Post by Gregg Caplitz on Oct 19, 2021 11:31:41 GMT
1. I would like to share a story of when I received thanks or recognition. This occurred when I was working for Star Market in 2013 shortly after my release from an initial pre-trial confinement of 4 months. I wasn’t allowed by the court to work in sales my chosen career for over 30 years. I was working in the deli/la carte for my boss Tom. Tom was a great supervisor and was very encouraging to me. I came up with a promotion to help sell rotisserie chicken. It led us to be number in the district, a first for that store. Tom went to the store manager to sing my praise and then recommended me for an open manager’s position. I was still a part time employee. Tom’s encouragement helped to begin to have faith in my own ability again. We are friends to this day.
The lack of recognition also happened at Star and led to my leaving the company. I had been a manger for several years acting as a trouble shooter and working in different stores to solve problems. I was finally transferred to my original store. I was home again. What could be better right? Unfortunately for the first time I meet a Store Director who hated me on sight. He would routinely yell and berate me in the store in front of peers and customers. Finally, after we had won a district award for performance, I came in the next morning at 6 45AM instead of congratulating me or acknowledging me he screamed across the store about some alleged problem with my department that he hadn’t even been in. This was a Thursday. The next day I put my resume on Ziprecruiter and within 3 weeks I joined CWS. I still have many friends at Star, and we place people there on a regular basis. Encouraging people is morally the right thing to do but it is also the right business thing to do. Good people are hard to find, and they need to be encouraged and mentored. Failing to doit is wrong for many reasons.
2. My score was 193. I think it is somewhat accurate. I strongly believe in encouraging people. I make it a core part of how I lead. I have often been accused of wearing my heart on my sleeve. I think it was intended to disparage me. I take it as a matter of pride. Harsh words and lack of encouragement can be devastating. I grew up in a home were compliments and kind words were hard to come by. I try to be very different
The lack of recognition also happened at Star and led to my leaving the company. I had been a manger for several years acting as a trouble shooter and working in different stores to solve problems. I was finally transferred to my original store. I was home again. What could be better right? Unfortunately for the first time I meet a Store Director who hated me on sight. He would routinely yell and berate me in the store in front of peers and customers. Finally, after we had won a district award for performance, I came in the next morning at 6 45AM instead of congratulating me or acknowledging me he screamed across the store about some alleged problem with my department that he hadn’t even been in. This was a Thursday. The next day I put my resume on Ziprecruiter and within 3 weeks I joined CWS. I still have many friends at Star, and we place people there on a regular basis. Encouraging people is morally the right thing to do but it is also the right business thing to do. Good people are hard to find, and they need to be encouraged and mentored. Failing to doit is wrong for many reasons.
2. My score was 193. I think it is somewhat accurate. I strongly believe in encouraging people. I make it a core part of how I lead. I have often been accused of wearing my heart on my sleeve. I think it was intended to disparage me. I take it as a matter of pride. Harsh words and lack of encouragement can be devastating. I grew up in a home were compliments and kind words were hard to come by. I try to be very different
