Consumer Confidence Vs. Impaired Demand
Every time I hear a stock analyst say that the economy is about to rebound or that the worst is behind us. I ask myself if they live in…
Category: Change Management
Lead Change Or Be Led By It
While retail is changing at an accelerated rate very few retailers have been able to keep up. It should come as no surprise that there are a plethora of concepts…
Old School Thinking Is Killing Businesses And Careers
Most business will fail. Most strategies will fail. Most startups will fail. Most CEO’s will fail. Most of us will fail at our careers. At least that’s what the statistics…
Are Retailers Trapped in the Amazon Bubble?
How do you make your competitor important? Start following them, participate in their events, imitate them, buy into all the technology that will supposedly will make you equally competitive. What…
Who's A Retail Realist?
You are! That is if you have both an inquisitive and skeptical mind. However you also need to have a little humour; so take this test. You are a Retail…
The Next Retail Apocalypse?
Is The Next Retail Apocalypse – Not Paying Attention To The Environment? If you are a retailer that is struggling breaking through online, you don’t want this to be your…
Not All Digital Transformations Are Created Equal
If You Want Success All Day Everyday, Be In The Frontlines To Understand What It Takes To Succeed. Everyone has a spin on what is going to be in the…
The 7 Mistakes Traditional Retailers Make
The 7 Mistakes Retailers Make Read The Full Story Imagine this. You are sitting in conference room with a few hundred people and the speaker talks about the future of…
Relevant Leaders Make Everything Relevant
In 2013 I wrote “Last Retailer Standing – Relevant Leadership Relevant Brand” The book is as much about leadership as it is about winning in business. Because the two are…
Seven Things That Kill Business Cultures (Eventually Careers)
There are seven things that business cultures need to address. During the last five years I have explored business opportunities and studied businesses that have recently failed. I compiled this…