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The Top 10 Problems that MOST Retail District Managers Suffer From

Happy #WebinarWednesday!  Yesterday, Kevin hosted one of his best webinars yet!  If you are a District Manager, or, more importantly, you are someone who manages a team of District Managers, this was one webinar you did not want to miss. 

If you did miss out, you would have heard Kevin speak to some of the biggest issues that most folks in the DM role suffer from.  It’s quite top line, but I took the liberty of summarizing the Top 10 Problems for you here in today’s #GraffRetailBlog.   If you are a Retail District Manager, you can likely relate to this entire list.  If you are in a role where you manage a team of DM’s, you should really do the right thing and take action to help your DM’s overcome these most pressing problems that truly exist in the ever-so-important role they play within your organization! 

The Top 10 Problems that MOST Retail District Managers Suffer From

#1 Thinking that driving revenue is a top priority.  It’s not. 

Keep reading if you want to find out what the #1 priority of a DM is!

#2 Too much to do.  Too little time. 

But the important things don’t get done!

#3 There’s only one way to run the stores.  The right way. 

But the stores rarely run that way!

#4 Store staff doesn’t always do what they are supposed to do or perform at the level needed.

Dealing with these “problems” is stressful at best!

#5 Too many generations working in the stores side by side. 

Why can’t we all just get along?  What’s wrong with that OTHER generation? 

#6 Tons of plans/initiatives/programs being pushed down from head office that need to be implemented and it’s quite overwhelming.

Yet, flawless execution is the expectation!

#7 You’re talking but it’s like they aren’t listening!

Question is: Would YOU follow YOU?

#8 We don’t get out to stores often enough.

When we do, the impact isn’t significant enough.

#9 The store runs perfectly when you are in the store. 

But a different story when you aren’t there!

AND #10…THE BIG ONE!

We promote good people into Territory Management roles.

But we rarely train them on how to do the actual job we desperately need them to do!

For all the District Managers who read this top 10 list, you now know we ‘get it’.  We know what your day-to-day challenges are in your role.  For all the leaders of District Managers who read this top 10 list, you now know what your DM’s face…but do you know what the solution is to all these problems? 

We hardly ever send out a recording to our #WebinarWednesday live webinars with Kevin, but this is one topic, one role in Retail that is so near and dear to our hearts, we just can’t help but share the solutions today! 

Tune in to the recording of Kevin’s webinar and TAKE ACTION NOW! 

KEVIN’S SOLUTIONS ARE A CLICK AWAY

CLICK HERE TO FIND OUT WHAT KEVIN’S FAVOURITE 3 DAYS OF THE YEAR ARE!

CLICK HERE TO DO THE RIGHT THING FOR YOUR DM’S NOW!

Blog Authors: Mary & Kim

Mary GordonKim McCutcheon

Mary Gordon and Kim McCutcheon have been supporting retail front lines for as long as they can remember. A dynamic duo, Mary and Kim understand what it takes to make training work at store level and know how to inspire, coach and support retail teams in all of their training endeavours.

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