All Be Inspired articles – Page 7
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Listen: ‘Charity retail is my perfect job’
Head of shops for Crisis UK George Evans says retailers can learn from the often overlooked charity sector, on Retail Week’s Be Inspired Stories podcast.
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Lessons from the top: five traits that define modern leadership
Discussions at Be Inspired’s Senior Leaders Summit last month redefined the rules of modern retail leadership. Retail Week details five of the key lessons learned.
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Analysis
Be Inspired: From Princeton to Pets at Home
In this month’s Be Inspired ambassador interview, Retail Week gets to know Pets at Home’s Louise Stonier.
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Opinion
Opinion: US retailers lead where FTSE 100 fails on leadership diversity
Our latest research has highlighted the ongoing failure of the UK’s biggest businesses to recognise the need for diverse talent at the top levels, with the total number of black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) board members virtually flatlining over the past year.
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BAME execs on FTSE 100 retail boards inch up as overall representation falls
Ethnic diversity on the boards of the UK’s biggest retailers edged up in 2019 as research found “people of colour remain super-glued to the corporate floor”.
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Analysis
Mental health: How JLP, WHSmith and Co-op are supporting their staff
Businesses are waking up to their responsibilities to support and protect their employees’ mental health. Retail Week looks at which businesses are setting the bar in mental health support and what others can learn.
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Be Inspired: Building your personal brand
The final Be Inspired workshop of the year revealed how aspiring female retailers can hone their personal brand and remain authentic both online and offline.
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Be Inspired: from science to socks
With over 150 Be Inspired ambassadors to date, this month Retail Week gets to know London Sock Company chief executive Will Wijnberg
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Listen: ‘Discrimination is for dinosaurs’
Retail titan Angela Luger (née Spindler) talks confidence, control and the changing role of a chief executive
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Be Inspired: how to be culturally intelligent
Move over IQ and EQ, CQ is the skill retail leaders need to hone to be inclusive
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Be Inspired workshop: Step up and speak up – say no to imposter syndrome
January 28th 2020, Manchester
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Opinion
Leader: Never mind the carpets, WHSmith’s Clarke leaves the firmest of foundations
The state of WHSmith’s carpets might prompt mirth on social media, but there’s nothing shabby about the legacy of departing chief executive Steve Clarke.
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Be Inspired: Lessons in resilience
In the unpredictable world of retail, chief executives and Be Inspired ambassadors Liz Evans, Suzanne Harlow and Jill Ross explain why resilience is the best tool in your belt.
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Be Inspired: Academy’s Boaten wins Woman of the Year
Alice Boaten, regional manager at Sainsbury’s Argos and member of Be Inspired’s Senior Leadership Academy, was named Woman of the Year at the Barclaycard Everywoman in Retail Awards this month.
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Listen: ‘Diversity is a tick-box, inclusivity is a behaviour’
Google marketing director shines a spotlight on intersectionality and imposter syndrome in this third instalment of Retail Week’s podcast
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Listen: ‘I own the trademark, so I will fight you’
Episode two of Retail Week’s new podcast Be Inspired Stories hears the story of one woman’s recovery, resilience and reflection.
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In quotes: Retail leaders share their best career advice
Chief executives, entrepreneurs and even a rugby world cup winner gathered at Retail Week’s Be Inspired conference to share career stories and advice.
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Listen now: Podcast launch takes Be Inspired global
Walgreens Boots Alliance global chief commercial officer Annie Murphy explains why curiosity and intuition are critical to business success.
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Be Inspired: Sky’s Tamara Kaye on tackling business bias
Retail Week sits down with Sky’s head of women in leadership Tamara Kaye to discover how she’s levelling the playing field and what retailers can do to follow suit.