November 2009
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I’ve got two opportunities for improvement this...
That’s right; my time management and my rosters.
I’m still loving being part of the Tauranga Central team; it’s so much fun and I’m feeling more and more like I’m adding value to the store. But, I’ve found the lead up to Christmas rostering and recruiting extra temps to help out, a massive job. So what do I need to do? I have to make sure my planning and time management is really good. In a...
September 2009
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Another exciting month...
It’s been so fantastic to start using all the skills and learning’s I’ve built up since I started my new Service Team Leader role in February.
The Tauranga Central team are a great bunch with lots of experience and knowledge (many of the full time team have been in the store for over 10 years). I am thoroughly enjoying my new role and having the responsibility and the ability to provide input...
August 2009
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I've had the most exciting month ever....
It started off with me spending 3 days in Auckland attending a leadership course. I discovered a lot of new tools to help me manage my time and lead a team effectively. It was great to see all the other SMDP’ers from induction there too. Then I had a catch up with our Regional HR Manager and the course facilitator.
It was great to find out how they thought I was doing on the course. They suggested...
July 2009
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Another month bites the dust
And…. I’m getting closer and closer to sign off for stage one of SMDP!
This is particularly scary as it means as well as making sure all my paper work is up to date, I have a presentation to prepare and present! I know I shouldn’t be worrying but I’m already freaking out about my sign off presentation and how it will go. I have heard many times the more you do it, the more confident you...
June 2009
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Man have these few months flown by....
It’s June already! I feel like I’ve learnt so many new things and am slowly starting to understand how The Warehouse operates. Let me see - I started out in the stockroom learning all about how to receipt in stock and how to get it ready to go out on the shop floor. I was totally amazed at how much paper work was involved. Definitely not for the faint hearted! Then I got to spend a week in the...
May 2009
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I made it.......
Oh yeah!! I made it through 4 weeks here at The Warehouse. What a fantastic, exciting and challenging few weeks it’s been. Moving from working for a retail shoe store chain to a much bigger company has been a great, but at times, overwhelming experience.
For my first two weeks I packed my bags and headed for the big smoke (Auckland Support Office). There I met up with other Store Manager...