John Wetmore advises leaders to identify their standout team member by asking who immediately comes to mind, then focus development efforts on that person instead of trying to elevate everyone at once. The person who consistently shows up deserves the investment.
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How many guys do you have working with you? Because I have no idea. All right, cool. If I go out of your 2,900, give me the— if I go, who stands out the most? Give me the first name that comes to mind. And if you don't want to say it, you don't have to. You can, you know, I mean, if you don't want to offend someone. But usually someone can go right away, you know what I mean? I think if you got 10 Good dude, of your 10, who stands out? I don't have to say who stands out in what. I don't have to define stand out, like just who stands out the most. Joe, dude, work more closely with Joe, right? Push him a little bit more. Look, I'm just looking for who stands out based on where I'm at in my current business. So if my current business has no volume, dude, I just want— and one guy shows up to training every Monday, that's my guy that stands out. I'm focusing on him a little bit more versus trying to drag all 10 to the same spot.