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 THE INNER CIRCLE
Do you have the right people in your inner circle? As a leader, this can make or break you since you are, as they say, "the sum of who you surround yourself with."
In this episode, let’s talk about the Law of the Inner Circle and dive deep into the process of building a solid support system. Are you ready? Stay tuned!
Key Highlights:
[00:01] The Law of the Inner Circle
[01:52] How your inner circle plays a factor in your leadership journey
[08:40] The value of having someone give you a fair assessment
[11:42] Five keys to building an inner circle
[12:54] Cutting ties with toxic people
[14:53] Why less is more when it comes to your inner circle
[16:10] Understanding your personal boundaries
[18:33] Benefits of having a coach or mentor
[20:57] Holding up to our own standards
[25:19] How do you know if you have a really good inner circle?
Notable Quotes:
- Show me your best friends, and I'll show you your future.
- You can do what I can't do; I can do what you can't do. Together, we can do great things.
- Toxic people are insidious. They have an agenda, and their agenda is their own.
- The more people that you start to fill your mind with [5,6,7 people and their perspectives], the muddier the water gets.
- Having a mentor and a coach helped me understand more about myself and my little idiosyncrasies.
- We hold people accountable to a higher standard, but we don't hold ourselves to those same standards.
- You have to be the friend or the leader you want to have.
- More money and more power will make you more of what you already are.
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