Stand Up Retail

A retail focused guide to celebrating working in a retail store, we give an honest review of the ONLY leadership and skill based book written specifically for RETAILERS.  

In tune with the mission of Stand Up Retail, this book (and its author) aim to take a positive approach to the work, potential and careers (accidental or otherwise) that happen within one of the most important and influential industry for the global economy.  

We review the positives, the shortcomings and share our takeaways and most impactful moments. 

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Chapter List: 

0:00 Intro 

3:05 Initial Thoughts 

3:40 About the Author 

4:49 Who its For and Not For 

6:08 The Breakdown 

17:40 Recap 

18:00 Overall Impression and Use Cases 

21:55 CONTEST INFO! 

22:05 Wrap Up 

22:57 What we Offer 

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References: (affiliate links for product referenced in this video) 

As a Top 3 Skill requirement for employers (and an indicator of success), this key skill lesson is of value for leaders across ALL industries.  

Whether you just need a quick refresher, or are looking for new ideas on how to tackle the problems that are coming at you, this quick lesson is a great resource for you!  

With slides you can screen shot for your leadership toolbox, and REAL, ACTIONABLE steps that you can fall back on - if you've got 12 minutes, we can teach you about getting better at a skill that will help you generate more wins, build greater confidence in your leadership abilities and showcase greater potential for your career.

This Fresh Take Tuesdays episode doesn't hold back and cuts right to the issue that might be the core of why working in retail is so tough - the industry's unhealthy mantras and highest held prize.  To truly tackle toxicity in the store based retail world, our guest felixSEBASTIAN and Carrie dig deep into the definitions, feelings and realities of toxicity in retail.  

Whether you work in a fast fashion, off-price, departments store, luxury or any other sort of 'direct to consumer' retail position, this episode will help walk you through the ways to navigate these workspaces when things get toxic and also arm you with a simple 3 step plan to TAKE ACTION instead of just leaving.  

Music in this episode: Epidemic Sound, Mayweather, "Warm Keys"

Are you sabotaging your success by not getting this key element of leadership right? Are you avoiding this all together because it makes you uncomfortable? Stop 'settling' for poor results or lack of improvement in talent and start being effective.  

In this episode, we tackle one of the most underrated and often unspoken keys to successful leadership: HONEST FEEDBACK.  

It's not a skill that's taught to leaders when your onboard  as a manager or executive, but is learned through trial and error. Usually a LOT of errors... and those bad feedback moments can lead to anxiety around these types of communications, ultimately potentially leading to failures in the future due to poor leadership.   

In this podcast, Ed walks you through the importance of getting it right and shares 6 easy tips that will take away your anxiety and worry when needing share honest feedback with a member of your team... setting yourself up for better results, happier team members and a more satisfying work experience!

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Who is Stand Up Retail? We are an independent resource for store-based retail employees created to support them in navigating the realities of retail employment. We offer free foundational skill building, mentorship as well as a positive community filled with folks experiencing the same frustrations and challenges; holding similar career goals and growth obstacles.

Guided by two industry veterans with a combined 40+ years of experience, this podcast is filled with free lessons, discussions and tips on how to be more successful, more satisfied and more in control of your work experience.

We are not affiliated with any corporation - but a fully independent source of learning, development and community with seasonally appropriate content made available to support you when you need it, on the platforms you prefer.

Are you waiting for someone else to see you're ready for promotion? Or to recognize your dedication, hard work and skill improvement?

This podcast reviews 5 easy steps to showcase your skills and hard work.

Being a strong Self-Advocate is needed in today's workplaces (and workspaces) with less interaction in person, more responsibilities and your boss having less and less time for casual interactions is more important than ever.

Taking these actions sets you up to be more IN CONTROL of showcasing your skill development, career path work/intentions and improving your performance at the same time!

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Who is Stand Up Retail? We are an independent resource for store-based retail employees created to support them in navigating the realities of retail employment. We offer free foundational skill building, mentorship as well as a positive community filled with folks experiencing the same frustrations and challenges; holding similar career goals and growth obstacles.

Guided by two industry veterans with a combined 40+ years of experience, this podcast is filled with free lessons, discussions and tips on how to be more successful, more satisfied and more in control of your work experience.

We are not affiliated with any corporation - but a fully independent source of learning, development and community with seasonally appropriate content made available to support you when you need it, on the platforms you prefer.

If you're feeling stuck and are waiting for someone else to tell you you're ready, or if you are looking to make a career change this year - STOP WAITING. This podcast is for you!  

This episode covers the ACTION portion of our lesson on making changes for yourself at work.  

 Whether you're looking to throw your hat in the ring for a promotion, switch lanes or functions within your organization, shift positions for better workplace satisfaction OR even thinking of exiting to pursue another career or organization - this episode will give you the tips and tricks to finally ACT on those goals.  

Are you looking to move up, or even out of your current role? Learn how to assess and validate your transferable skills with this episode that is part of our series on Investing in Self.   

After listening, you will: 

- understand how to do a quick self-assessment of skills 

- learn how to find and align your skills to a desired role  

- validate your skill assessment through partnerships 

- prepare for the next step: ACTION!

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Who is Stand Up Retail? We are an independent resource for store-based retail employees created to support them in navigating the realities of retail employment. We offer free foundational skill building, mentorship as well as a positive community filled with folks experiencing the same frustrations and challenges; holding similar career goals and growth obstacles.

Guided by two industry veterans with a combined 40+ years of experience, this podcast is filled with free lessons, discussions and tips on how to be more successful, more satisfied and more in control of your work experience.

We are not affiliated with any corporation - but a fully independent source of learning, development and community with seasonally appropriate content made available to support you when you need it, on the platforms you prefer.

Sometimes knowing or creating your career path can feel impossible. The fact is, having a clear understanding of your path (or even feeling like we even HAVE ONE) is directly linked to your workplace satisfaction, feeling valued and being actively engaged with your own success.  I

n this episode, we tackle 5 actions you can take in order to: 

1. Understand your career path 

2. Set yourself up for success when creating one and  

3. Start yourself on that journey TODAY. 

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Who is Stand Up Retail? We are an independent resource for store-based retail employees created to support them in navigating the realities of retail employment. We offer free foundational skill building, mentorship as well as a positive community filled with folks experiencing the same frustrations and challenges; holding similar career goals and growth obstacles.

Guided by two industry veterans with a combined 40+ years of experience, this podcast is filled with free lessons, discussions and tips on how to be more successful, more satisfied and more in control of your work experience.

We are not affiliated with any corporation - but a fully independent source of learning, development and community with seasonally appropriate content made available to support you when you need it, on the platforms you prefer.

Whether you are just starting your year, starting a new job or resetting your mentality in an existing role, EVERYONE should know how to set work goals that ACTUALLY are achievable. If you struggle with this and want a fresh start in 2022, this video is for you.  

As employees, we are handed goals and asked to work towards other people's goals EVERY DAY for at our job -  but what about US? What about what WE want to get out of our jobs?  

In this episode, we explore 3 tips for creating goals that will WORK and some easy steps to take to stay on track to get more of what YOU want out of your employment.

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Who is Stand Up Retail? We are an independent resource for store-based retail employees created to support them in navigating the realities of retail employment. We offer free foundational skill building, mentorship as well as a positive community filled with folks experiencing the same frustrations and challenges; holding similar career goals and growth obstacles.

Guided by two industry veterans with a combined 40+ years of experience, this podcast is filled with free lessons, discussions and tips on how to be more successful, more satisfied and more in control of your work experience.

We are not affiliated with any corporation - but a fully independent source of learning, development and community with seasonally appropriate content made available to support you when you need it, on the platforms you prefer.

Short, Sweet And To The Point: This episode is about the truth of the retail industry today... that ALL ROLES need to be ready to do more, be more and get comfortable with change. In short, being AGILE mean that you're going to need to step up... and probably step up OFTEN if it's in your job description.  

There is good news though: for those who know how to do it WELL (and leverage those moments to their advantage career-wise), stepping up can be a very good thing.  

In this 15 minute Micro Episode, Edward walks us through two topics:  

1. How to get your team to step up (if you lead one) 

2. How you personally can be ready to step up  

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Who is Stand Up Retail? We are an independent resource for store-based retail employees created to support them in navigating the 'new normal' of retail employment. We offer free foundational skill building, mentorship as well as a positive community filled with folks experiencing the same frustrations and challenges; holding similar career goals and growth obstacles.

Guided by two industry veterans with a combined 40+ years of experience, this podcast is filled with free lessons, discussions and tips on how to be more successful, more satisfied and more in control of your work experience.

We are not affiliated with any corporation - but a fully independent source of learning, development and community with seasonally appropriate content made available to support you when you need it, on the platforms you prefer.

Short, Sweet And To The Point: This episode is about the trust that ALL ROLES need to have in order for personal, professional and organizational success. Real talk: you gotta be able to earn it, and you have to be able to give it.  

In this 15 minute Micro Episode, Carrie walks us through both sides of the word 'trust' with a quick exercise to reset yourself when thinking about trust at work, as well as gives some examples of how you can work on how to 'show not tell' when working on either earning trust or granting it.

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Who is Stand Up Retail? We are an independent resource for store-based retail employees created to support them in navigating the 'new normal' of retail employment. We offer free foundational skill building, mentorship as well as a positive community filled with folks experiencing the same frustrations and challenges; holding similar career goals and growth obstacles.

Short, Sweet and To The Point: This episode is about two workplace concepts that can get 'tuned out' very easily when times get tough, work gets crazy or our workspace/organization goes through a change: WORKPLACE ENGAGEMENT and WORKFORCE EMPOWERMENT.  

Here, Edward takes us through both important concepts (that when in play, guarantee greater success and satisfaction at work) from a new angle. By redefining these two overly used (and often vaguely defined) words into terms all can understand, Carrie & Edward guide you through some why's and how's on implementing them and a way to help 'reset' you or your team in the new year. 

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Who is Stand Up Retail? We are an independent resource for store-based retail employees created to support them in navigating the 'new normal' of retail employment. We offer free foundational skill building, mentorship as well as a positive community filled with folks experiencing the same frustrations and challenges; holding similar career goals and growth obstacles.  

This Nov '21, week 4 episode (recorded before Black Friday) gives you the tools you need to successfully manage difficult situations in your store that will arise as tensions increase and the holiday shopping season becomes more frantic.  Carrie and Edward cover basic steps you can take in several types of situations that may arise: 1. with customers 2. with peers/co-workers 3. with supervisors.  Learn some simple ways to approach these situations differently, that can positively impact your career, your day and your standing in your location! ______________________________________________________________________ 

New to Stand Up Retail? Here's what you need to know -- we are an independent resource for store-based retail employees created to support them in navigating the 'new normal' of retail employment. We offer free foundational skill building, mentorship as well as a positive community filled with folks experiencing the same frustrations and challenges; holding similar career goals and growth obstacles.  We cover who we are and how this came about in our introductory video HERE: https://youtu.be/BxYsW--rJnQ 

We are not affiliated with any corporation - but a fully independent source of learning, development and community with seasonally appropriate content made available to support you when you need it, on the platforms you prefer.   

Welcome to Nov. 2021 and our week 2 Topic: How to Maximize Teachable Moments in Q4.   While all companies and retailers have their own developmental programs that they follow, this video serves as an independent resource for anyone in a store-based retail role who ACTUALLY wants to use those fleeting interactions during the craziness of the holiday shopping season to their advantage: whether you are a teacher in those moments or the student.  

This podcast explores 4 key habits that will help you year round, but, if mastered, can dramatically help you improve your skill set during Q4. Everyone in retail knows that Q4 can make or break a company, a store, a career... don't just react and survive -  LEARN and GROW!  Take your development and success into YOUR hands as Carrie and Edward discuss these 4 concepts and how they can improve you. ______________________________________________________________________ 

New to Stand Up Retail? Here's what you need to know -- we are an independent network of resources for store-based retail employees that is built to support them in navigating the 'new normal' of retail employment, offering them free foundational skill building, mentorship and a positive community filled with folks experiencing the same frustrations and challenges; holding similar career goals and growth obstacles. We are not affiliated with any corporation - but a fully independent source of learning, development and community with seasonally appropriate content built to be available to support you when you need it, on the platforms you prefer.   

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This micro episode for November 2021 is all about giving thanks. Without showing genuine appreciation, employment in the retail industry becomes almost impossible to handle.  The emotions that are triggered daily during this time of the year can wear on the hearts and minds of our front line retailers. BUT, there is a simple way to help ease these potential derailers and team engagement roadblocks - HONEST, REAL and PURPOSEFUL gratitude.   EVERY. DAY.  In this quick video we give you few examples (for leaders and hourly employees) that can help keep gratitude top of mind when things get hectic.  Also: This is your CALL TO ACTION to submit what you are "THANKFUL FOR" for our end of month gratitude reel. Shout out your team, your peer, your location or even yourself for what you are doing to show gratitude and help your store know that you appreciate them!  

* SUBMIT all of your gratitude to: standupretail@gmail.com to be included in this month's "End of Month Gratitude Reel"! ___________________________________________________________________ 

Our first FULL episode topic was very intentional on this first week of retail Q4: HOW THE HECK DO YOU SURVIVE THE NEXT FEW MONTHS?!?Self Care and Basic Good Habits always fall by the wayside this time of the year, and honestly, it's why most people in our retail stores FEEL this season and it's stresses so deeply.   In this episode, we review 4 ways to keep yourself focused, structured, aware and healthy (mentally and physically) so you can close out your year at work strong. Start here to be ready to jump into the other topics this month with a full head of steam! __________________________________________________________________________________________  

New to Stand Up Retail? Here's what you need to know -- we are an independent network of resources for store-based retail employees that is built to support them in navigating the 'new normal' of retail employment, offering them free foundational skill building, mentorship and a positive community filled with folks experiencing the same frustrations and challenges; holding similar career goals and growth obstacles.  We are not affiliated with any corporation - but a fully independent source of learning, development and community with seasonally appropriate content built to be available to support you when you need it, on the platforms you prefer.   

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