Leading Leaders in Retail

The essential guide

Alison Crabb

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English

Alison Crabb Consulting
16 September 2024

Management: leadership & motivation; Distributive industries

Filled with contemporary and thought-provoking leadership strategies, the aim of this second book in Alison Crabb's Revitalising Retail series is to help senior retail leaders enhance their leadership skills and achieve retail success by learning how to:

- build and nurture a leadership team committed to the organisation's vision

- retain and develop their best people

- align all team members to work towards common goals

- implement effective reward and recognition systems to drive motivation and performance.

By: Alison Crabb
Imprint: Alison Crabb Consulting
Dimensions: Height: 244mm, Width: 170mm, Spine: 13mm
Weight: 395g
ISBN: 9780648909026
ISBN 10: 0648909026
Pages: 244
Publication Date: 16 September 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Alison Crabb, founder and principle of Alison Crabb Consulting, has worked with some of Australia's most recognised and successful retailers for more than 30 years. Her career in the retail industry began as a travel consultant with the Flight Centre Travel Group, where her promotion first to store manager and then to an area leadership role was to eventually see her spend eight years as a global leader in a highly competitive and challenging retail environment.Through these years of learning, development and improvement, Alison continued to push the boundaries and drive improvement year on year, seeing profit grow from $18 million to $49 million. The culture of excellence Alison was instrumental in building at Flight Centre during her years of leadership led to her division being the most profitable division globally for eight consecutive years. She achieved unprecedented results working with more than 1200 staff across more than 200 retail outlets, generating $1.2 billion in sales annually.Alison's achievements were recognised when she was awarded Flight Centre's Directors' Award for Global Outstanding Achievement in 2010. She was also a finalist in the Telstra Businesswoman of the Year Award in 2012.Since leaving Flight Centre to begin her own retail consulting business, Alison has worked in a coaching and consultancy role with some of Australia's leading retail businesses, developing and lifting their leadership to achieve new business heights. Throughout her career, Alison's business reputation has been built on knowledge, experience, trust, and success.Alison Crabb is recognised by many to be the industry's leading expert on retail leadership. In her consultancy role with Alison Crabb Consulting, Alison has designed a unique, refreshing, personalised and highly engaging, retail-centric approach to leadership training and development. Her 30 years of experience in consumer led retail has provided her with invaluable insights into the factors influencing retail success and the keys to achieving and delivering them.For more details visit: alison@alisoncrabb.com.au

Reviews for Leading Leaders in Retail: The essential guide

There is no one I know that is more qualified, experienced and successful when it comes to working with retail teams than Alison. Her book is a must-read for anyone who is leading retail teams . . . Donna McGeorge (author, trainer, facilitator) Alison's experiences and insights provide a roadmap for navigating the complexities of the retail world. Her ability to inspire, lead, and achieve remarkable results makes her uniquely qualified to guide retail leaders through the strategies and practices that can elevate their businesses. I endorse this book to you for maximising your business outcomes with the lessons it contains front and centre! Geoff Harris AM (Co-founder of Flight Centre)