Evan Carmichael argues that leaders who genuinely care for employees unlock their full commitment. S. Truett Cathy, Chick-fil-A's founder, skipped his own salary for a year rather than lay off staff. Carmichael shares practical ways to show care: ask about personal lives, learn their dreams, ease job challenges, and show appreciation regularly.
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Care for your team. If you want your team to give you everything they have, then you have to care about them. Most people hate their boss, and it's because most bosses suck, and most bosses don't care about their team. When you hire somebody, when you hire an employee, they're bringing their brain to you, and they're gonna do what they need to do. When you care about your team, then they're going to give you their heart and soul, and they're going to put everything they have into helping you accomplish your mission. It's not that hard. You just have to care and show them. I'm reminded of a story by S. Truett Cathy, who's the founder of Chick-fil-A. And one year he had a really bad year, and his team, his management team, came to him and said, "Hey, you know, we need to trim our expenses." We need to trim because we can't afford to pay all these people. And the options they gave him were either 1, fire some people, fire some employees, or 2, reduce their salaries, ask them to take a pay cut. He didn't want that to happen, and he came up with a third option, and that was him not taking a salary for a full year because he cared about his team. He knew how important they were to him. He didn't want to let them go. And what do you think that did for the team? One of the worst things that happen to a team is when a company is not doing well and there's layoffs. People are worried for their jobs. That doesn't inspire great things. But what he did, he turned it on its head. He said, "I believe in you guys. I need you guys to stay. I care for you. I want you." And as a result, him not taking a salary for a year showed them that he cared about them, and they in turn gave everything they had for him, and they believed in him. They believed in his vision, what he was building. You don't have to go to that extreme, you know. You may not be able to afford not to take a salary for a year. Just show people that you care about them. Ask how they're doing. Learn about what their dreams and their vision is. See what they're doing in their job that maybe you can help make easier. Just care. It'll make you feel better, and it'll make your team feel more inspired and more loyal and give you everything they have for you. If you don't, then people are gonna leave you, and you're always gonna wonder why you can't attract and keep top talent. If people love what they're doing, they believe in their message, and they feel valued, they're never gonna leave you. They're gonna give you everything they have. You're gonna own their heart and soul, and you're gonna build a great company. Believe. If you like this video, please give it a thumbs up below. It makes me do more of these videos for you, and I want to hear what you have to think. Let me know in the comment section if you like this video, and I wanna hear if you have a question for your business. Please leave in the comment section below. I read those every day. It really makes my morning when I see them come in. So thank you, and I'll see you on the next episode.
