iority for the day. The outline goes over sales plans, goals, and actuals, credit application goals, and actuals, store news, top priorities for theday, and advertising. When sales are up, employees are encouraged to keep up the good work and often are awarded with a jean day. When awarded a jean day,employees are allowed to wear jeans to work. Managers will also advise employees of corporate visits. Corporate visits are when someone from the Kohl’s corporate center visits the store to make sure everything is in place and in order. During these visits, all associates are asked to maintain their departments especially well. Managers will also hold afternoon meetings for employees who work the afternoons and evenings. Another form of communication is the weekly K-Notes which come inserted in each weekly paycheck. In K-Notes, store managers briefly discuss store newssuch as upcoming events, corporate visits, new associates, etc. Each employee of Kohl’s receives an evaluation every 90 days from Audrey or an assistant store manager. During these evaluations the manager will go over with the employees their current job performance. The manager will point out all the positive things in the employees’ performance and all the negative. Through this discussion, the employees are able to learn their strong points and what needs to be done to improve their overall work performance. When employees receive a good evaluation, their salary is increased. MOTIVATIONMotivation is also an important key factor in leading. When leaders recognize employees for a job well done, the employees are motivated to keepingup the good work. Forms of effective motivation include the following:increase in wagepromotionrecognition among peersbonusesspecial contestsWith employees highly motivated, many businesses find that they meet their overall goal. However, some may argue that some forms of motivation are bribes to employees. At Kohl’s, associa...
