Post Holiday Associate Development Opportunities

1. FY 2010 Non-Holiday Program
Development Opportunities for APMS

2. Introduction….
• FY 2010 Outlook-APMS
• Always looking to improve
• What are my strengths?
• Using what I know to improve the work
environment
• Three-part Associate Development program
• What you learned in 2nd
Grade was important
• Breakdown
• Benefits
• Conclusion

3. FY 2010 Outlook-APMS
• There is a lot on the horizon with APMS
• Avoiding complacency
• Ways to improve
• Your input is important: What do you
want to do?
• Learning from the past to use in the
present and the future
• Together we can succeed

4. Always looking to improve
• Holiday time is frustratingHoliday time is frustrating
• Seeing problems as they ariseSeeing problems as they arise
• What are your complaintsWhat are your complaints
• How can we improve on themHow can we improve on them
• We NEED your inputWe NEED your input

5. What are my strengths?
• What are your Signature Themes?
– Your Top Five is important for your growth in
life and not just Best Buy. Knowing them and
what they mean will take you far.
– What are your co-workers Top Five?
Knowing them will help you know how
compatible you are in any given situation.
Plus, it will help you know who to turn to
when help or advise is needed.
• Know yourself and know your teammates

6. Using what I know to improve
the work environment
• Use your talents to make the most out of what
you do everyday.
• Use your talents to bring new ideas to the team.
• Bringing your talents makes you more willing to
apply yourself with projects and development
opportunities.
• You are the one who is doing the work, so you
will have ideas on how to make it better.
• Even if you do not have the ability to make
changes, you can find someone who does.

7. Three-part Associate
Development Program
• Despite the problems that are on the horizon for
FY10 we can still work on making APMS better
• Three-tier Associate Development Program
– Project Planning
– Role Training
– Individual Assignments
• More opportunities to keep us all productive
during the non-holiday time frame (Feb.-Sept.)
• Working outside the box during the down time
will help the department become more efficient
during holiday FY 2010
• Apply the six questions when it come to the
benefits of improving daily operations.

8. What you learned in 2nd Grade
was important.
• Ask yourself these question when considering
stepping outside of the box (away from
processing):
– Who
– What
– Where
– When
– Why
– How
• Remember learning these from the 2nd
Grade?
Now they can help you when it comes to finding
ways to apply your time effectively during the
non-holiday timeframe.

9. Applying the six questions to
find the benefits
• WhoWho does it apply to?
• WhatWhat is the benefit?
• WhereWhere will this be used?
• WhenWhen will we use it?
• WhyWhy is this good for us?
• HowHow do we do it (platform for utilizing)?

10. Three-part Associate
Development Program (cont.)
Project Planning
• Who: APMS
• What: efficiency
• Where: APMS department
• When: FY2010
• Why: efficiency
• How: Project Program

11. Three-part Associate
Development Program (cont.)
Role Training
• Who: self (associate)
• What: productivity
• Where: your desk
• When: always (non-holiday)
• Why: knowledge & promotional opportunities
• How: leadership (training to role
departmental guidelines)

12. Three-part Associate
Development Program (cont.)
Individual Assignments
• Who: Supply Chain (business partners)
• What: Streamlining the process
• Where: Best Buy (corporate, stores,
warehouses, etc.
• When: Non-holiday (or as needed)
• Why: Learn & teach (supply chain)
• How: Up to you!!

13. Three-part Associate
Development Program (cont.)
• These development opportunities bring a
wide array of choices for everyone in
APMS to stay active during non-holiday.
• Using this timeframe helps the
department continue to improve and
become more and more efficient.
• Always remember that this down time is
what you make of it. What is done and
solved during non-holiday, will help us in
the high point of holiday.

14. Benefits
• Helps us improve as a whole
• Helps AMPS become more efficient
• Give everyone a forum to apply their own
individual talents
• Getting to work together after holiday
• Break us the normal work day
• Great development opportunities
• Working outside of the box
• Seeing your ideas in action and learning
new things are always FUN!

15. Conclusion
• This format allows you to participate in a way
that is comfortable to you.
• Brings more ideas to the table.
• Keeps the mind active during the lull of non-
holiday.
• Helps us learn more about our Business
Partners, while we are improving the business
from the AP side.
• Gives us all a chance to be leaders in some
capacity.
• More ideas can been taken into consideration.
• Putting the pieces together for the future and
streamlining the process from beginning to end.

16. Questions?Questions?

17. FY 2010 Non-Holiday Program
Power Point Presentation created by:
Travis Pierson Supervisor, APMS
APMS Manager:
Lori Heideman
APMS Supervisor:
Mike Imse
Summer Lengsfeld
Travis Pierson
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