One Thing That’s Better Than Hiring Top Talent…

Finding and hiring top talent is an important priority in almost all retail and retail-type businesses. Adding that new leader…

Gut Instinct or Structure – Which is Better?

We have all seen leaders from both sides of this debate… Type 1 leaders go with gut instinct. They have…

Using the Rosenthal Effect to Identify and Develop Talent

Through reading Adam Grant’s book Give and Take, I recently became aware of a study which has interesting application for…

The True Value of Sales Reports

Imagine you are a regional sales director who supervises sixty stores across several states.  You are maniacal about analyzing your…

Words Matter – For Retail Leaders Too!

We have been watching our government devolve into turmoil as politicians, reporters, and others analyze the meaning of words that…

The Key to Hiring Retail Stars

As we all know, retail success is highly dependent on the quality of the players on the team.  Average players…

3 Tips for Retail Leaders to Fix Performance Problems

As retail leaders, we all get frustrated when a member of our team isn’t performing the way we expect them…

3 Ways Leaders Can Cut Through Clutter

One important responsibility we all have as leaders is to help our teams cut through the clutter of too much data…

Probabilistic Thinking to Aid Decision Making

As retail leaders, our world is full of choices for which there is not one clear answer.  Accountants operate under…

Self-branding to Improve Leadership Effectiveness

Have you ever given thought to the idea of self-branding as a way to improve your effectiveness as a leader?  Consider…

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