In Blog 99 I talked about how my team rescued me. In this blog I want to talk about having 9 Pacesetters on the BP floor. We had about 20 people now as our business was growing and we needed the help for the Anniversary Sale. Marc Marc decided to come back…
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The Team rescued me – Blog #99
In Blog 98 I talked about politically speaking at Nordstrom. In this blog I wanted to talk about how my team rescued me. We received a nice letter from Bob Nunn for our Half Yearly results which I shared with the team. It’s always nice to be acknowledged and more importantly to…
Politically Speaking at Nordstrom – Blog #98
In Blog 97 I talked about how honest feeback is key In this blog I want to talk about Politically speaking at Nordstrom. The Half Yearly and Anniversary sales were fast approaching. These were such big events they could easily put us ahead of South Coast plaza for the year. We…
Honest Feedback is key – Blog #97
In Blog 96 I talked about my Mentors Rob and more Change. In this blog I want to talk about how honest feedback is key. I mentioned in blog #96 that I met with Mike in our Pleasanton store and he seemed like a nice guy. In this blog I want…
My Mentor Rob and more Change – Blog #96
In Blog 95 I talked about our Under size 5 and Over size 10 event. In this blog I wanted to talk about my mentor Rob land more change. Rob’s father passed away so he took off to be with his family and handle the arrangements. Things in the department were going…
Under size 5 and Over size 10 event – Blog #95
In Blog 94 I talked about putting good people in key positions. In this blog I wanted to talk about our Uner size 5 and Over size 10 event. We were having really good success with the styles that went beyond the size run of 6-10. Customers had a hard time finding…
Good people in Key Positions – Blog #94
In Blog 93 I talked about our Team Building movie. In this blog I wanted to talk about putting good people in key positions Danny turned out to be a good hire. I knew this because other sales people were complaining about him. He wasn’t doing anything wrong, he was just really…
Our Team Building Movie – Blog #93
In Blog 92, I talked about building the team in Brass Plum Shoes. In this blog I wanted to talk about our team building movie. I was always interested in film. In high school I took a film making class and won an award for ” best director”. For fun sometimes growing…
Building the Team in Brass Plum Shoes – Blog #92
In Blog 91 I talked about how change is constant in retail. In this blog I wanted to talk about building the team in Brass Plum Shoes. Our 2nd Asst. was very dissapointed he didn’t get the promotion. “You gave it to someone from clothing?”. I could understand how he was feeling,…
Change is Constant in Retail – Blog #91
“The secret of change is to focus all of your energy not on fighting the old, but on building the new” -Socrates In Blog 84 I talked about building a team. In this blog I wanted to talk about how change is constant in retail. Business was really good so I was able…