Ron Edmondson

JUNE 15, 2011

Also, get out of the office and get into stores and online to understand the focus of merchandising and promotions. What would you do or advice to give someone starting their career? What is the greatest change you have seen in the workplace since you began your career? Lastly, ask the consumer.

CEO 54

CEO Chief Executive Officer Learning-by-Doing Delegation 54

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 9, 2016

In his career, he has created The Limited, Express, Bath & Body Works, Abercrombie, and Limited Too, and has expanded Victoria’s Secret from three stores to 1,500. It’s also a story about reinvention — from one category to another, transporting business skills and insights and investing for advantage.

Brand 8

Brand Merchandising Chief Financial Officer Retail 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

In manufacturing, the villain might be expensive or defective products, the victims are the consumers paying for them, and the hero is safe merchandise that performs as promised. ” Muhammad Yunus, the father of microcredit, has used this framework quite skillfully to explain the origins of his career.

Merchandising 8

Merchandising Health Care Software Price 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 22, 2011

On paper, I was vastly overqualified, with no appropriate skills — and I was twice the age of my assistant manager. Fortunately, the hiring manager (Joe", as I call him in my new memoir of working retail, Malled: My Unintentional Career in Retail ) saw things differently. Consistently ask for, and listen to, their feedback.

Retail 14

Retail Supply Chain Merchandising Travel 14

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

It’s a sign that our projects aren’t valued and our careers are stalling out. We haven’t developed skills in resourcefulness. Ethan talked about all the times he’d been told no in his career: on plans to merchandise products, sophisticated inventory control systems, and basic training handbooks.

Creativity 8

Creativity Budgeting IPO Merchandising 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 8, 2015

He exemplified a special leadership skill — the ability to get diverse teams of contending bankers, merchants, and traders to collaborate effectively. Black, for example, had studied theater and was interested in acting early in his career, but recognized that his shyness made him “ intimidated by the cattle call auditions.”

Team 8

Team Self-aware Diversity Merchandising 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 17, 2011

That's because the key variable in a team's prospects isn't just its skill level, but its region and seeding — its position in the brackets — that determine its odds of advancing toward the championship. Braun simplified its merchandising and brand strategy.

Management 15

Management Retail Brand Merchandising 15

Strategy Driven

JUNE 22, 2012

My analysis: You achieve your own future, with the help of skilled advisors. Many managers have poor people skills, as well as poor verbal-written communications skills. ’ What they’re really selling: Retail merchandise. Greatness is earned over an entire career. Self-promotional brochures. 1 in Sales.

Brand 50

Brand Analysis Advertising Software 50