Leadership lessons from high-powered women

Kroger, Whole Foods execs honored for innovation | Leadership lessons from high-powered women | Ulta CEO finds beauty in the in-store experience Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version] ADVERTISEMENT September 20, 2016 CONNECT WITH NEW  [LinkedIn] [Facebook] [Twitter]   [NEW SmartBrief] [NEW SmartBrief] Women's leadership news for retail and consumer goods [SIGN UP] ⋅ [FORWARD] Top of the week [Kroger, Whole Foods execs honored for innovation] Women innovators at Kroger and Whole Foods were among 20 highlighted in Fortune's list of 2016's Most Innovative Women in Food and Drink. Monica Garnes has built connections between Kroger customers and the farmers who grow their produce, and Christina Minardi has fueled Whole Foods' growth in the Northeast with a passion for prepared foods. [Fortune] (9/14) [LinkedIn] [Twitter] [Facebook] [Google+] [Email] You Can’t Build Tomorrow’s Restaurant on Yesterday’s Network The restaurant business is changing, from internal systems to customer devices. Comcast Business offers a network built for the restaurant of tomorrow. With Internet speeds up to 150 Mbps delivered through a business-grade router, restaurants get speed and coverage, plus the control to manage customer connectivity. [Learn more]. ADVERTISEMENT [Advertisement] Women's leadership [Leadership lessons from high-powered women] Dealing with recalls at General Motors taught CEO Mary Barra the importance of moving quickly, she said. Meanwhile, PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi talked about ideas for keeping women in the labor force, such as by designing offices that support working mothers. [Fortune] (9/15) [LinkedIn] [Twitter] [Facebook] [Google+] [Email] [Ulta CEO finds beauty in the in-store experience] [How Ulta is cutting dependence on coupons as it grows] Dillon (Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images) A six-hour Christmas Eve shift at an Ulta Beauty store in 2013 gave new CEO Mary Dillon some insights into the directions the beauty retailer needed to take as it grew. The chain, which recently opened its 900th store and aims to hit 1,200 by 2019, is focusing more on the customer experience and less on coupons and deep discounts, she said. [Fortune] (9/15) [LinkedIn] [Twitter] [Facebook] [Google+] [Email] [Trust your instincts, clothing exec Eileen Fisher says] Women who want to advance in their careers should listen to the people around them but ultimately need to follow their instincts, said Eileen Fisher, founder and chairwoman of her eponymous clothing company. "I believe that within any problem is the secret to your next great success," she said. [The Huffington Post] (9/14) [LinkedIn] [Twitter] [Facebook] [Google+] [Email] [White paper]: Create effective enterprise training programs The top two learning priorities for companies are product training and compliance. Are your teams — your internal workforce and your external partners— prepared to do this? If not, how much money is this costing you? [Read the whitepaper now] ADVERTISEMENT Work/life [How the election shows growing support for working women] Both presidential candidates have proposed plans designed to help working women, marking a turning point in the national discourse on the issue, Bryce Covert writes. The policies differ significantly in their details, "[b]ut the debate is now about how, not whether, to support working parents," Covert writes. [The New York Times (free-article access for SmartBrief readers)] (9/17) [LinkedIn] [Twitter] [Facebook] [Google+] [Email] [Employees combine work, play on business trips, study finds] Some workers add a few personal vacation days on to their business trips in a phenomenon known as "bleisure," according to a recent study. About 7% of all business travel fits into this category, and longer trips are especially likely to be turned into opportunities for bleisure, the study found. [Harvard Business Review online (tiered subscription model)] (9/16) [LinkedIn] [Twitter] [Facebook] [Google+] [Email] 3 Foods Killing You From The Inside Leading Nutritionist Reveals The 3 Foods Killing You From The Inside. [Learn More.] ADVERTISEMENT . Viewpoints on Innovation Sponsored Content from Kalypso [Infographic: What Food Safety Costs the U.S.] Food safety costs the U.S. tens of billions of dollars each year. Here are the latest facts and figures that food manufacturers need to know. [Read the Viewpoint]   [LinkedIn] [Twitter] [Facebook] [Google+] [A Fewer, Bigger, Better Approach to Innovation] CPG companies must understand the spend required to drive awareness, trial, distribution and merchandising goals for new products. Innovation budgets are not likely to increase, so companies need to reduce the number of new launches. [Read the Viewpoint]   [LinkedIn] [Twitter] [Facebook] [Google+] Click [here] to learn more about Featured Content SmartBrief Originals Read the latest food and beverage coverage by SmartBrief in [SmartBrief Originals]: - [Big brewers turn to acquisition, innovation to stay competitive amid craft beer craze] - [Can ride-hailing services help retailers crack the code of grocery delivery?] - [Food labels: Satisfying consumers' curiosity to know what's inside] Changing workforce [Varied skills across departments help women reach the top] People are more likely to earn a CEO post when they have a variety of skills and experiences, according to an analysis of LinkedIn data. Women who want to reach the top should focus on cross-departmental networking and should look for opportunities to gain experiences in new functional areas, Fairygodboss co-founder and CEO Georgene Huang writes. [Forbes] (9/19) [LinkedIn] [Twitter] [Facebook] [Google+] [Email] [Reasons vary as to why more women work past retirement age] More women are working beyond retirement age, a trend experts say is likely to continue. Among the reasons economists and academics cite for the trend are education level, job satisfaction and financial need. [Bloomberg] (9/14) [LinkedIn] [Twitter] [Facebook] [Google+] [Email] [The Big Know exec: Startups offer opportunities for women] The glass ceiling remains, but startups can be somewhat more welcoming of women, writes Allison Gage, operations and finance chief at The Big Know. There may be fewer barriers to advancement in the startup world, and many of these companies offer appealing benefits as they scale, she writes. [Entrepreneur online] (9/16) [LinkedIn] [Twitter] [Facebook] [Google+] [Email] The female consumer [H&M ad questions stereotypes of femininity] [H&M ad questions stereotypes of femininity] Nef (D Dipasupil/Getty Images) Fashion retailer H&M's new commercial uses a cover version of the Tom Jones hit "She's a Lady" along with diverse images designed to shatter stereotypes about how women should look and act. Model Lauren Hutton and transgender actress Hari Nef are among the women featured in the spot. [Adweek] (9/14), [Advertising Age (free-article access for SmartBrief readers)] (9/14) [LinkedIn] [Twitter] [Facebook] [Google+] [Email] News from NEW 3 industry leaders nominated for NEW Board Three new at-large candidates have been nominated to the Network of Executive Women's 2017 [board slate]: Dagmar Boggs of Coca-Cola, Elizabeth "Beth" Marrion of Accenture and Valerie Oswalt of Mondelez. NEW officers nominated for re-election are Karen Stuckey of Wal-Mart, Lisa Walsh of PepsiCo, Betsy Hosick of Chevron, Erby Foster of Clorox, Regenia Stein of Ingenuity Consulting, Ken Charles of General Mills and Amy Hahn of Ahold USA. Incumbent director at-large nominees are Monica Turner of Procter & Gamble, Vicki Felker of Nestle Purina PetCare, Trish Adams of Target, Dorria Ball of Global Ballance Group and Suzan Kereere of Visa. Elections take place during the NEW Annual Members Meeting on Sept. 29 at the [NEW Leadership Summit] in Orlando, Fla. [LinkedIn] [Twitter] [Facebook] [Google+] [Email] Raise your game at 34 upcoming NEW events Professionals will build careers and connections at 34 Network of Executive Women regional events scheduled through October. Industry and leadership experts will share insights at learning events in Atlanta, Chicago, Denver, Florida, Greater Philadelphia, New England, Northern California, New York Metro, Northwest Arkansas, North Texas, South Texas, Toronto, Twin Cities and Western Michigan. NEW members and supporters will network at mixer events in Atlanta, Boise, the Carolinas, Cincinnati, Mid-Atlantic, Nashville, New England, New York Metro, Pacific Northwest, Phoenix, Southern California, Western Michigan and Greater Philadelphia. [See the calendar.] [LinkedIn] [Twitter] [Facebook] [Google+] [Email] Learn more about NEW™: [About Us] | [Events] | [Regions] | [Members] | [Sponsors] | [Learning] The first step toward success is taken when you refuse to be a captive of the environment in which you first find yourself. 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