How to Lose an Employee in 10 Days: Lessons on Building A Killer Team // Jeff Sherman
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Are you struggling with finding and keeping good employees? Learn what it really takes to onboard a new employee and how to keep valuable team members motivated and engaged.
An old friend with an epic beard – Jeff Sherman – joins us for a conversation on employees and building a solid team. Jeff has 20+ years of sign industry experience and 10+ years of running operations at a fairly large shop.
We cover a lot of topics related to building a killer team. You won't be disappointed.
In this episode...
- Jeff's new nicknames for Mike (01:25)
- Origin of the sign shop Yoda (06:14)
- Jeff's sign industry backstory (08:45)
- The biggest struggle for shops nationwide (15:20)
- Building up your people (16:32)
- Developing employees takes time (23:40)
- To grow as a business and an owner... (32:00)
- Onboarding time (33:33)
- The standard for industry training (40:35)
- Don't just learn from mistakes... (51:40)
- How to keep employees long term (53:23)
- Give employees enough space to fail (59:18)
- What caused Jeff to leave his position (1:05:09)
Follow the crusty sign guys
Bryant from Better Sign Shop
- Better Sign Shop Website: https://www.bettersignshop.com
- Better Sign Shop Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/bettersignshop
- Better Sign Shop Community for sign shop owners: https://www.facebook.com/groups/bettersignshopmastermind/
Michael from Letterbox Sign Design
- Letterbox Sign Design Website: https://www.letterboxsigndesign.com/
- Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Letterboxsigndesign
Peter from Sign Shop Consulting
- Sign Shop Consulting Website: https://www.signshopconsulting.com/
Interested in being a potential guest on the show?
Have questions you'd like to hear us answer on the air?
Email us at hey@bettersignshop.com
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