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title: "Retail performance management: why 1:1s are key"
description: Transform your retail workforce into a motivated, high-performing team with regular 1:1 conversations.
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# [Retail performance management: why 1:1s are key](https://www.openblend.com/resources/retail-one-to-ones)

 Written by [OpenBlend](https://www.openblend.com/resources/author/openblend) | Dec 1, 2021 1:57:00 PM

## Better employee-manager conversations = better retail performance

Download the OpenBlend guide to help you:

1. **Discover** why a holistic approach to employee-manager 1:1 conversations is vital in the ever-evolving world of the retail industry.
2. **Support managers** to facilitate tailored and coaching-led 1:1s (one-to-ones) and unlock better performance from all employees, whether they’re frontline operatives or office-based.
3. **Understand** why [employee motivation](https://www.openblend.com/platform/motivators) is a vital component of talent retention in the retail industry and how to uncover what motivates your employees.

 

 

### Why is a people-centric approach to performance important in the retail sector?

### Reduce talent churn

94% of retailers are worried about talent shortages. A people-centric approach supports retailers to build better relationships between managers and their employees.

### Facilitate better 1:1s

The most effective employee-manager 1:1s in the retail sector are those that are employee-led and put the individual's needs and motivations at the heart of the performance process. 

### Improve employee engagement & experience

People want to work for companies that put their needs high on the priority list, value their contributions and show them they care. [People-centric performance management](https://www.openblend.com/resources/a-guide-to-people-centric-performance-management) is built around these values.

 

 

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