Employees with purpose and the freedom to fulfill it are going to protect their job from anyone or anything that could take it away. Give them autonomy to fulfill that purpose and watch them do great things. Why chance working for someone else where they are just a rat in a maze? Show them the big picture and they’ll have direction, they’ll have purpose. Loyalty | When employees can see the greater good, they become fiercely loyal.They are inspired to work longer hours to get the job done, to go above and beyond your competition in quality and customer service and to help each other, even if it doesn’t fit their job description. Inspired Workers | Employees in tune with the big picture are inspired.Benefits that are THE differentiator for you against your competition:
Furthermore, when your employee understands the big picture, both you and they will feel numerous benefits. But by sharing the big picture, these risks can seem inconsequential and even meaningful. It takes a great deal of motivation to overcome these risks. Their contributions matter and they can feel it. And instead of being a number in a thousand-person company, they are a name and a face and a difference-maker. Once you met their basic salary and benefit needs, they hopped aboard because they know who they are working for. After all, larger organizations can offer them significantly better pay, amazing benefits, extended vacations, and far higher job stability than you can.īut they came to work for you for a reason. They could take their skills and experiences and land a job at your competition in a heartbeat. Think about it-Your team could work anywhere. The big picture!Īccording to a study of 7,379 leaders, 87% of the excellent leaders in comparison to 76% of the poor leaders recognize that handing out bonuses isn’t the only way to motivate people. Whether it’s your purpose statement, a larger project goal, or a combination of both, the big picture is the reason your employees head into work every morning. Something that will inspire loyalty, productivity, and pride in every one of your employees. Something that even the biggest companies can't compete with. You have a tremendous, untapped advantage as a small business. He was no longer motivated by the work, and he didn't see the importance of his role. It would take the next 3 hours to convince him otherwise.Īnd what did I realize during this time that kept Jim on board? That when it comes to keeping loyal, motivated employees onboard… Small Businesses Have a Huge Advantage I thought our team was loyal to our cause. I thought our team was pretty damn good.
Jim’s move was devastating to our team, to our business, and to me personally. Two weeks notice from someone who took years to nurture and develop. And Jim had just delivered a killing blow that every small business faces.
With no chance of moving or ejecting himself from the plane, I had a captive audience for what was about to be the first inspiring, convincing, and encouraging speech I'd ever given.
This was his exit interview, and he wasn't sitting in an exit row. Sitting in the window seat of an airplane, and I on the aisle, he had nowhere to go and nothing to do but listen.
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