Want an Entrepreneurial Staff? Treat Them Like Entrepreneurs. -- Your Weekly Tips Roundup
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Check back each week for this regular tips recap designed to help you work smarter, not harder.
When building a can-do culture, think beyond fancy perks. Focus instead on how you treat your employees and the behavior you model for them. “ Culture and values can substitute for resources,” says Boston Beer Company CEO Jim Koch.
To create company unity, email less and schedule more in-person talks. Brian Bordainick, the founder of New Orleans-based pop-up meal experience Dinner Lab, even flies teams in to meet one another to exchange ideas and keep them working as one.
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And if you want entrepreneurial staffers, treat them like entrepreneurs. Help them manage themselves and give them room to make mistakes, says John Schnatter, founder of billion-dollar pizza franchise Papa John's. This route is crucial to supporting innovation in all aspects of your business.
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