How To Create A Company That Top Talent Never Wants To Leave

About this episode

Dan Sullivan and Shannon Waller discuss how to create a company that attracts and retains top talent.

Every great entrepreneur wants (and deserves) to have a dependable team around them so they can be freed up to develop new ideas and focus on growing their business. But how do you get one? After all, the first question most entrepreneurs ask when they join The Strategic Coach® Program is, “Where do you find such great team members?” In this episode of Inside Strategic Coach, Dan Sullivan and Shannon Waller finally answer this question in-depth. From identifying and nurturing Unique Ability® within a team and creating a positive and collaborative work culture to investing in team members’ growth, Dan and Shannon share everything that makes Strategic Coach® a magnet for skilled and passionate talent—and how to become one too. Here’s some of what you’ll learn in this episode: The number one tool necessary for building and maintaining a great team. How to determine if an activity is right for a person. Why Strategic Coach team members don’t really need to be managed, monitored, or motivated. How Strategic Coach creates an incredible sense of safety for its team members. The two things that team members are looking for. Why you should think of hiring someone as an investment, not a…

People in this episode

Hosts: Dan Sullivan, Shannon Waller

Topics covered

• team building
• entrepreneurship
• work culture
• talent retention
• team growth

Keywords

• team members
• Unique Ability
• collaborative culture
• hiring investment
• employee safety

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Strategic Coach

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