038 - Building a Best Workplace

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Is your business a good place to work? Are your employees motivated, happy, and fulfilled, or are they just heartbeats filling a position? In this episode, we’ll talk about why creating a best workplace matters and how you can actually do it.

Show Notes

  • Things that are superficial and don’t actually create a great workplace. (3:39)

  • Three things you should provide your employees: autonomy, mastery, and purpose. (6:04)

  • How do you provide autonomy, and what is the Giraffe of the Month? (10:11)

  • One aspect of mastery is letting your employees help train someone new. (14:37)

  • You can give your employees purpose by helping them align their personal growth goals with the business goals. (18:17)

  • What makes a great coworker (and employee)? What makes an awful coworker (and employee)? (23:42)

  • What does it mean to be a best place to work? (29:09)

  • Motivators and demotivators. (30:51)

  • Why is it worth it to build a best place to work? (37:16)

  • How do you build that best place to work? (41:19)

  • Mount Rushmore — Company Cultures at Best Places to Work (52:20)

  • Quote of the Day — “Clients do not come first. Employees come first. If you take care of your employees, they will take care of the clients.” - Richard Branson (59:29)

  • One Thing You Can Actually Go Do — Have your employees take our Workplace Survey linked below. (1:01:40)



Quotable Moments

  • “If an employer can find autonomy, mastery, and purpose and provide that for people, you’re well down the road to building a great workplace.” — M

  • “No one wants to be micromanaged.” — K

  • “As an owner, you’re really in a unique position. It matters to build a best workplace because your employees are literally spending a majority of some of the best years of their life with you. You have the opportunity to invest in them, not only as a professional but also as a person.” — K

  • “If you can have really good employees that are happy, you’re going to be able to build a better business.” — K

  • “Whenever two or more people get together, there is a culture... The question is, did it happen to you, or did you create it?” — M

  • “It’s not just a matter of hiring for values, but managing for values.” — K



Mount Rushmore

  • Chick-fil-A

  • US Bank

  • T-Mobile

  • Holland Pediatrics


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