
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 BIG MO
A leadership that lacks momentum is like a parked car: it can't get you where you want to go. Momentum, or the “Big Mo,” is one of the most important elements you need as a retail leader. Without it, it will be hard to set anything in motion.
So, how do you gain momentum and ensure that you always have enough fuel to propel your team to victory? Listen in as we delve into the Law of Big Mo.
Key Highlights:
[00:01] Momentum is your lifeline as a leader
[02:12] Why you need momentum in your life to move you forward
[04:37] Creating a ripple effect requires disruption
[06:27] What happens if you don’t have momentum?
[10:18] How volunteering for pilot projects can benefit your team
[14:11] The 3 ways to gain momentum
[20:45] How do you lose your momentum?
[22:28] The Shiny Object Syndrome
[28:33] What does it look like when you have the “Big Mo”?
Notable Quotes:
- We need momentum in our lives as a leader to continue to carry us forward, to move us from project to project, from opportunity to opportunity.
- The ripple effect happens once something is actually cast into the stillness. So if there is stillness, there has to be a casting or a disruption of that stillness in order to create the ripples.
- Too many people are trying to drive a parked car. Don't be that person trying to drive a parked car thinking that you're gonna get somewhere you are not.
- If you want to be a great retail leader, you have to be abnormal.
- When you lose momentum, you become vulnerable to distractions.
- When you are trying to fix something within your market, the best thing that you can do is to go back to the best practice.
- You don't know if something is broken until you understand the operational boundaries in which something should exist.
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