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You want to build a collaborative team. What's the first step?
Everyone has a "collaborative" tendency somewhere deep down. Make sure one person on that team is a unifier, capable of pulling collaboration out of everyone. This is best done by a true unifier who builds actual individual friendships with each team member, vs. a corny alpha with a big personality who calls meetings about "culture." Coach Popovich built a collaborative team for the Spurs by sharing his love for wine. Having a life and interests outside of work make a huge difference.
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What makes a merchandising career rewarding and challenging?
The key qualifications for a merchandising career are an obsession with human / consumer behavior, and a perspective. Merchandising isn’t a skill, it’s a skill stack. Most people can learn most skills, so your advantage lies in how you uniquely combine the things you learn, to form a point of view that inspires your team and your customers.
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What makes a merchandising career rewarding and challenging?
My 2 favorite benefits of a merchandising career: PEOPLE SKILLS In most orgs, as a merchant it’s your job to influence and persuade people and departments who don’t officially report to you. You can be as “analytical” as you like, but you won’t get much done if nobody likes you. A merchandising job will teach you this life lesson very quickly. BUSINESS ACUMEN It’s hard to be the “hub of the wheel” holding together 5+ departments, but the reward is that all this exposure (and accountability) sets you up with the holistic knowledge to run a business. Use it how you wish: start your own company, or stay corpo and advance to GM or President of a (potentially smaller) org.
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Champion hit me up a few weeks ago to design the hoodie for Michael Rubin’s White Party. Thanks to Sherm and BQ for always keeping my name in the…
Champion hit me up a few weeks ago to design the hoodie for Michael Rubin’s White Party. Thanks to Sherm and BQ for always keeping my name in the…
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Things you can start doing today to take control of your finances: Understand your net worth: consider using a tool like Monarch Money to aggregate…
Things you can start doing today to take control of your finances: Understand your net worth: consider using a tool like Monarch Money to aggregate…
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Be where the action is Position yourself among high caliber people If the community you want doesn’t exist, build it Offer value before you ask…
Be where the action is Position yourself among high caliber people If the community you want doesn’t exist, build it Offer value before you ask…
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