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MOHR Ideas at work.

Our work takes us all over the world. And we learn a lot as we train. Today, there’s no reason to wait until we’re back at home base to pass on a good idea or highlight a trend. Here’s where you’ll find them as soon as we spot them.

It’s written in the margins

By MOHR Retail | January 12, 2011

I was recently at a conference with some of my industry peers. These are very smart folks and the discussions often had me scrambling to capture what I thought was some of the most profound statements or concepts being shared. Have you ever been in a training session and heard a great quote or idea…

Retailers make the connection

By MOHR Retail | August 19, 2010

For a number of years but especially this past year, a training trend is growing; asking what happens after the classroom stuff is done. We have always talked about ‘training is the beginning of change not the end.’ But until recently, many of our clients were mostly interested in getting positive feedback on the session…

And now, the future…

By MOHR Retail | March 29, 2010

At a recent training industry conference we heard from an amazingly talented future forecaster, Bob Johansen. His new book “Leaders Make the Future” outlined several major social trends and how they would impact the skills a leader in the future (next ten years to be exact) would need. Bob told us that after doing these…

Training is the beginning not the end

By MOHR Retail | November 20, 2008

Many of our retail clients want better performance to happen fast. So do we! The challenge is often that clients forget that no matter how amazing the actual training is, if that’s all there is, peak performance doesn’t usually occur. Over the past year we have seen a number retailers make decisions that show they…

Retail DMs put RMM to good use

By MOHR Retail | November 20, 2008

Nearly a 1,000 retail District Managers have participated in Retail Multiunit Management (RMM) sessions over this past year. Even seasoned pro’s who have been DMs for many years have found new ideas for managing from a distance and have strengthened their leadership skills. One of the biggest challenges that DMs say they face is getting…

Join the Conversation!

By MOHR Retail | November 20, 2008

Over the past five years we have trained thousands of retail District and Region Managers as well as thousands of retail buyers. If you have participated in a MOHR Access training program, let us know what you’ve found most valuable by posting a blog entry here. This is also a great place to pose questions…