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6 Turnaround Tactics for a Failing Team

Rick Conlow

Less than 25% of employees have attended a company sponsored training program in the last five years. Do not wait for your boss to tell you to do something differently to improve. One large retail company tried for four years to improve their customer experience to no avail. If you do, you add to your woes. You must act.

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6 Turnaround Tactics for a Failing Team

Rick Conlow

Less than 25% of employees have attended a company sponsored training program in the last five years. Do not wait for your boss to tell you to do something differently to improve. One large retail company tried for four years to improve their customer experience to no avail. If you do, you add to your woes. You must act.

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Higher Wages Aren’t Enough to Turn Mediocre Jobs into Good Ones

Harvard Business

Facing a tight labor market as the holiday shopping season approaches, many retail companies will undoubtedly consider following the lead of Amazon, which recently announced that it is raising its minimum hourly wage for all of its U.S. Higher wages are good for retail and other low-wage service workers.

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How to Motivate Frontline Employees

Harvard Business

In 2016 the leadership team of a national retail organization asked us to help boost their frontline performance. They wanted to improve revenue, cost, risk, and customer satisfaction all at the same time. The retail organization wanted to see how this applied to its stores. Focus on Learning, Not Pressure.

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