Retail Manager
Sometimes you don't pick a career, a career picks you. Retail management is one that I would have never chosen for myself when I was ten. It's not a career path that most would think about pursuing if they were lucky enough to better options. However, once you become a manager in a retail store you will either love it or you'll hate it.If you are lucky enough to have a great Store Manager, even better. The day to day routine can get to be hard to deal with. You have employees that are amazing and then you have some that just don't care to be a part of a team. See the key to any good manager is creating an environment for your employees and co-workers that is not only enjoyable to work in, but promotes teamwork and inspires others to do their best.Inspiration can be a great motivator. I've been a manager for about fifteen years, in one form or another. I have learned from every manager I've worked with, but I never thought that I had it in me to make a change. Boy was I wrong. I took the qualities that value in my own life and put them to use in the work place. Honesty, straightforwardness, fairness, are just some of the qualities that I use everyday. The way that most of the employees opened up and worked harder for me was just amazing to watch. Management is a leadership role, and the best leaders are the ones that can be trusted.I can tell you how all the tasks and decisions I make on a daily basis, can overwhelm and even stress me out beyond belief. It's true that this is a stressful job. When I took over my current position, as a Sales Manager, I was scared to death that I would not only fail but fail miserably. Then as I learned how the employees felt about the management team that had been at that store, it became very obvious what had been missing. Employees are what make or break a store. The customers that walk come in don't interact with the managers everyday. They are taken care of by the customer service associates. The same ones that you manage.If your employees aren't happy, then how could you expect they would be able to make the customers happy. True, there are some people out there that are just never going to be happy no matter what. Although you hope that the effort you put into someone will pay off, sometimes it don't. When it doesn't, well that is when you have to learn the hard part of your job. Holding people accountable is also a very big part of your job. This to can motivate other associates. If you don't hold some accountable then others see this as a non team player and they themselves will stop performing because you have lowered your expectations, so will they.A natural born leader will lead by example and respect. No threats will be needed or used. If I have to threaten to get something done, then I have failed as a manager.Tweet
Sometimes you don't pick a career, a career picks you. Retail management is one that I would have never chosen for myself when I was ten. It's not a career path that most would think about pursuing if they were lucky enough to better options. However, once you become a manager in a retail store you will either love it or you'll hate it.
If you are lucky enough to have a great Store Manager, even better. The day to day routine can get to be hard to deal with. You have employees that are amazing and then you have some that just don't care to be a part of a team. See the key to any good manager is creating an environment for your employees and co-workers that is not only enjoyable to work in, but promotes teamwork and inspires others to do their best.
Inspiration can be a great motivator. I've been a manager for about fifteen years, in one form or another. I have learned from every manager I've worked with, but I never thought that I had it in me to make a change. Boy was I wrong. I took the qualities that value in my own life and put them to use in the work place. Honesty, straightforwardness, fairness, are just some of the qualities that I use everyday. The way that most of the employees opened up and worked harder for me was just amazing to watch. Management is a leadership role, and the best leaders are the ones that can be trusted.
I can tell you how all the tasks and decisions I make on a daily basis, can overwhelm and even stress me out beyond belief. It's true that this is a stressful job. When I took over my current position, as a Sales Manager, I was scared to death that I would not only fail but fail miserably. Then as I learned how the employees felt about the management team that had been at that store, it became very obvious what had been missing. Employees are what make or break a store. The customers that walk come in don't interact with the managers everyday. They are taken care of by the customer service associates. The same ones that you manage.
If your employees aren't happy, then how could you expect they would be able to make the customers happy. True, there are some people out there that are just never going to be happy no matter what. Although you hope that the effort you put into someone will pay off, sometimes it don't. When it doesn't, well that is when you have to learn the hard part of your job. Holding people accountable is also a very big part of your job. This to can motivate other associates. If you don't hold some accountable then others see this as a non team player and they themselves will stop performing because you have lowered your expectations, so will they.
A natural born leader will lead by example and respect. No threats will be needed or used. If I have to threaten to get something done, then I have failed as a manager.
