hi I’m Evan Carmichael welcome to another edition of ask Evan in today’s
another edition of ask Evan in today’s
another edition of ask Evan in today’s question I’m going to answer a question
question I’m going to answer a question
question I’m going to answer a question from a mere who’s a face book reader who
from a mere who’s a face book reader who
from a mere who’s a face book reader who asked about how can he make his team
asked about how can he make his team
asked about how can he make his team stayed loyal and motivated and this is a
stayed loyal and motivated and this is a
stayed loyal and motivated and this is a huge problem that a lot of entrepreneurs
huge problem that a lot of entrepreneurs
huge problem that a lot of entrepreneurs face once you start to build beyond
face once you start to build beyond
face once you start to build beyond themselves if it’s just you then you got
themselves if it’s just you then you got
themselves if it’s just you then you got to keep yourself motivated but when you
to keep yourself motivated but when you
to keep yourself motivated but when you build beyond yourself and you have to
build beyond yourself and you have to
build beyond yourself and you have to build beyond yourself if you want to
build beyond yourself if you want to
build beyond yourself if you want to build a you know growing successful
build a you know growing successful
build a you know growing successful company then you know what huge
company then you know what huge
company then you know what huge challenge is keeping your team motivated
challenge is keeping your team motivated
challenge is keeping your team motivated and loyal it’s so hard to train new
and loyal it’s so hard to train new
and loyal it’s so hard to train new people and find new people that if you
people and find new people that if you
people and find new people that if you get the right person now with come into
get the right person now with come into
get the right person now with come into your company you want to keep them for
your company you want to keep them for
your company you want to keep them for as long as you can hopefully forever so
as long as you can hopefully forever so
as long as you can hopefully forever so it’s a couple of ways to do it the first
it’s a couple of ways to do it the first
it’s a couple of ways to do it the first thing is you want to make sure your your
thing is you want to make sure your your
thing is you want to make sure your your time their passion into their job role
time their passion into their job role
time their passion into their job role at your company so hopefully they’re
at your company so hopefully they’re
at your company so hopefully they’re excited about the vision of your
excited about the vision of your
excited about the vision of your business they like the industry that
business they like the industry that
business they like the industry that you’re in you want to tie what they’re
you’re in you want to tie what they’re
you’re in you want to tie what they’re really interested in learning and put
really interested in learning and put
really interested in learning and put that into their job description so you
that into their job description so you
that into their job description so you want you know your sales guy i really
want you know your sales guy i really
want you know your sales guy i really love sales and that’s what he breathes
love sales and that’s what he breathes
love sales and that’s what he breathes lives and brings and loves doing you
lives and brings and loves doing you
lives and brings and loves doing you want your programmer to love programming
want your programmer to love programming
want your programmer to love programming right so you want to match up their
right so you want to match up their
right so you want to match up their interest with their skills and sounds
interest with their skills and sounds
interest with their skills and sounds may be obvious but in a lot of them
may be obvious but in a lot of them
may be obvious but in a lot of them entrepreneur businesses a lot of small
entrepreneur businesses a lot of small
entrepreneur businesses a lot of small businesses people are forced to do a lot
businesses people are forced to do a lot
businesses people are forced to do a lot of things and you’re often stretch to do
of things and you’re often stretch to do
of things and you’re often stretch to do things that you’re not excited about and
things that you’re not excited about and
things that you’re not excited about and the people are doing things that they’re
the people are doing things that they’re
the people are doing things that they’re not passionate or excited about for too
not passionate or excited about for too
not passionate or excited about for too long then they start to lose interest
long then they start to lose interest
long then they start to lose interest they don’t you know they’re not as
they don’t you know they’re not as
they don’t you know they’re not as productive they’re not as motivated and
productive they’re not as motivated and
productive they’re not as motivated and they’re not as loyal to you so you want
they’re not as loyal to you so you want
they’re not as loyal to you so you want to try to tap into what they’re really
to try to tap into what they’re really
to try to tap into what they’re really excited about my business what I try to
excited about my business what I try to
excited about my business what I try to do is I meet with everybody on my team
do is I meet with everybody on my team
do is I meet with everybody on my team quarterly a nasen what did like about
quarterly a nasen what did like about
quarterly a nasen what did like about their job what they don’t like about
their job what they don’t like about
their job what they don’t like about their job we try to look for ways to
their job we try to look for ways to
their job we try to look for ways to automate or outsource of things that
automate or outsource of things that
automate or outsource of things that don’t really like doing and things that
don’t really like doing and things that
don’t really like doing and things that they’re excited about or want to try and
they’re excited about or want to try and
they’re excited about or want to try and learn about we give them a little bit of
learn about we give them a little bit of
learn about we give them a little bit of rope people to do that to encourage them
rope people to do that to encourage them
rope people to do that to encourage them to come up with ideas for our business
to come up with ideas for our business
to come up with ideas for our business that you know they want to work on
that you know they want to work on
that you know they want to work on beyond
beyond
beyond their normal job description and that
their normal job description and that
their normal job description and that helps win no loyalty and since the
helps win no loyalty and since the
helps win no loyalty and since the project is their idea they’re really
project is their idea they’re really
project is their idea they’re really motivated to want to do it and keep
motivated to want to do it and keep
motivated to want to do it and keep going we found that that that you know
going we found that that that you know
going we found that that that you know really helps us turn to be able to go
really helps us turn to be able to go
really helps us turn to be able to go out there and attract a talented
out there and attract a talented
out there and attract a talented workforce texting is be nice I know a
workforce texting is be nice I know a
workforce texting is be nice I know a lot of people have bad bosses and that’s
lot of people have bad bosses and that’s
lot of people have bad bosses and that’s why they they quit their jobs or trying
why they they quit their jobs or trying
why they they quit their jobs or trying to move on to another opportunity so be
to move on to another opportunity so be
to move on to another opportunity so be nice you know children respect show them
nice you know children respect show them
nice you know children respect show them that you know they’re appreciated in the
that you know they’re appreciated in the
that you know they’re appreciated in the business it’s surprising how few people
business it’s surprising how few people
business it’s surprising how few people actually do that and take the time to
actually do that and take the time to
actually do that and take the time to show them you know that you really
show them you know that you really
show them you know that you really appreciate the work that they’re doing
appreciate the work that they’re doing
appreciate the work that they’re doing and you’re given them a workplace that
and you’re given them a workplace that
and you’re given them a workplace that they feel accepted in and love coming to
they feel accepted in and love coming to
they feel accepted in and love coming to every day a lot of times out your ears
every day a lot of times out your ears
every day a lot of times out your ears are so tied up and busy and what they’re
are so tied up and busy and what they’re
are so tied up and busy and what they’re doing and so stressed out about growing
doing and so stressed out about growing
doing and so stressed out about growing their business that like that feeds on
their business that like that feeds on
their business that like that feeds on to your employees and your team as well
to your employees and your team as well
to your employees and your team as well so you gotta you’ll make sure that
so you gotta you’ll make sure that
so you gotta you’ll make sure that they’re happy doing what they’re doing
they’re happy doing what they’re doing
they’re happy doing what they’re doing it’s a good culture and a good office
it’s a good culture and a good office
it’s a good culture and a good office that people want to come and work for
that people want to come and work for
that people want to come and work for every day if you really love what you’re
every day if you really love what you’re
every day if you really love what you’re doing and you love your team and you
doing and you love your team and you
doing and you love your team and you know your your love the culture at a
know your your love the culture at a
know your your love the culture at a company it’s really hard to want to
company it’s really hard to want to
company it’s really hard to want to leave and it’s really hard to be
leave and it’s really hard to be
leave and it’s really hard to be unproductive and unmotivated so you want
unproductive and unmotivated so you want
unproductive and unmotivated so you want to try to create that culture as much as
to try to create that culture as much as
to try to create that culture as much as you can and the last thing I found that
you can and the last thing I found that
you can and the last thing I found that really helps is you want to try to tie
really helps is you want to try to tie
really helps is you want to try to tie in the day-to-day work of your team into
in the day-to-day work of your team into
in the day-to-day work of your team into the bigger picture in some positions
the bigger picture in some positions
the bigger picture in some positions like sales it’s easy enough because they
like sales it’s easy enough because they
like sales it’s easy enough because they see that now they’re making money for
see that now they’re making money for
see that now they’re making money for the business and they see the sales
the business and they see the sales
the business and they see the sales numbers coming in and they get that
numbers coming in and they get that
numbers coming in and they get that gratification where a lot of your other
gratification where a lot of your other
gratification where a lot of your other team they may find it harder so if you
team they may find it harder so if you
team they may find it harder so if you have people on your mentee more
have people on your mentee more
have people on your mentee more programmers or you know other other
programmers or you know other other
programmers or you know other other roles within the business it can be
roles within the business it can be
roles within the business it can be really hard for them because they they
really hard for them because they they
really hard for them because they they only see and breathe and live the
only see and breathe and live the
only see and breathe and live the day-to-day grind that they’re going
day-to-day grind that they’re going
day-to-day grind that they’re going through you know as a part of their job
through you know as a part of their job
through you know as a part of their job and they may have your minor wins with
and they may have your minor wins with
and they may have your minor wins with the company but they don’t see the big
the company but they don’t see the big
the company but they don’t see the big things that happen at the business so
things that happen at the business so
things that happen at the business so you want to make sure you tie in the
you want to make sure you tie in the
you want to make sure you tie in the little actions that they’re taking to
little actions that they’re taking to
little actions that they’re taking to the big picture of where you’re going
the big picture of where you’re going
the big picture of where you’re going with the company and the direct impact
with the company and the direct impact
with the company and the direct impact that they’ve had to help you move closer
that they’ve had to help you move closer
that they’ve had to help you move closer to that vision the more I can show that
to that vision the more I can show that
to that vision the more I can show that the work they’re doing is helping people
the work they’re doing is helping people
the work they’re doing is helping people the more they’re going to like
the more they’re going to like
the more they’re going to like doing their job the further that
doing their job the further that
doing their job the further that disconnect is the more it feels like
disconnect is the more it feels like
disconnect is the more it feels like they’re just punching numbers and
they’re just punching numbers and
they’re just punching numbers and they’re not really having an impact and
they’re not really having an impact and
they’re not really having an impact and not really helping people then it’s
not really helping people then it’s
not really helping people then it’s going to be harder to keep them
going to be harder to keep them
going to be harder to keep them motivated one of the things we do is in
motivated one of the things we do is in
motivated one of the things we do is in my role the business I get a lot of the
my role the business I get a lot of the
my role the business I get a lot of the good feedback I get a lot of people
good feedback I get a lot of people
good feedback I get a lot of people saying Thank You Evan that was a great
saying Thank You Evan that was a great
saying Thank You Evan that was a great video or I love your newsletter or your
video or I love your newsletter or your
video or I love your newsletter or your contents awesome I get to see all the
contents awesome I get to see all the
contents awesome I get to see all the awesome stuff where are my team get to
awesome stuff where are my team get to
awesome stuff where are my team get to see a lot of the crappy stuff
see a lot of the crappy stuff
see a lot of the crappy stuff unfortunately so when we have 6,000
unfortunately so when we have 6,000
unfortunately so when we have 6,000 people who write for our website when
people who write for our website when
people who write for our website when any of them have a problem or question
any of them have a problem or question
any of them have a problem or question they write into one of my you know
they write into one of my you know
they write into one of my you know support team and most of the time it’s
support team and most of the time it’s
support team and most of the time it’s only writing with questions or problems
only writing with questions or problems
only writing with questions or problems it’s never hey you guys are great so
it’s never hey you guys are great so
it’s never hey you guys are great so they’ll if you see the business who
they’ll if you see the business who
they’ll if you see the business who they’re ours it’s often really bad like
they’re ours it’s often really bad like
they’re ours it’s often really bad like all these questions problems so what I
all these questions problems so what I
all these questions problems so what I kind of do is every month I send an
kind of do is every month I send an
kind of do is every month I send an update on what we’re doing with the
update on what we’re doing with the
update on what we’re doing with the business where we’re growing you know
business where we’re growing you know
business where we’re growing you know problems were facing and winds that
problems were facing and winds that
problems were facing and winds that we’ve had and I lost I’ll always share
we’ve had and I lost I’ll always share
we’ve had and I lost I’ll always share all the folks that have come in so some
all the folks that have come in so some
all the folks that have come in so some of the great things you guys leave on
of the great things you guys leave on
of the great things you guys leave on YouTube comments underneath I’ll share
YouTube comments underneath I’ll share
YouTube comments underneath I’ll share with my team to say hey you know you
with my team to say hey you know you
with my team to say hey you know you guys who helped make this possible it’s
guys who helped make this possible it’s
guys who helped make this possible it’s not just me doing this all of your help
not just me doing this all of your help
not just me doing this all of your help put all this together and that keeps
put all this together and that keeps
put all this together and that keeps them motivated and no knows that the
them motivated and no knows that the
them motivated and no knows that the company is doing the right thing and
company is doing the right thing and
company is doing the right thing and we’re helping people and kind of feels
we’re helping people and kind of feels
we’re helping people and kind of feels that they’re connected to the team as a
that they’re connected to the team as a
that they’re connected to the team as a whole and keeps them motivated keep some
whole and keeps them motivated keep some
whole and keeps them motivated keep some oil instead of you know just doing the
oil instead of you know just doing the
oil instead of you know just doing the day-to-day grind up their business I
day-to-day grind up their business I
day-to-day grind up their business I hope that helps lovely or you guys have
hope that helps lovely or you guys have
hope that helps lovely or you guys have to think any strategies that you’re
to think any strategies that you’re
to think any strategies that you’re using to keep your team morale and
using to keep your team morale and
using to keep your team morale and motivated or if you have a question you
motivated or if you have a question you
motivated or if you have a question you can leave it in the comments below and
can leave it in the comments below and
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