Scaling Your Startup: Culture | S2E7 with 15five's David Hassell & Balloon's Amanda Greenberg | E1221

Put people in a situation where their strengths align with their goals ("zone of genius"). Employees should feel they are winning personally and on a winning team.
Check in with your people: David had a high performer in marketing. He asked her to write down all the things she was doing for the company and assess which ones gave her energy and which ones drained her of energy. 50% were in the 'drain" category! She confided in him she was thinking of leaving the company. He was able to hire a marketing coordinator to take those responsibilities and she stayed for 5 more years!
Leaders asking questions spurs learning and exchange of ideas, drives innovation, builds rapport and trust among team members, and mitigates business risk by uncovering potential hazards or false starts.
You can’t have a functioning team without trust. Trust can break down when not working in a physical space together, leaders will need to be intentional when designing new ways of operating in a hybrid environment.

Guests:

David Hassell | @dhassell

Founder & CEO, 15five (2011-Present)
solutions to develop effective managers, highly engaged employees, and top performing organizations
15five.com

Amanda Greenberg | @akgreenberg

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