“Will has an excellent feel for business strategy and understanding the key areas that need focus to move the business forward. Will is level headed and possesses the interpersonal skills to interact with high levels of a larger customer's organization while at the same time Will is detailed and data oriented and can address the minutiae behind high level sales pitches. I enjoyed working with Will. He was fair but challenging and helped me continue to grow and develop. ”
About
Accomplished management professional with a proven track record of owning, transforming…
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Your team members are questioning your leadership style. How will you respond to their feedback?
Transparency, Alignment, and Trust. Your team has to know what the goal is and how the organization views the opportunity. Then you must insure that there is alignment on the path you are on to achieve the objective. Within the alignment process, assuming a well structured team, you should illicit feedback, as some of the most valuable information already lies within your company. Finally, you have to build trust. In more mature teams this can be challenging but for me honesty leads the way. Admit where you need insight and where you think you can help. Trust is a two way street and sometimes you have to give more than you get back at least initially.
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You're facing team conflicts over merchandising decisions. How can you navigate these challenges effectively?
Disagreements around the best merchandising methodology can originate from various experiences within the team. In some cases, each person could be correct or partially correct. This could be due to geographic differences, ethnographic differences, or prior experience from a similar project in the past. In addition, we have to consider the magnitude of a merchandising decision, which today can be quite large and material to the P&L. For these reasons I have found testing the various ideas the best course of action. It creates a positive sense of competition, mitigates risks, and can help solve for varying geographical preferences or needs. Base the test on the best data you have and do not be afraid to make changes.
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What steps can you take to effectively communicate urgency to vendors for time-sensitive merchandise orders?
Progress updates drive focus and rigor. In today’s business climate most workers are saturated with strategic KPIs and daily tasks. Even when a situation is as important as this, it is easy to loose the utmost focus on achieving the goal. Updates ensure that the vendor is committing to the rigor of following up on progress and status of the task. This communication also provides transparency as to actions being taken and any hurtles that are encountered.
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Here's how you can effectively delegate tasks as a leader.
One way to re-approach tasks, that must be delegated, is look at them as opportunities for your team to grow. Within each “task” is a learning opportunity for someone on your team. Many times this will mean you have to expand the task a bit but that usually enhances the breath/ depth of the output. As a leader your job is to think outside of tasks and drive strategy. That strategy is to drive the business performance you desire but also the growth in your team that you desire.
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As the year draws to a close, style, and trend forecasters, have been hard at work analyzing data to predict what some of the hottest styles...
As the year draws to a close, style, and trend forecasters, have been hard at work analyzing data to predict what some of the hottest styles...
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PRNewswire/ -- The Kroger Co. (NYSE:KR), America's Grocer, today announced its Forbes recognition as one of America's Best Employers for...
PRNewswire/ -- The Kroger Co. (NYSE:KR), America's Grocer, today announced its Forbes recognition as one of America's Best Employers for...
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Heidi Tolliver-Walker looks at a new report that found that as B2B marketers are increasing their marketing budgets for 2025,...
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Experience
Education
Volunteer Experience
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Founding Comittee Member - Lake Norman Chapter
Delta Waterfowl Foundation
- Present 13 years
Environment
Assist with raising funds to support annual outdoor children's event and national wildlife research.
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Swim Meet Director Comittee
SwimMAC Carolina
- Present 5 years
Children
Facilitate competitive swim meets by organizing and coordinating of all meet activities.
Courses
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Anti-trust and Foreign Corruption Practices Act Classes
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Emerson Communicative Manager (In conjunction with DDI)
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Karrass Effective Negotiation
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Miller Heiman Strategic and Conceptual Selling
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Honors & Awards
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Mastering Leadership Strategies
PPG
Top 1-2% of employees selected each year to participate in this conference.
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Innovation of The Year
Lowe's Home Improvement
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President's Council
ClosetMaid
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Vendor of The Year
Lowe's Home Improvement
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