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Train and motivate hourly retail employees to work with excellence. Free team building and management tools & tips from successful experts.
Retail Employee Management – Recruitment , Performance, and Motivation
Retail managers are not just responsible for their own results, they are also responsible for the behavior, contributions, and results of the people they supervise. If you can be successful with recruitment, performance management, and motivation, you can be successful in a retail management position.
Retail Business Management: Iceland's Baugur Group
Iceland's Baugur Group has become a global retail leader due, in part, to their management philosophies and practices. Learn the retail business management practices that have helped Iceland's Baugur Group surpass retailers like Nordstrom, Saks Fifth Avenue, and Toys 'R Us.
Superstar Manager or Legendary Leader?
Managers can excel with a team of superstars, but only leaders can bring out the best in any ragtag collection of players. This is a real-life case study of superstar management vs. legendary leadership.
Managing Employee Depression
Studies reveal that poor performance may be the root cause of poor performance for a significant percentage of retail employees. The effects of depression in the workplace include absenteeism, turnover, accidents, and loss of productivity. Retail managers who can recognize the symptoms of a depressed employee can provide the help and guidance an employee needs to battle this condition.
Management Pros Share Their Secrets
Words of wisdom for new managers from seasoned leaders who know now what they wish they had known then.
21 Days to Better Management
Focus on one of these management tips every day, and in 21 days you'll develop the habit of continuous leadership improvement.
Five Tips for Employee Satisfaction Surveys
The value of the feedback received from an employee satisfaction survey is dependent on the way the survey is executed. Learn five tips for developing, adminstering, and analyzing satisfaction surveys so that yield relevant and usable results.
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