New Book from Marcy Syms. On Sale Now. Fighting for Respect, From the Backroom to the Boardroom
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Original Article: https://ceoworld.biz/2025/07/27/5-ways-to-cultivate-respect-in-the-workplace/
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Fighting for Respect with the Equal Rights Amendment with Marcy Syms
Posted in Business Lessons, Business Strategy, Culture, ERA, From the Backroom to the Boardroom, Gender Equity, Gender Inequality, Keys to Successful Management, Leadership, Leading With Respecct, Personal and Financial Rewards of Family Businesses, Women in Business, Women in Business in the 21st Century
Tags: Books by Marcy Syms, From the Backroom to the Boardroom, New Book by Marcy Syms
Tags: Books by Marcy Syms, From the Backroom to the Boardroom, New Book by Marcy Syms
Monday Morning Radio Podcast
It Was True in 1959, It’s Still True Today: An Educated Consumer Is the Best Customer
Marcy Syms became the youngest female president of a publicly traded New York Stock Exchange company when she was named to the position with her family’s business in 1983.
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How workplace disrespect is costing your business
Disengagement, spiraling health costs, and high turnover are just some ways disrespect affects the workplace culture, writes Marcy Syms.
5 min read –
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How Respect-Based Leadership Can be the Antidote to “Quiet Cracking”
When you lead with respect, people commit. They stay. They innovate. And they pass that energy on to customers and colleagues alike.
A troubling new trend is surfacing in today’s workforce,
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Dressing for Self-Respect: Work Wardrobe Secrets with Fashion Expert
In today’s episode, Sarah interviews Marcy Syms, former CEO of an apparel corporation and current founding trustee and president of the Sy Syms Foundation.
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Make Time for Reflection and Feedback: Interview with Marcy Syms, Former CEO of Syms Corp.
My conversation with Marcy Syms, Former CEO of Syms Corp.
By Adam Mendler
I recently went one-on-one with Marcy Syms.
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Quiet Cracking Is Costing You More Than You Think
Here’s how HR can stop it early
Highlights
- Quiet cracking is a subtle form of employee disengagement that can go unnoticed but has a serious impact on morale and retention.
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‘Quiet cracking’: Is respect the solution to employee disengagement?
Posted in Culture, Culture Leadership, Culture Leadership, Leadership, Quiet Cracking
Tags: Employee engagement, Talent Management
Tags: Employee engagement, Talent Management
TAKING CARE IN AMERICA
“If not a village…..how about a backup plan?”
We know caregiving is stressful, underpaid and does not receive the respect it deserves for holding our society together.
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True Equality in the NY Constitution, Finally
By Marcy Syms and Ting Ting Cheng
New York Daily News
Jun 01, 2022 at 8:00 am
The Legislature is on the verge of updating New York’s Constitution,
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Posted in ERA, Gender Equity
Tags: Constitutional Ammendments, Constitutional Equality, ERA, The NY Constitution
Tags: Constitutional Ammendments, Constitutional Equality, ERA, The NY Constitution
HADASSAH HOSTS “THE POWER OF PURPOSE,” ITS FIRST WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT CONFERENCE
NEW YORK, NY (December 9, 2021) – On Sunday, January 9, from 11:00 am to 5:30 pm EST, Hadassah, The Women’s Zionist Organization of America (HWZOA),
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If Not Now, When?
An interview by Christa Dowling
The world as we have created it is a process of our thinking.
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The Time Facebook Contemplated Life Without Zuckerberg
Transitions can’t be done in a quarter, said Marcy Syms, who ran the Syms company when it was public and now advises leaders on succession planning. “You have to sell it to the Street,” she said.
American Families Plan can pave the way for a gender equity New Deal
May 3, 2021
by Ting Ting and Marcy Syms – Opinion Contributors
Last week President Biden released the American Families Plan,
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The ERA: The Amendment is Just the Beginning
A new project bringing cutting-edge research, strategy and legal resources to the fight for gender-based equality was instituted at Columbia Law School’s Center for Gender and Sexuality Law (CGSL) In January, 2021.
Marcy Syms Honored as one of 2018’s Most Influencial Corporate Directors
WomenInc. magazine announced the release of their 2018 WomenInc.’s Most Influential Corporate Directors listing in the upcoming winter 2018 edition.
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Survival Guide on Preparing For Board Meetings
Survival Guide: How Marcy Syms Prepares for Board Meetings
By Directors & Boards, – First Quarter 2019
Marcy Syms goes into board meetings with one thing on her mind — profitability.
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Meet the 2018 Feminist Power Award Honorees
Social Entrepreneur; Philanthropist & Chair, ERA Coalition
Marcy Syms is the founding trustee and president of the Sy Syms Foundation and president of TPD Group LLC,
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Marcy Syms Hosts 2018 Elly Awards
Marcy Syms, Former Chairman and CEO of Syms Corporation, was the Chair of the 2018 Elly Awards on June 8th at the Plaza Hotel in New York City.
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Posted in ERA, Giving Back – Philanthropy- Advisory Boards, Academia, Mentoring, Women and Politics, Women in Business, Women in Business in the 21st Century
Tags: Deirdre Quinn, DOnna Shalala, FIT, Hillary Clinton, Joyce Brown, Kay Unger, Marcy Syms, Politics, SHila C. Johnson, Women in Politics, Women's Forum of New York
Tags: Deirdre Quinn, DOnna Shalala, FIT, Hillary Clinton, Joyce Brown, Kay Unger, Marcy Syms, Politics, SHila C. Johnson, Women in Politics, Women's Forum of New York
Don’t Trade Pay for Flexibility
Art by Eli Miller
by Callie Enlow
It’s Equal Pay Day, reminding us that the gender wage gap persists,
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Posted in ERA, Staying Relevant When the Conversation Has Changed, Strategies for Success, Women in Business, Women in Business in the 21st Century
Tags: equal means equal, equal pay, Equal Pay Day, ERA Coaltion, gender based pay diescrimination, gender wage gaps, Veteran Feminists of America, work flexibility, working mothers
Tags: equal means equal, equal pay, Equal Pay Day, ERA Coaltion, gender based pay diescrimination, gender wage gaps, Veteran Feminists of America, work flexibility, working mothers
Creation of a new Smithsonian Museum of American Women’s History on the National Mall
Congresswoman Praises Commission’s Bipartisan Cooperation, Will Work to Craft Legislation to Establish Museum on National Mall
NEW YORK – Congresswoman Carolyn B.
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Posted in Women and Politics, Women in Business, Women in Business in the 21st Century
Tags: Art, Councilman Ben Kallos, ERA, Hon. Carolyn B. Maloney, Inspirational Women, Leticia James, Melissa Mark-Viverito, Musuems, NY Women, Rep. Carolyn Maloney, Smithsonian, Women in History, Women Leaders, Women's History, Women's Rights
Tags: Art, Councilman Ben Kallos, ERA, Hon. Carolyn B. Maloney, Inspirational Women, Leticia James, Melissa Mark-Viverito, Musuems, NY Women, Rep. Carolyn Maloney, Smithsonian, Women in History, Women Leaders, Women's History, Women's Rights
21 Leaders for the 21st Century
NEW YORK (WOMENSENEWS)–The interruption of the powerful narratives that shape and reinforce cultures is a primary requirement for the movement for the equality and equity of women and girls.
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Jewish Women’s Archive, Sharing Stories, Inspiring Change
Marcy Syms became one of the youngest female presidents of a New York Stock Exchange-traded company when her family’s business, Syms Corp., went public in 1983.
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Posted in Educating the Next Generation of Business Leaders, Entrepreneurial Thinking, Entrepreneurship, Family Business, Giving Back – Philanthropy- Advisory Boards, Academia, Mentoring, Keys to Successful Management, Resiliency: Successful Directors and Corps, Women in Business, Women in Business in the 21st Century
Tags: Organizational Leader, Philanthropist, Social Entrepreneur
Tags: Organizational Leader, Philanthropist, Social Entrepreneur
Directors to Watch 2014, Marcy Syms
MARCY SYMS
Director, Rite Aid Corp., Benco Dental
An independent director for private and public companies and social entrepreneur,
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Posted in Board Meetings, Giving Back – Philanthropy- Advisory Boards, Academia, Mentoring, Keys to Successful Management, Women in Business, Women in Business in the 21st Century
Tags: Board Diversity, Boards, Coporate Boards, Corporate Governance, Directors, Directors & Boards, Diversity in the Boardroom, Not for Profit Boards, Women and Boards, Women Corporate Directors
Tags: Board Diversity, Boards, Coporate Boards, Corporate Governance, Directors, Directors & Boards, Diversity in the Boardroom, Not for Profit Boards, Women and Boards, Women Corporate Directors
Sy Syms Foundation gift honors family’s love one
The Sy Syms Foundation made its first gift to the Muhammad Ali Parkinson Center in 2010. But the roots of that gift reach back 30 years and tell the story of an American family founded on hard work and dedicated to philanthropy.
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Sy Syms Gala Awards Dinner
Mort Zuckerman to Receive First-Ever Sy Syms Humanitarian Award at April 23 Gala
The Student Council of the Sy Syms School of Business will be presenting Mortimer B.
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Alums Elected to Board of Overseers
New members to begin serving immediately
Four University alumni — an internist, a screenwriter, the community relations director for a residential real estate firm,
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The ‘Cosmo 100′ Starring Sarah Jessica Parker and Jessica Seinfeld; The Wednesday Crowd with Star Jones and Doris Kearns Goodwin
As you probably know by now, only the most extreme circumstances could keep the faithful from their usual lunch at Michael’s. Since Mother Nature proved to be too formidable a force for us on not one,
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Sy Syms Gala Celebrates Success, Ethics
Business School Honors Students and Faculty at Annual Awards Dinner
Yeshiva University’s Sy Syms School of Business celebrated its 27th anniversary and the graduating class of 2014 with a gala awards dinner on April 30 at the Museum of Jewish Heritage.
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Welcome to my blog.
I was recently asked what my colleagues, friends and clients look to me for. In giving this some thought, I realized that I am often called upon for advice on direction and insight and asked to collaborate on creative approaches.
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Educating the Next Generation of Business Leaders
Legendary retailer Sy Syms built his business on the idea of educating consumers. His eponymous foundation is helping to educate the next generation of business leaders.
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Companies Gravitate Away From Middle Class
By Tony Chapelle
March 24, 2014
Corporate board directors and executives appear to be reacting to growing income inequality in America by abandoning the middle and focusing on either high- or low-end consumers.
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Marcy Syms, CEO of SYMS Corp. to be Awarded Rudin Medal
Syms Honored by Coro New York Leadership Center on May 21st
NEW YORK, May 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Marcy Syms, CEO of SYMS Corp.
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Leading With Respect, From the Backroom to the Boardrom, a compelling look at leadership from a retail fashion pioneer.