How To Create An Unfair Advantage By Keeping And Attracting Your Industry’s Best Talent

If you are asked, “Who are the real Rock Stars at your company?” You can instantly picture the star performers at your company.

I emphasize real because every company has individuals who think they are Rock Stars. In reality, they are Brilliant Jerks.

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The real Rock Stars are easy to spot. Their attitude is infectious. Their performance is stellar. They are champions.

Rock Stars are the measuring stick for performance and attitude. They are usually your best leaders. This is crucial because a company can not outperform leadership.

So, how do keep Rock Stars at your company?

As you know, Rock Stars expect a lot from themselves. But the part most leaders forget, Rock Stars expect a lot from you, too. Rock Stars need leadership and accountability from you.

The best thing you can do for your Rock Stars is spending intentional time with them (both scheduled and impromptu). It’s a natural temptation to focus your attention on the problem employees.

Try this free, powerful and proven leadership tactic: Spend a majority of your time the next 30 days with your top performers. Spend less time with the underperformers. Don’t micromanage the top performers.

Instead:

• Listen to them.
  
• Ask them a lot of questions:
  
  
  
  • What do you dream about? What do you care about? What makes you happy? What is your favorite hobby? If you could change one thing in the world, what would it be?
    
  • What’s working in the business? What’s not?
    
  • How can I help you?
  
  
• Share yourself with them, both personally and professionally.
  
• Share your dreams and expectations for them.

This is overly obvious and embarrassingly simple. It works and most of all, it’s fun!

KNOW

Rock Stars are the heart and soul of your company.

FEEL

It is our natural tendency to focus on our problem employees. Don’t feel bad about focusing on your best employees for 30 days. No one cares how much you know until they know how much you care.

DO

Be intentional with your most precious and perishable asset—your time.

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