In this episode you can hear Chuk Odenigbo and Andrei talk about enforced politeness, how a paycheck isn’t enough to inspire loyalty, working with low motivated people and the importance of soft skills.
Some value points you can expect:
- The difficulties of motivating people
- Low motivation employees need to feel listened to and need to feel that what they do matters
- The importance of soft skills increases with the size of your team
- The hardship of separating work and personal life
- Working with people who “complete you”
- Trusting your team because they are professionals
- The importance of business owners to have employment experience
- Salary is how you get employees to come, culture is how you get them to stay long term
- Distribution of power helps keep leaders in check
- The importance of “checks and balances”
Book Recommendations:
Backstabbing for Beginners: My Crash Course in International Diplomacy
Chuk is the author of:
The Forces of Nature: Gaia’s Child/Les Forces de la Nature: L’Enfant de Gaïa
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