2006 年 2 月来到 Kroger 时，Marie Pettijohn 正在寻找大学毕业后的第一份工作。她从未想过会在这家公司度过自己的职业生涯。
During her time with Cincinnati-Dayton division, Pettijohn served as an assistant store leader, store leader, division merchandising manager, division operations manager and -today -she leads a district.
激励团队取胜
2019 年，Pettijohn 被任命为第 5 区的临时区域经理。
"y proudest moment in 2019 was being selected to be a relief district manager,-said Pettijohn. " held that role from August through October, and during that time I won the P8 District Managers-Challenge.-/p>
To win the challenge, she set out a plan and told her team to "o big or go home.-They went after sales and stayed ahead for each week of the four-week selling event. Pettijohn said she was inspired by the store teams-motivation.
" told them to 'o big,-and they did,-she said.
以对人的热情引领
Spending time with Pettijohn, it's easy to see how she can inspire results like those achieved during the District Managers-Challenge.
"eople are loyal to people,-she said. "roger is a people business. Milk sells itself; our people are what set us apart.-/p>
在领导团队时，Pettijohn 明确期望，指导成果并提供持续的反馈。
"ur associates need to understand what's expected of them and then be held accountable to those expectations,-said Pettijohn.
追随坚强女性的脚步
Pettijohn 继续践行她从祖母、母亲和姨妈那里学到的理念。每位女性都教给她不同的道理，她每天都把这些带到 Kroger。
从祖母那里，Pettijohn 学会了富有同情心。
"y grandmother taught me the importance of changing my delivery if a message isn' being heard,-she said. "f I' not getting the results I need, I include others in the discussions.-/p>
从母亲那里，Pettijohn 学到了团队合作的重要性。
"' the oldest of six kids,-she said. "f one of us was in trouble, we all shared the consequences -and if one of us did something great, we all were rewarded.-/p>
从姨妈那里，Pettijohn 学会了包容。
"he taught me the importance of looking to everyone for advice,-she said. "hroughout my career, I'e leaned on women and men for feedback and different perspectives.-/p>
在她的 Kroger 大家庭中，前辛辛那提-代顿分部总裁 Sukanya Madlinger 一直是 Pettijohn 的导师。
"he truly exemplifies what a 'eople business-looks like,-she said. " understood from her that people are loyal to people, not corporations -and it's something I live by every day.-/p>
除了 Madlinger，Pettijohn 还感激 Tish Williams Spurlock 的指导，她教会了她如何理解不同的视角。她还感谢 Kacie Maushart 和 Maria St. Germain 一直以来的支持。
庆祝重要里程碑
Pettijohn 很高兴被评为 2020 年度顶尖女性杂货行业人物。
"' proud to share the stage with fellow Cincinnati-Dayton teammates Evelyn Miller and Meaghen Sorrel,-said Pettijohn.
While as with everything else this year, the Top Women in Grocery celebration will look a little different, it isn' dimming Pettijohn's enthusiasm.
"inning this award is a dream come true,-she said. "y future at Kroger is bright -I love working with associates and across the division. For me, the sky is the limit!-/p>