Work Life

JULY 31, 2024

Not only did we regain control over our project timelines, but we also saw a surge in productivity and morale among team members. We committed to purchasing a substantial quantity of pink-colored raw materials in anticipation of using them in a special co-branded product line, but sales didn’t pan out as hoped.

Problem-Solving 98

Problem-Solving Sales Software Consulting 98

Success

DECEMBER 22, 2023

It made history in 2023 with the first consumer sale of cultivated meat, which required approval from the Food and Drug Administration. Impact: As AI evolves within media, Flipboard made a custom Bluesky feed using AI that gives users greater control over their social media algorithm. That’s meat grown from animal cells.)

Food 126

Food Retail Cleaning Sales 126

Success

JUNE 17, 2022

The market will automatically shorten it or misspell it—then you lose control of your brand.” Sales rose by 23% in 2012. We’re an online retailer, so SEO was critical to choosing our name. At the time, a small retail art store owned CanvasPaintings.com, and we were able to buy it easily for a five-figure sum.

Retail 105

Retail Sales Legal Consulting 105

Tanveer Naseer

OCTOBER 23, 2012

A recent experience my wife and I had with the customer service department for a major retailer also illustrated how a leader shows up in those moments can influence their employees’ perceptions of their roles and consequently, impact their organization’s ability to turn a problem into an opportunity to succeed.

Customer Service 110

Customer Service Sales Leadership Retail 110

Work Life

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Movies and television shows portray them either as quaint mom-and-pop operations or, more often, crumbling empires with squabbling relatives jockeying for control. Greater Good Over Faster Growth Tupper says they also let employees know that the company is not for sale, and that it plans to grow as a privately held, family-owned business.

Learning 114

Learning Catering Retail Leadership 114

Productivityist

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

This also works when you share space with other businesses, such as an office building or retail storefront. Implementing these tips will help you take control of your small business, increase sales, and be more successful overall. When you invest in this, you can get rid of the bills and expenses of having a home office.

Delegation 98

Delegation Advertising Correspondence Mailing 98

Work Life

DECEMBER 18, 2023

The issues and opportunities that were created with that sudden transition are still with us today in the form of an employee population that wants to control where and how they work, and a pre-pandemic physical infrastructure that needs to operate seamlessly as a hybrid digital workplace.

Automotive 114

Automotive Data Entry Finance Technology 114

Tanveer Naseer

OCTOBER 25, 2016

I hear a similar exchange at retail stores, where you tell sales reps your shoe size and a few seconds later, they return to ask again. Some of these variables can be controlled and some cannot. I hear similar ones in restaurants where someone places an order and the waiter returns after a few seconds to ask what the order was.

Influencing 111

Influencing Networking Retail Onboarding 111

Ruby

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Despite appeals from retailers big and small for customers to get their shopping done early this year, the National Retail Federation is projecting that holiday sales from November to December will grow by 8–10% from last year. The challenges aren’t just affecting retailers. Triple bummer. Practice empathy.

Retail 52

Retail Supplies Sales Customer Service 52

OE Cam

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Balancing competing accountabilities A story that illustrates this problem perfectly is drawn from my days working in entertainment retail for a company that disappointingly few people remember. As an Area Manager, I had overall accountability for sales in my twenty or so stores.

Retail 52

Retail Sales Consulting Influencing 52

Attendance Bot

MARCH 10, 2025

Retail Industry: Optimizing Workforce Scheduling A major retail company leveraged people data analytics to predict peak shopping hours and adjust staffing accordingly. By analyzing sales patterns and customer behavior, the company optimized employee schedules, reducing costs and improving customer satisfaction.

Software 52

Software Retail Finance Decision Making 52

Ruby

MAY 11, 2022

As a general manager for a small retail business, I spent a lot of hours one-on-one with customers. Someone referring a friend or family member or neighbor to your business results in an additional sale 80% of the time. This ensures that you control any outstanding liability. Implement follow-up into your business process.

Sales 52

Sales Customer Service Purchasing Retail 52

Ruby

AUGUST 3, 2020

Marketing and sales efforts frequently focus on generating new business rather than converting people who have lapsed or lost interest. Like many retailers, NYC-based boutique Alice + Olivia lost significant opportunities to connect with customers following the COVID-19 outbreak. And let’s face it—those “Where have you been?

Customer Service 52

Customer Service Retail Security Mailing 52

Ask a Manager

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

I work in retail-based sales with roughly 50 employees, but just three people at my location (my manager, my coworker, who has about four weeks more tenure in the position than I do, and me). It’s very normal not to feel safe when you’re trapped with a large, angry man who appears to be out of control. (Or

Sales 38

Sales Controlling Retail Training 38

Ask a Manager

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

I often joked that I was the Queen of Controlled Rotting. She said she knew that I loved all this ‘controlled rotting’ business, so she had put some of her favourite foods in a jar and let them go bad in the hopes that I could use the mold to make my own treats. “We are a retail chain. The air fresheners.

Retail 45

Retail Sales Food Catering 45

Work Life

MARCH 24, 2024

The term, shift left, originated in the software-development field, where it refers to the practice of concentrating on testing and quality control from the first stages of a software build (the left-hand side being the early stages) rather than waiting until just before release into production when the cost of fixes are exponentially higher.

Software 52

Software Technology Retail Sales 52

Ask a Manager

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

A reader writes: My friend and I are both in service jobs (customer service, food service, retail). My friend has had full-time and part-time supervisor positions (one step below management), while I’ve only been a part-time sales associate mostly dealing with customers.

Customer Service 32

Customer Service Retail Equipment Sales 32

Ask a Manager

AUGUST 4, 2021

This is like assigning someone who doesn’t believe in birth control to counsel people on contraception. I am a retail store manager and I have to keep my cool but I find it so incredibly rude. Everyone in your office who cares about safety should push back on this hard. Stop interrupting me.

Food 45

Food Interviewing Mailing Retail 45

Ask a Manager

JULY 6, 2017

So it really comes down to how long those breaks are — for example, 20 minutes here and there is pretty reasonable, but an hour a day probably isn’t (at least not until you’re more senior and more in control of your own schedule). I work as a sales associate and team lead at a chain of high-end department stores known for customer service.

Sales 21

Sales Creativity Problem-Solving Interviewing 21

Ask a Manager

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Several years ago I was working in a retail job that involved services for customers (a jewelry counter that also offered watch battery replacement and band changes/resizing). And my first job not involving sales). Most of us would rather be in control of our own time. Dealing with a Pedantic Co-worker. No, you’re fine.

Interviewing 38

Interviewing Salary Problem-Solving Sales 38

Ask a Manager

JUNE 7, 2018

Also, remind yourself that they’re not the ones who set your hours; your employer is, and it’s something they have no control over. I work in retail and we accept applications in person. It’s a great vetting tool to see how applicants introduce themselves to the sales staff. I hope you find full-time work soon!

Correspondence 21

Correspondence Sales Legal Retail 21

Ask a Manager

MAY 10, 2016

I don’t want to be that boss that encourages sick people to come to work, and I certainly feel for her (I have a chronic illness, and before it was under control, I blew through sick leave too), but at the same time, her absences put a strain on my budget. Is this bad enough to address, or am I blowing this out of proportion?

Legal 20

Legal Salary Training Sales 20

Ask a Manager

APRIL 16, 2018

I have a coworker (I work in retail) who constantly makes comments about my hair — that I dont “style” it (I keep it in a ponytail at work so it doesn’t get in my way when I am working). I’m in sales and have had only one bad year, which was out of my control.

Promotion 20

Promotion Transportation Retail Interviewing 20

Work Life

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Conversely, Harter notes that giving people greater autonomy and control over their workday has profoundly positive effects. Even as a small business owner, he’s helped some team members move into managerial positions or move from the retail side to quality assurance positions with overseas travel.

Consulting 116

Consulting Flexibility Flexibility Reporting 116

Success

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

In 2021 their local team of over 30 real estate agents sold over 550 homes for over $160,000,000 in sales volume, making them one of the top producing real estate teams in Canada, and the #1 eXp Realty team in Alberta. . The team has sold over $1 billion in 2021 in real estate sales. Sports executive, sales leader, speaker.

Real Estate 124

Real Estate Coaching Mentoring Sales 124

Success

MAY 18, 2022

Blue Moon Fair Trade partners with three other fair-trade retailers to combine trans-Pacific shipments, saving all of them up to 40% in shipping and paperwork expenses. Results: As of 2018, there were 11 retailers within Minnehaha Mile proper. In 2013, I opened my retail store in a blighted commercial corridor.

Retail 105

Retail Insurance Manufacturing Security 105

Vantage Circle

OCTOBER 18, 2024

A McKinsey study discovered that the turnover rate in the retail industry is 70% higher than in other industries. This alarming figure raises questions about the working conditions in retail sectors. Are retail employees truly motivated and committed to their workplace? Has this always been the case in the retail industry?

Retail 103

Retail Customer Service Sales Flexibility 103

Work Life

MARCH 17, 2025

Imagine a company whose strategic focus is innovation but whose design over-prioritizes cost control. Consider a retail chain that failed to clearly define the responsibilities of its regional managers versus its store managers. When sales declined in multiple locations, no one was certain who was responsible for addressing the issue.

Manufacturing 86

Manufacturing Teamwork Leadership Decision Making 86

Work Life

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Say goodbye to mindless tasks Working in customer service or sales typically entails a lot of answering the same questions endlessly, and only helping customers truly in need or interested in doing business infrequently. Its in your hands, you can decide to control your career, or let your career just happen to you.

Problem-Solving 76

Problem-Solving Supplies Supervising Software 76

Work Life

MARCH 18, 2025

As the cannabis industry continues to boom, LeafLink introduced a first-of-its-kind platform that guarantees payments to brands based on retailer sell-through, improving cash flow for companies that are often operating on challenging margins. billion, and at the end of 2024, it reported full-year sales of about $10 billion.

Retail 46

Retail Networking Sales Banking 46

Work Life

MARCH 18, 2025

And in September 2024, it introduced AI Audit, letting website owners monitor which AI bots are scraping their content and control what access they have using Cloudflare systems they already know and trust. The AI functions as a personalized sales coach, even providing role play sessions for salespeople to practice.

Real Estate 40

Real Estate Equipment Software Security 40

Ask a Manager

MAY 22, 2019

This isn’t perfect, of course; you’re still going to get the occasional delivery person with heavy cologne — but controlling where you can is smart.). The break room is the only place inside the store that sales associates are allowed to sit and rest. I’m not sure why the managers in your office are pushing back.

Office Policies 23

Office Policies Interviewing Training Retail 23

Success

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Navy, Lohrenz is a leadership expert and author of two Wall Street Journal bestselling books, Fearless Leadership and Span of Control. billion in sales in 2023. She rose from a marketing assistant to sales and e-commerce director of Dealer Groups, where she championed change and consumer advocacy.

Influencing 105

Influencing Automotive Real Estate Leadership 105

Work Life

MARCH 16, 2025

In most cases, the importer or company passes the cost along to the consumer in the form of a higher price tag for the retail product. Under these tariffs, American goods will cost less than imported goods, which will increase sales and boost business. Ignoring the global economy The goal of the current tariffs is to aid any U.S.

Small Business 58

Small Business Manufacturing Purchasing Government 58