Officeworks
Marion is a leader
among stores
At the National Leadership
Conference, Officeworks Marion
(SA) was announced as the
National Store of the Year
winners (see page 11). The team
is passionate about helping
make bigger things happen
in their local community and
achieved some fantastic results
in FY18.
“The Marion team is a close knit
family that are always looking to
support each other, they know when
to work hard and when to have
fun. I’m most proud of how they
embrace of new team members,
buddying up to ensure they feel
supported during their first weeks
and get the right training. A win-
win, they are quickly up-skilled
and understand and buy into
our culture,” said Rob Kyle (Store
Business Manager), pictured left
with Wardy.
Robert Kyle
Store Business Manager
Right now I’m working on: Helping
store development with the roll
out of MEP4, just goes to show the
variety and opportunities you have
at Officeworks.
My favourite part of my job is:
The people, a great team that
makes it easy to come to work
and interesting customers that
are frequently impressed by what
we offer.
A typical day in my role looks like: As
the Marion SBM I am reviewing store
standards, setting expectations and
then coaching my to team to be
their best. I see it in my role to plan
our workload to remove hurdles from
my team so they can achieve.
To me, leadership is: About creating
a shared vision where everyone
understands how their contribution
helps their teammates and
influences results, we all can make
a difference. It’s about expectations
and training ensuring we all
understand our roles and have the
skills to deliver and remember to
always recognise individual and
team wins.
A fun fact about me is: On a footy
note, I was carried as a baby into
the MCG for Melbourne’s last flag
(not showing my age but that
was 1964).
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