BARNES & NOBLE ready to CLOSE IT DOORS FOR GOOD!
We all know that the corporate executives have a lot to do with the company's failure, but doesn't lower management take a big chunk of the blame too? What have your managers done to contribute to making the company worse than it was even 10 or 20 years ago?
How many boxes do you check off on this list?
https://www.shopkeep.com/blog/signs-your-retail-store-is-closing#step-1
This one really stands out:
You’re Getting Hung up on Productivity (Read: Micromanaging)
It’s a fine line for an owner or manager, keeping their employees working productively without being overbearing. That said, if you suddenly feel an urge to look at your employees in great detail and criticize small, realistically inconsequential behaviors, you could be driving them out. It’s easy to see an employee lingering on their smartphone during work hours as the cause of a financial downturn, but realistically it’s very seldom the real cause.
What you can do: Bear in mind that your employees are, on some level, just as stressed about your underperforming business as you are. Yes, your business is on the line, but it’s their job as well. They may be engaging in problematic “unproductive” behaviors out of nervousness, side-eyeing the writing on the wall and wondering if they’ll still be employed in a month. The best thing you can do is be candid and transparent with them in terms of how the business is going.
You’ll need to tailor this on a need-to-know basis at some points, but supporting open communication with your employees will also make it easier to solicit their opinions and ideas for business improvement. They’re the ones on the front lines every day with your customers, and they’re also the ones most likely to know where things might have gone awry.
Please God let this be true. I live for the day when BN will shutter their doors for good. And everyone that stayed, you had over 3 years to find a new job. Don't say you weren't warned when they fire you without warning. Down with BN, Daunt, Riggio.
This is easy, by firing or forcing their best employees out.
Everyone in my store hates the way management treated everyone. And here's just one example:
The Store Manager and ASM pretended to be such good BFFs with the Receiving Manager and she was excellent at her job, but they forced her to leave just like all the rest. So many lies, double-crossing and back-stabbing. But didn't surprise any of us, they act just like the vicious two-faced Regional Manager who trained them.
I can't wait to read what the guilty liars will say about this.