One thing I have realized since leaving my prior employer is just how we are perceived in the world. They (DG) serve the under-priveleged, rural areas of the populace; thereby -by association, it seems- they and their leaders are perceived the same: Less Than.<\/p>\n
I will say my 10 years there was ‘interesting’ – it was tough at times, great at others. I had incredible times to work with some of the best minds in retail; however, I mention the company name to people I work with now, and I can see the grimace. It’s unfortunate. To some extent, my most valuable time in my career (operations\/leadership\/growth\/execution\/vision) feels like the most damaging (cheap\/little-league\/tacky). 16k stores can’t be wrong, but it always feels that way now.<\/p>\n
As an outsider to them looking in, it’s very easy to join that train of thought.<\/p>\n
Ultimately what matters is breadth of knowledge and passion. These are things no one can teach. Don’t judge – learn to appreciate and collect wisdom and different perspectives from unlikely sources. You will be surprised, I promise.<\/p>\n
Just my thought for the day that I wanted to put out there …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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