respectful, and determined. Final Thoughts.

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Terry Starbucker

FEBRUARY 21, 2016

I love leadership lessons that are backed by facts and history. And there’s one immutable that has influenced me, and how I practice leadership, more than any other lesson I have ever received- and after 40 years of studying leadership, that’s saying something. What’s so earth shatteringly wonderful about this?

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Women on Business

DECEMBER 31, 2012

Each woman charted her own path to the top; they traveled through a variety of industries: energy, life insurance, technology, retail, and food service. Elaine launched her career as a teacher and expanded to become an award winning entrepreneur and trainer. Regardless of their industry or path, there are 2 questions of importance.

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HR Digest

JANUARY 25, 2022

These employees show good communication skills, are collaborative, and demonstrate leadership. Being a team player is an important skill in almost any industry, including food service, retail, and information technology. . The post A Beginner’s List of Soft Skills for A Successful Career appeared first on The HR Digest.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JUNE 29, 2015

Antoine was an accomplished millennial retail sales professional considered “a bit rough around the edges.”. His no BS approach created a natural bond with entrepreneurs and mom and pop companies, that left some managers scratching their heads. But, heck it worked.

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Chartered Management Institute

APRIL 16, 2025

Carl started his career as a business analyst following a computer science degree. His role involves leading large-scale digital transformations in organisations across a range of sectors, including retail, telecommunications, utilities and government. Now, he tries to give the people he manages the same opportunities.

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Chartered Management Institute

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Advice: Secure leadership for an insecure economy Written by David Waller Tuesday 05 December 2023 Share Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to LinkedIn Share via email More than six million UK employees live in a state of permanent high alert, subject to last-minute schedule changes and uncertain when their next pay packet is coming.

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The Horizons Tracker

DECEMBER 21, 2021

This is aptly illustrated in a recent study from MIT, which shows that women tend to be under-represented in managerial roles in large part because their leadership skills are undervalued. The researchers assessed the career records of around 30,000 employees and found that women were 14% less likely to be promoted than men.

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