How to Motivate a Retail Employee
Bob Phibbs, The Retail Doctor
You can try to motivate a retail employee with the “do this or else you’re fired” speech. But fear only goes so far — and you only get to use this tactic once or twice during a person’s employment.
And sure, you can try to boost an employee’s motivation by constantly giving compliments to improve their self-image. But this is problematic, too.
Trying to pour good feelings into a bucket with a hole in it becomes increasingly frustrating — and doesn’t fill up the bucket. Soon, you’ll give up, and you won’t have more sales (or more motivated staff) to show for it. Read more>>
