Comments for John Slimp Training & Development

Comment on I Wish You Enough by Janna Huset

Janna Huset — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 07:00:53 +0000

I have so missed you!!!! Looks like you are doing exactly what you are fabulous at!!! So appreciate everything that you did for me-you taught me soooo many things-that i pass on to others-you have always inspired me to be better!! Thank-you so much for being such a great role model to all of us in the retail world!!!

Comment on I Wish You Enough by Cobie

Cobie — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 14:24:15 +0000

John, thanks for thinking enough about me to share, I love it & my wish for you is Enough determination to continue doing what you do best…changing the lives of others

Comment on I Wish You Enough by Victoria Jasper

Victoria Jasper — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 21:59:06 +0000

John,
What a beautiful tribute to the amazing person you are! Thanks for sharing. May you want for nothing!

Comment on How Companies Build or Destroy Employee Loyalty by Filmy Online

Filmy Online — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 10:14:25 +0000

Howdy! I’m at work surfing around your blog from my new iphone 3gs! Just wanted to say I love reading your blog and look forward to all your posts! Keep up the superb work!

Comment on Are you a Cracked Pot? by Mily Sahu

Mily Sahu — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 11:59:12 +0000

Wow!I just cant help gasping at the amzing story shared and the moral behind.So true!

Comment on Are you a Cracked Pot? by Girish

Girish — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 11:54:42 +0000

Nice read, reminds me of another line my boss wrote in context of recession.

“Why waste a crisis”

Comment on Are you a Cracked Pot? by Jackson

Jackson — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 11:53:53 +0000

Thanks for sharing this powerful insight John! I often use this when I coach my teams.

Comment on Are you a Cracked Pot? by Erik

Erik — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 02:48:51 +0000

Always a personally relevent topic, thanks for the focus.

Comment on It’s your Choice; what will you do? by Tina D

Tina D — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 01:30:44 +0000

I was not expecting your post to be a tear jerker. I loved the story, will post to my FB and twitter.

Tina D.
The Art of Thanking Your Clients
http://theartofthankingyourclients.blogspot.com/

Comment on What makes a Good DM? by Jackson

Jackson — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 13:20:04 +0000

I’ve been fortunate enough to have had a string of good DMs, only to end my retail career with a bad one.

I feel that good DMs are fair and supportive. I believe the word TRUST comes to mind in this relationship. As a manager, our front lines are the sales floor and we share that with our sales associates. We depend on resources given and distributed to us by our corporate offices (hours, budgets, inventory, etc.). When we as managers come across issues with our resources, we depend on our DM to relay that information to try and deliver that support to us. The best DMs I’ve ever had (3 of them) all fully trusted me and took me under their wings to develop me. They always ensured I had all the resources I could possibly get in order to make my business/store successful. It’s that level of trust in the relationships I’ve built with these three DMs that I still keep in touch with them today.

Another attribute I believe is key is personality, someone who is compassionate, understanding, and resourceful. Someone who makes managers feel like they are important contributing members of a larger team among their peers in the District.

Each manager has a certain unique skill set that they bring to the table. It’s important to have those strengths permeate throughout the district in order for the team to improve and become more successful in reaching their goals. In areas that may be lacking, I believe a good DM will help develop the necessary skills and collaborate to make his or her managers stronger. It’s a combination of finding the right tools, a lot of coaching and one on ones with the managers, and putting together management teams that will shine. A good DM will always have the mind set of developing the team around her, not just thinking about results.

In the end, it’s also up to the DM to make sure that their managers are held accountable for their performance. A good DM will set attainable goals and standards and will never hesitate to professionally criticize or identify coach-able moments. Improvement in each manager equals success for the District. Simply expecting the delivery of results is set up for failure and routine can become boring. Each manager requires follow up, feedback, and development to keep things fresh and moving forward. It’s not about the store visits just to mark it off the calendar. It’s about what the goal of the store visit is suppose to accomplish.

Last thing is VISION. I believe every good DM should have a vision of what they want out of their districts. What does the DM want to be known for? What is his/her strength that they want to bring to the table? What are the expectations? Does that reflect in the district team? Making that Vision clear to his/her managers will certainly make an impact in how things are perceived in the district. The good DM will put together a plan in place in order to make that vision happen.