Retail Leadership with Steve Worthy
Retail leadership isn’t what it used to be — and neither are you.
After 30+ years of navigating the realities of store floors, boardrooms, restructures, and reinventions, I’ve learned this: the gap between what retail leaders need to grow and what companies actually provide is wider than ever. Promotions don’t come with clarity. Expectations rise, but context disappears. And while the metrics may shift, the pressure never does.
This podcast is for the retail leader who's already proven themselves — and still wants more.
This podcast is for the experienced retail leader who wants more — not more work, but more direction, more insight, and more impact.
I'm Steve Worthy — retail executive coach and founder of Worthy Retail Global. I’ve coached and developed thousands of leaders over three decades, and I created this podcast to give you the straight, strategic guidance I wish I had earlier in my career.
You’ve earned your position. Now let’s make sure you lead like it.
Retail Leadership with Steve Worthy
THE LAW OF ADDITION
Leadership is a process and it takes time to master, there’s no way around the process
- Trust the process
- What is does influence really mean:
- Things may look bad now, but we have a plan in place to make it better.”
LAW OF ADDITION
The law of addition focuses on how to add value to your team in order to create more leaders to grow. Leaders who pour into their teams create more leaders. We know we can use more authentic leadership these days.
True leaders ask “How can I serve?” Because they are focused on service, it’s not so much about “What’s in it for me.”
As a retail leader, a large portion of your role is to invest in your team beyond their paycheck. The law of addition provides you an idea of how to serve your team
Three tips on how t add value to your team
- Value others
- Value their time
- Information - people seem to have inside knowledge on a market, idea, trend, or community, and are known as people who spread change through their knowledge.
- Culture - what time of culture are you creating as a leader
- Make yourself more valuable
The premise of adding value to the lives of your team members is that you intentionally add impact and substance. You cannot give what you don’t have.
- Know and relate to what others value
“Inexperienced leaders are quick to lead before knowing anything about the people they intend to lead. But mature leaders listen, learn, and then lead.” John C. Maxwell
Many leaders are too quick to take charge. A good leader takes the opportunity to listen to what every person believes is important and then leads.
“The bottom line in leadership isn’t how far we advance ourselves but how far we advance others,” John C. Maxwell wrote. Great leaders derive pleasure from making life better for others by adding value to them. They are intentional about adding merit and making it part of their core values.
Developing and executing influence and being active in your own journey are keys to success.
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