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Team Building – How to I keep my loyal team motivated? Ask Evan


hi I’m Evan Carmichael welcome to

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

can leave it in the comments below and if you like the video and you want to

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below it always motivates me when I see those thumbs ups coming in so thank you

those thumbs ups coming in so thank you

those thumbs ups coming in so thank you and we’ll see you on the next episode

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