#praise-day-4
Day four of the praise habit. Dave Fadel of Fadel Enterprises in Bountiful, UT recommends giving each team member time during your Friday meeting to share not only their own experiences but a shout-out to someone who helped them during the previous days. When they know this is coming each week, they will be more inclined to stay connected and keep track of who they worked with and how they were able to help each other.
#praise-day-3
Day three of the praise habit. Praise in the moment when you can, but also have scheduled times to praise performance. You can reserve a minute or two at the start of your daily team meetings for this. As Jimmy DeGroot says: “Point out something good that’s happening or what someone accomplished yesterday. Make it sincere and give praise for the behaviors you want perpetuated. “
#praise-day-2
PRAISE: Day two of the praise habit. What can you praise? So many things. Recognize your team members when they:
Bring in a new customer from a civic group
Make an outstanding sale
T.O. a customer, which then turns into a closed sale
Work behind the scenes to make another team member look great
Go above and beyond their written job description
Volunteer to do something outside their job description
Dress well
ANCHOR #praise-day-1
Day 1: Today’s tip is about as important as “the first rule of Fight Club”. That rule is “Praise publicly, criticize privately”.
Here’s Shane Decker from INSTORE February 2009: “Whoever came up with the concept of jumbo shrimp? Or white chocolate? Sometimes, things just weren’t meant to go together. And the worst of these is ‘constructive criticism’. There’s generally nothing constructive about criticism, especially when it’s done publicly. Too many managers handle problems out in the open, on the sales floor. Yes, it’s tempting to deal with a problem the moment it happens, but it’s demoralizing not only for the guilty party, but for the whole team, and it makes everyone uneasy for the rest of the day. Closing ratios go down the tubes.”
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Family Legacy, New Chapter: How Wilkerson Turns 89 Years of History Into Future Success
After 89 years of serving the Albany community, Harold Finkle Your Jeweler faced a pivotal decision. For third-generation owner Justin Finkle, the demanding hours of running a small business were taking precious time away from his young family. "After 23 years, I decided this was the time for me," Finkle explains. But closing a business with nearly nine decades of inventory and customer relationships isn't something easily managed alone.
Wilkerson's comprehensive approach transformed this challenging transition into a remarkable success story. Their strategic planning handled everything from advertising and social media to inventory management and staffing — elements that would overwhelm most jewelers attempting to navigate a closing sale independently.
The results speak volumes. "Wilkerson gave us three different tiers of potential goals," Finkle notes. "We've reached that third tier, that highest goal already, and we still have two weeks left of the sale." The partnership didn't just meet financial objectives—it exceeded them ahead of schedule.
