hi I’m Evan Carmichael and 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 video I’m going to answer questions from
video I’m going to answer questions from
video I’m going to answer questions from one of my readers Jackie who’s asking
one of my readers Jackie who’s asking
one of my readers Jackie who’s asking about how to connect with employees and
about how to connect with employees and
about how to connect with employees and keep them accountable so a couple of
keep them accountable so a couple of
keep them accountable so a couple of tips for you that might be helpful the
tips for you that might be helpful the
tips for you that might be helpful the first is actually care about your
first is actually care about your
first is actually care about your employees and this might sound obvious
employees and this might sound obvious
employees and this might sound obvious but a lot of people a lot of employers a
but a lot of people a lot of employers a
but a lot of people a lot of employers a lot of entrepreneurs are so tied up with
lot of entrepreneurs are so tied up with
lot of entrepreneurs are so tied up with the day-to-day of writing the business
the day-to-day of writing the business
the day-to-day of writing the business is stressful it takes up a lot of time
is stressful it takes up a lot of time
is stressful it takes up a lot of time that all we care about from our staff is
that all we care about from our staff is
that all we care about from our staff is do they get the job done and we don’t
do they get the job done and we don’t
do they get the job done and we don’t have to think about them as a person and
have to think about them as a person and
have to think about them as a person and asked about their lives and what they’re
asked about their lives and what they’re
asked about their lives and what they’re up to and realize that you know they
up to and realize that you know they
up to and realize that you know they have a life outside of just working for
have a life outside of just working for
have a life outside of just working for you and the more you can connect to that
you and the more you can connect to that
you and the more you can connect to that and the more you can get them to feel
and the more you can get them to feel
and the more you can get them to feel like you actually care about them and
like you actually care about them and
like you actually care about them and the more you actually do a care about
the more you actually do a care about
the more you actually do a care about them the more they’re gonna care about
them the more they’re gonna care about
them the more they’re gonna care about you I want to do more for the business
you I want to do more for the business
you I want to do more for the business and get more involved and see that
and get more involved and see that
and get more involved and see that you’re successful so with my staff I
you’re successful so with my staff I
you’re successful so with my staff I always try to ask people what they’re up
always try to ask people what they’re up
always try to ask people what they’re up to try to participate in their lives you
to try to participate in their lives you
to try to participate in their lives you know without being overbearing but the
know without being overbearing but the
know without being overbearing but the more that they know that you care then
more that they know that you care then
more that they know that you care then the more likely they’re gonna care about
the more likely they’re gonna care about
the more likely they’re gonna care about you so it’s a two-way street and
you so it’s a two-way street and
you so it’s a two-way street and obviously you want your staff to care
obviously you want your staff to care
obviously you want your staff to care about you and care about the company the
about you and care about the company the
about you and care about the company the next thing is trying to tie in what your
next thing is trying to tie in what your
next thing is trying to tie in what your team is doing to the bigger picture
team is doing to the bigger picture
team is doing to the bigger picture because often you know people can get
because often you know people can get
because often you know people can get lost in the day-to-day of their job and
lost in the day-to-day of their job and
lost in the day-to-day of their job and they don’t see how it’s helping
they don’t see how it’s helping
they don’t see how it’s helping ultimately right as entrepreneurs we’re
ultimately right as entrepreneurs we’re
ultimately right as entrepreneurs we’re helping people we’re delivering a
helping people we’re delivering a
helping people we’re delivering a product or service that fulfills needs
product or service that fulfills needs
product or service that fulfills needs and makes people’s lives better but
and makes people’s lives better but
and makes people’s lives better but often the people who are doing a lot of
often the people who are doing a lot of
often the people who are doing a lot of the work they may not have any customer
the work they may not have any customer
the work they may not have any customer interaction and they don’t see how
interaction and they don’t see how
interaction and they don’t see how you’re helping people so the more you
you’re helping people so the more you
you’re helping people so the more you can tie in what they’re doing to the
can tie in what they’re doing to the
can tie in what they’re doing to the bigger picture and make them realize
bigger picture and make them realize
bigger picture and make them realize that the tasks that they’re doing is
that the tasks that they’re doing is
that the tasks that they’re doing is really important and is having a lot of
really important and is having a lot of
really important and is having a lot of impact on people and is really valuable
impact on people and is really valuable
impact on people and is really valuable the more likely they’re gonna want to
the more likely they’re gonna want to
the more likely they’re gonna want to stay and like their job and be more
stay and like their job and be more
stay and like their job and be more accountable
accountable
accountable also try to tie them into the bigger
also try to tie them into the bigger
also try to tie them into the bigger picture of what their task is instead of
picture of what their task is instead of
picture of what their task is instead of just saying do this this is your job get
just saying do this this is your job get
just saying do this this is your job get it done the next thing and the last
it done the next thing and the last
it done the next thing and the last thing I want to quickly talk about is
thing I want to quickly talk about is
thing I want to quickly talk about is try to share your wins so a lot of the
try to share your wins so a lot of the
try to share your wins so a lot of the people in your company again may not
people in your company again may not
people in your company again may not have a lot of connection to the
have a lot of connection to the
have a lot of connection to the customers they may not see how the work
customers they may not see how the work
customers they may not see how the work that you’re doing is actually being
that you’re doing is actually being
that you’re doing is actually being useful and helpful and if they do a lot
useful and helpful and if they do a lot
useful and helpful and if they do a lot of times it may just be complaint rights
of times it may just be complaint rights
of times it may just be complaint rights of some of the people who are working
of some of the people who are working
of some of the people who are working for me they’ll be working with some of
for me they’ll be working with some of
for me they’ll be working with some of our authors and and all they’ll get as a
our authors and and all they’ll get as a
our authors and and all they’ll get as a problem emails right most people don’t
problem emails right most people don’t
problem emails right most people don’t write in to say hey this is great
write in to say hey this is great
write in to say hey this is great they’re writing to say I’m having a
they’re writing to say I’m having a
they’re writing to say I’m having a problem with this or can you help me
problem with this or can you help me
problem with this or can you help me with that and so the in your employees
with that and so the in your employees
with that and so the in your employees day-to-day lives all they’re seen is a
day-to-day lives all they’re seen is a
day-to-day lives all they’re seen is a negative and the problems and that’s
negative and the problems and that’s
negative and the problems and that’s what they’re trying to solve and they
what they’re trying to solve and they
what they’re trying to solve and they may not see all the great stuff that
may not see all the great stuff that
may not see all the great stuff that you’re doing so for my part of the
you’re doing so for my part of the
you’re doing so for my part of the business I’ll always get emails from
business I’ll always get emails from
business I’ll always get emails from people saying hey thanks for that video
people saying hey thanks for that video
people saying hey thanks for that video or thanks to a newsletter it was really
or thanks to a newsletter it was really
or thanks to a newsletter it was really inspiring I really appreciate it now I’m
inspiring I really appreciate it now I’m
inspiring I really appreciate it now I’m not more motivated than ever to want to
not more motivated than ever to want to
not more motivated than ever to want to keep core of my business and that’s
keep core of my business and that’s
keep core of my business and that’s great that gives me a boost and I want
great that gives me a boost and I want
great that gives me a boost and I want to keep doing the stuff that I’m doing
to keep doing the stuff that I’m doing
to keep doing the stuff that I’m doing because of those comments and what I’ll
because of those comments and what I’ll
because of those comments and what I’ll do is I’ll share that with my team so
do is I’ll share that with my team so
do is I’ll share that with my team so that they see that hey you know we’re
that they see that hey you know we’re
that they see that hey you know we’re really having an impact here it’s not
really having an impact here it’s not
really having an impact here it’s not just the problems that we’re getting
just the problems that we’re getting
just the problems that we’re getting there’s a lot of benefit that we’re
there’s a lot of benefit that we’re
there’s a lot of benefit that we’re doing is a lot of good that we’re doing
doing is a lot of good that we’re doing
doing is a lot of good that we’re doing and we’re helping a lot of people so
and we’re helping a lot of people so
and we’re helping a lot of people so more you can tie people into that and
more you can tie people into that and
more you can tie people into that and share those wins the more likely they’re
share those wins the more likely they’re
share those wins the more likely they’re going to again like their jobs care more
going to again like their jobs care more
going to again like their jobs care more about the business and be more
about the business and be more
about the business and be more accountable as well so I hope that helps
accountable as well so I hope that helps
accountable as well so I hope that helps you guys like the video please give it a
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