Women In Executive Leadership

It was 10 years in November since I started my company, and with some reflection I think it might be time to sell or at least pass the baton. I feel great about what I've done but I think if I sta… more

Is navigating personal and professional relationships a challenge for any of you? I got my feelings hurt when it became obvious that someone I thought was a good friend saw me primarily as a client. I… more

Who here is having post-Christmas financial panic? It's fun when you're leading up to it, but after all the excitement and all the gifts are opened and you're cleaning up, suddenly I'm… more

Despite the overwhelm of the time of year and of work, and all of that, my kids and I went to the soup kitchen today to help with a holiday meal for folks who are homeless in our neighborhood. I can&#… more

First day of vacation and I think I need to quarantine from my family for the first day or two to ease out of work mode and into vacation mode. My kids are fine, but my husband’s “helpful suggestions”… more

Need advice. Recently started a sr. leadership role and now have a male colleague reporting into me. He’s been in role for yrs, I’m new to this dept. Our first 1:1 I mentioned the new reporting struct… more

I'm taking all of next week off but I really need the director to work some in order for the ship to stay afloat. Should I actually offer in some way to do some of their work or how should I handl… more

My new husband can't afford expensive gifts for Christmas and I absolutely don't need him to, but I still want to treat him! He and I exchange one gift each year and this year I want to get hi… more

What kind of self care or "treat yourself" are you investing in around the holiday season? Heading into 2024 I'm trying to make this more of a priority and I have a lot on my plate at th… more

Hi all! This issue has been coming up more frequently and I wanted to see how others are handling it. Our main mkt office has been Hybrid since post covid. Rule is 3x a week in office. A lot of the “y… more

I fired someone, just saw a Facebook post where they were asking for prayers during the holidays because they don't have any income and are completely broke. Please help! My heart is hurting.

Advice for doing Chrismakkuh with my new husband? He's got his kids coming during the week of Christmas. He's jewish I'm christian and I'm not sure how much to acknowledge it or go abo… more

I'd really like to start my own company but I'm starting to think it will add more stress to my life than it's worth in the end. Is that an accurate assessment in your opinion?

Ya'll I forgot about my son's holiday party at school, and I'd promised I'd make cookies for it, and I canceled my lunch meeting to try to get to whole foods and find various treats an… more

Are you ok with the idea that you've peaked or that you might soon?

If I am offered a role that's above my current level and much better pay but I'm really worried I'm going to be overwhelmed would you suggest I try it anyway and see or don't put mysel… more

I’ve worked in strategy consulting for most of my career, but have been in sustainability/ESG consulting for the past few years. I’m thinking about doing some executive education for fun, and torn bet… more

Broken down by hourly pay I feel like my salary is much more noticeable in terms of how far I've come - what's your hourly rate when you calculate it that way?

Where to go from here? I’ve been with a co for 10 yrs, working to build it from scratch to VP 2 yrs ago. I want a new challenge & there’s nothing left. At the same time, I want more work life balance. I work … more

How do you feel about prenups? I have heard of them destroying relationships between fiances but I really want to maybe do one with mine. But not at the risk of the relationship!

Love the post about falling into the role of executive. Because that really does happen for some of us and I relate! I really just liked the idea of marketing. But here is the thing that creeps up on … more

What is this new trend of people telling you what they really think when you fire them or don't give them a big bonus, you name it. I'm sorry since when do you get to cry on my shoulder and be… more

Well today I was told I am scary. It was said as a joke, but this is not something I ever wanted to portray. I thought that it was important to be confident, and to be a good leader you need to be fir… more

Anyone here feel like they "fell into" leadership without setting out to become the boss?

Any great ideas for virtual holiday/team building event for a group of mkt managers? All female, and all insanely hard workers. Would love to hear what people have done in the past that they’ve found … more

I'm not really sure how to determine if I'm a workaholic or not. I feel a lot of people work hard at our level and I love working. Does that mean I don't take off a lot of time on holidays… more

I know there have been other posts on this, but was just invited to join Chief - am leaning towards a basic membership - any advice from ladies who have been members either currently or in the past? M… more

Advice please: Started a new job in March and there is so much potential. I’ve been feeling like I can’t do everything I want and need to do to be successful and am now realizing I am just set up to f… more

I’m in the running for a Managing Director job. It will be an internal mobility. How do I go about negotiating comp or can I even negotiate?

Have you ever considered going independent as a freelancer? If so how did you get started and what are the prerequisites you need to get started (network, an offer to freelance, etc) thanks

I’m experiencing something that’s messing with my mind. I’m a woman of Asian origins in a senior role. Im not a wall flower. I have opinions, perspectives, ideas. I have a Male colleague who I’m st… more

I need advice from you all. I just recently started a new job where nothing is like they defined it. Since I’ve been here, there have been multiple layoffs and leadership changes, including my report… more

Would you say that there is such a thing as being too young to be in a leadership role? For example, we have someone we are interviewing who is 25 and she is at Director level in her current role, whi… more

Do you think it's important to be an example in terms of illustrating work-life balance, having your plus-one come to the holiday party, and other areas to encourage people to have lives and enjoy… more

Has anyone tried Exec coaching to get to the next level? Has it worked? Is it worth it?

Good Morning Everyone,

Topic: 30 Minute or less, Interviews with Department Store Leadership

As a doctoral student at Walden University, I am seeking department store/retail leaders to share their leadershi… more

Hi everyone, in the spirit of the holiday let's start a gratitude thread! What are the things you're most grateful for this year?

Anyone a member of Chief here? I’d love to hear more about the value you get from this membership and if you feel it’s worth it.

Thank you.

What is your take if you were unfairly layered being the only woman in the leadership team? Do you think you should quit?