
PREVIEW How to Tap into Employee Intrinsic Motivation as a Retail Leader
09/12/23 • 8 min
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Retail Razor: Blade to Greatness PREVIEW !
In this episode - How to tap into employee intrinsic motivation, with Jeffrey P. McNulty!
In this podcast, your hosts Ricardo Belmar and Casey Golden, hear from a retail industry leader who shares their insights and wisdom on how to excel in this dynamic and competitive field. We learn about the essential skills and qualities that every retail executive needs to lead their teams and their business to success.
We call this series the ‘Blade to Greatness’ because the insights, learnings, and advice our guest brings you cuts through the clutter in building great retail leaders.
Whether we’re talking about the corporate office or stores, we’ll uncover valuable tips and advice that you can apply to your own retail career growth.
Each episode will feature one specific skill, leadership trait, or capability that every retail leader should master to drive success not only of their business but of their corporate and store teams. We’ve chosen each retail voice specifically because they are experts in developing retail leadership.
Meet Our First Blade to Greatness Retail Leader
In our first episode, we speak with Jeffrey P. McNulty, Founder and CEO of New Retail Ethos, creator of The Ultimate Retail Course, and author of The Ultimate Retail Manual. We learn from his 30 years of "hands-on industry experience" as an Executive Leader for The Home Depot, Lowes, Barnes & Noble, PetSmart, Shopko, Toys R Us, Publix, and Festival Foods, plus 18 years of experience as a Retail Research Analyst. Having conducted over 1000 consultations/engagements with clients on Wall Street, Hedge Fund Managers, Equity Investment Partners, retailers, and entrepreneurs in the retail sector, Jeffrey has a myriad of experience, knowledge, and wisdom when it comes to retail leadership!
In this episode, Jeffrey talks with us about one of the most important skills every retail leader needs to master:
How to tap into employee intrinsic motivation!
Give it a listen here, or go to our YouTube channel and watch while you learn!
Be sure to subscribe so you don’t miss future episodes!
Thanks for listening to The Retail Razor: Blade to Greatness!
Retail Razor: Blade to Greatness PREVIEW !
In this episode - How to tap into employee intrinsic motivation, with Jeffrey P. McNulty!
In this podcast, your hosts Ricardo Belmar and Casey Golden, hear from a retail industry leader who shares their insights and wisdom on how to excel in this dynamic and competitive field. We learn about the essential skills and qualities that every retail executive needs to lead their teams and their business to success.
We call this series the ‘Blade to Greatness’ because the insights, learnings, and advice our guest brings you cuts through the clutter in building great retail leaders.
Whether we’re talking about the corporate office or stores, we’ll uncover valuable tips and advice that you can apply to your own retail career growth.
Each episode will feature one specific skill, leadership trait, or capability that every retail leader should master to drive success not only of their business but of their corporate and store teams. We’ve chosen each retail voice specifically because they are experts in developing retail leadership.
Meet Our First Blade to Greatness Retail Leader
In our first episode, we speak with Jeffrey P. McNulty, Founder and CEO of New Retail Ethos, creator of The Ultimate Retail Course, and author of The Ultimate Retail Manual. We learn from his 30 years of "hands-on industry experience" as an Executive Leader for The Home Depot, Lowes, Barnes & Noble, PetSmart, Shopko, Toys R Us, Publix, and Festival Foods, plus 18 years of experience as a Retail Research Analyst. Having conducted over 1000 consultations/engagements with clients on Wall Street, Hedge Fund Managers, Equity Investment Partners, retailers, and entrepreneurs in the retail sector, Jeffrey has a myriad of experience, knowledge, and wisdom when it comes to retail leadership!
In this episode, Jeffrey talks with us about one of the most important skills every retail leader needs to master:
How to tap into employee intrinsic motivation!
Give it a listen here, or go to our YouTube channel and watch while you learn!
Be sure to subscribe so you don’t miss future episodes!
Thanks for listening to The Retail Razor: Blade to Greatness!
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Mastering Intrinsic Motivation in Retail: Insights from Jeffrey P. McNulty
S1:E1 The Ultimate Guide to Intrinsic Motivation in Retail Leadership with Jeffrey P. McNulty
Welcome to our new Retail Razor podcast series - Blade to Greatness! Each episode we hear from a retail industry leader who shares their sharp insights and cuts of wisdom on how to excel and grow as a retail leader by mastering essential “must have” skills and qualities. In this episode, hosts Ricardo Belmar and Casey Golden explore the critical skill of tapping into employee intrinsic motivation with Jeffrey P. McNulty, founder of New Retail Ethos and a seasoned retail executive with extensive experience across major retailers and a deep understanding of retail leadership and motivation. Jeffrey shares insightful advice on driving employee engagement, productivity, and satisfaction by focusing on intrinsic rather than extrinsic motivation. Additionally, Jeffrey offers a special discount for his Ultimate Retail Course to listeners, underscoring his commitment to spreading retail excellence.
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Meet your hosts::
Ricardo Belmar is an NRF Top Retail Voices for 2025 and a RETHINK Retail Top Retail Expert from 2021 – 2024. Thinkers 360 named him a Top 10 Retail Thought Leader, Top 50 Management Thought Leader, & Top 100 Digital Transformation Thought Leader, plus a Top Digital Voice for 2024. He is an advisory council member at George Mason University’s Center for Retail Transformation, and is the director partner marketing for retail & consumer goods at Microsoft.
Casey Golden, is CEO of Luxlock, a RETHINK Retail Top Retail Expert for 2024 & 2023, & Retail Cloud Alliance advisory council member. Obsessed with the customer relationship between the brand & the consumer. After a career on the fashion & supply chain technology side of the business, now slaying franken-stacks & building retail tech!
Music provided by imunobeats.com, featuring Swag, Tag and Brag from the album Beat Hype, written by Heston Mimms, published by Imuno.
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