Store manager Review

I am a retail store manager, of a miniwarehouse format store. I lead a team of 65 people with 8 direct reports. I am responsible for the development of my team, for recruitment and retention and achieving company based KPI's

I have learnt new skills within time management, Self awareness, emotional intelligence, leading and developing a team

I thoroughly enjoy the progamme I am on - it is a level 5 apprenticeship and the learning platform is excellent. The webinars are high quality and full of useful information, and the resources are second only to my coach, who is incredibly supportive, keeps in regular contact with me and gives me open, honest feedback on how I can improve my assignments to achieve a strong EPA score

Very well structured - I have sight of all learning materials, worksheets, resources, including additonal resources such as podcasts, videos, book recommendations, worksheets, knowledge tests etc

I have an extremely supportive regional manager, who ensures I have the time to complete assignments in a timely manner, and am scheduled learning time off the rota as a matter of course

Incredibly important. I ompleted a level 5 coaching apprenticeship previously and the coaching support with raise the bar is far better. My coach is personable, informative,cares about my work and is supporting me with driving towards a distinction

Having been in a leadership role for 30 years plus, I have the opportunity to flex my skillset, learn new ideas and techniques to improve my leadership capabilities and in turn support my team and peers more effectively

I am about to embark on a coaching network with B&Q, as well as a mentoring opportunity for women in leadership. I am a regional trainer for newly ppoointed managers, and am the talent lead for the region I operate in - so yes, a huge amount of opportunities for me to learn and grow

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The company is hugely supportive, keen to help their leaders learn and grow, allows me to perform at my best every day and gives every employee opportunities always

Be yourself - if you have joined us, it's because we see and value your skill set. Help us as a business to develop, learn and grow - add to our skills, don't just try to fit in!