Never Talk to Your Employees Like This

Summary

• When I'm confronted with an issue in my team, I always remind myself that the way I treat people has a direct impact on their behavior and performance.
• Reflecting on an experience with a company that had high employee churn, I recognized that their leader lacked the quality of demonstrating loyalty to his team.
• In my leadership role, I've learned if you constantly accuse your employees of being inadequate, you might be contributing to their poor performance.
• It's important for me to maintain that the key to a long-lasting company is cultivating a culture of loyalty, starting with how leaders interact with their employees.
• Rather than placing blame during challenging times, I focus on looking inward and considering how my actions or leadership style might be influencing the situation.

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How To Take Action

I would suggest starting by taking a close look at how you treat your team or those around you. Remember that your behavior can directly affect their performance. If you're facing issues, avoid jumping to blame. Instead, ask yourself how your actions may contribute to the problem.

For example, if you notice that people are leaving your company or team often, think about the kind of support and loyalty you're showing them. Are you quick to call them inadequate, or do you try to help them improve? It's better to focus on building a strong, loyal team than to keep hiring new people.

To create a culture of loyalty, here's what you can do:

• Reflect Individually: Every day, think about one thing you could have done better in communicating with your team.
• Communicate Positively: If something goes wrong, instead of getting angry, calmly discuss what happened and ask how you can help fix it.
• Show Trust: Let your team know you believe in their abilities. This makes them more likely to trust you back and stay loyal to the team.
• Ask for Feedback: Occasionally ask your team members what you can do to improve the workplace or your leadership style.

I believe taking these steps will benefit your business or personal growth significantly without costing much in terms of time or money. The key is consistency; make these practices a regular part of how you operate. By doing so, you'll likely see improvements in how your team functions and how they perceive your leadership.

Quotes by Leila Hormozi

"I've got 20 people here like why the isn't this done someone's going to get fired"

– Leila Hormozi

"There is a company that when we first started working with them they had such high churn in their team"

– Leila Hormozi

"I'm just hiring idiots and I was like are you hiring idiots or are you creating them"

– Leila Hormozi

"The way that we treat people has a consequence"

– Leila Hormozi

"If you want to have a company that withstands the test of time you have to first display that loyalty"

– Leila Hormozi

Full Transcript

I've got 20 people here like why the isn't this done someone's going to get fired if there is a company that when we first started working with them they had such high churn in their team when I looked at the leader it was clear that he didn't speak to them in a way that demonstrated loyalty he always would get so mad and say like I'm just hiring idiots and I was like are you hiring idiots or are you creating them the way that we treat people has a consequence and it's usually the consequence is how they treat us like there's always something that we can relate it back to ourselves if you want to have a company that withstands the test of time you have to first display that loyalty