Episode 5: How continuous, life-long learning adds ROI to your business, with David Long
Speaker, Author, Successful CEO and Student of the Game of Business. Founder/CEO of MyEmployees, a 26 year-old firm in the Top 1% Worldwide in the Employee Engagement and Recognition industry. \xa0
\nSubscribe to Onward Nation!\n\nSecret -- timesaving technique\nTake your skill set, and the skill sets of your team, to the next level by reading every day. What started as 30-minutes a day has morphed into three to four hours. This recipe has resulted in David being able to build an incredible team and he now takes 25 weeks of vacation a year. ONWARD!
\nDaily habit that contributes to success\nGet up early and then jump start your day with prayer and thoughtful learning while everything is quiet and the distractions are minimal.
\nCould have ruined your business -- but now -- \xa0an invaluable learning experience\nDavid, with full transparency, shares the story of when two people (a family member and close friend) copied David\u2019s business. David battled through the betrayal, the lost sales, and the competitive struggles. It forced him to create a revolutionary sales strategy, which ultimately won his business $3 million in new sales.
\nMost critical skill you think business owners need to master to be successful\n\u201cTap minds that are greater than your own.\u201d
\nMost influential lesson learned a mentor\n\u201cYou don\u2019t have a great business unless you have a great team.\u201d David shares a specific recipe for honoring and recognizing employees consistently. \xa0
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\nFinal Round -- \u201cBreaking Down the Recipe for Success\u201d\n\xa0
\nWhat systems would you go back and put into place sooner?\nRead, study, and apply the systems described in The E-myth Revisited, by Michael Gerber. Onward Nation -- get your free Audible version of E-myth Revisited here!
\nWhat one strategy or \u201crecipe\u201d would compound into big wins for business owners?\nLearn together -- with your team. David describes the massive ROI and teamwork his company has generated through the \u201cBook Club\u201d at his company, MyEmployees.
\nHow to exceed expectations and add the most value?\nDemonstrate how you want to be better...every day.
\nWhat strategy would you recommend new business owners focus on to best ensure success?\n- \n
- Hire slow and fire fast. Don\u2019t make the mistake of keeping an employee on your team who is not a cultural fit -- even if they are a high performer. \n
- Constantly look for more and more ways to add value to your clients. \n
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- Reach David here. \n
- Find MyEmployees here. \n
- Get a free chapter of David\u2019s award-winning and Wall Street Journal Bestselling Book, Built to Lead, here. \n
Bonus: Get a free Kindle version and companion workbook to Built to Lead when you buy a copy of the book from Amazon. Just email David at: Davidlong @ toptenmanager dot com with the subject line: \u201cSend Kindle Version\u201d.