Leading in Retail

Book excerpt: Today's retail climate is fierce. There has never been such a competitive retail front that is forcing companies to try nearly anything to survive. This is why leadership plays such a pivotal role. The Humor and Art of Retail Leadership brings us a compelling lesson as to why there is indeed a difference between management and leadership. Also taking a deep dive into personal development, self-reflection, and homage to all the retail workers and leaders who have survived the clopen. From learning about ourselves and how we engage our teams to learning to fail properly, even how to take a vacation correctly, these are all tools to the retail leaders' belt. This book offers a comical approach to getting ourselves in the right mind-set to be effective in a retail climate that changes on the dime. In all, The Humor and Art of Retail Leadership offers learnings to the newly promoted to the seasoned veteran on why personal development is key to being a great leader.