8 Months later…

As pre-work to the follow up training last February, DMs were asked to identify 3 success stories with business impact after applying the leadership strategies from RMM.  We heard about Store Managers who were ‘on warning’ moving to the top of a district’s performance in key metrics.  There were stories about turnover being reduced by…

Certification’s hidden secret

Over the years we have certified hundreds of people to train our programs to their company’s participants.  Many retailers have said after the T3 that in fact the certification was probably the most significant management development experience their “trainer candidates” have had.  About 70% of the people we certify to train our existing participant programs,…

People Matter More When…

Retailers are looking for more ways to be efficient and better connect with customers and employees through technology.  We have also said in the past “….if you can’t motivate. Automate!”  Like a alot of sweeping trends that have shaped the retail industry, such as being customer-centric, re-engineering processes, shifting cultural mindsets, and more, each of…

Communicating for Success

Merchants and home office Support Managers are more likely to attend cross-funtional meetings and have far greater exposure to senior executives than any of the field management in retail like DMs and Regionals.  Some of the interactions are quick, “five second hallway conversations” one participant said, to massive strategy meetings with many people and levels…

Last night of MSL shoot

We have shot scenarios of delegating in IT dealing with leading cross-functional teams. We did a model on improving below standard performance in the DC relating to scans per day percentage. Last night we shot a scenario dealing with how to influence other internal partners. There was great chemistry and a terrific realism all three…

Next level

All of these clients have asked us to review their internally developed programs and give recommendations on how to take it to the next level. It’s an opportunity we value and understand how vulnerable a client might feel.  We respect their intelligence and understanding of theistic ate culture and workings of their company that we…