119: Making Your Business a Great Place to Work with John Briggs

Today we’re joined by John Briggs of Incite Tax. John is featured as a case study in Dr. Sabrina’s latest book, How to Hire the Best: The Entrepreneur's Ultimate Guide to Attracting Top-Performing Team Members. Currently, John has 26 team members and his business is growing. Needless to say, hiring is a top focus at Incite Tax. John does a lot to make his business a great place to work and to develop his team.  On today’s episode, John shares some of his insights around the importance of one-to-one meetings with team members, why he spends so much time getting to know his team members, as well as why he encourages his leaders to do the same. Listen in for some informative ideas that you can easily implement in your own business! Profit by Design is a Tap the Potential Production in collaboration with Small Business Consulting Group. Show Highlights: John explains the team member structure within his business and how everyone reports to somebody once a week for a one-to-one conversation. John and his leadership team also meet once a week. John shares his philosophy on why he makes the investment in one-to-ones. Asking team members what support they need is woven into Tap the Potential’s Coach Approach. Whenever we’re making an assumption, as leaders we need to ask an open-ended question of the team member and find out what’s really going on.  It’s important to understand that team members perform better when they’re heard. John describes creative ways that he likes to make a positive impact in his team members’ lives. Dr. Sabrina cautions against tying a money bonus with performance and being mindful of the psychology of A-players. Using marketing to attract A-players is an A-player move. John addresses the impact that low turnover and high retention have on profit. Tap the Potential’s Leadership Bootcamp is for the A-players in their clients’ businesses, who have been identified with leadership potential.  John explains how his full-circle system works to support his A-players in being highly effective. Thoughts on how taking the 4 Week Vacation helps your team members to thrive. Links and Resources: Taking care of yourself is important now more than ever. Are you ready to take your life back from your business? The FIRST STEP is taking our Assessment at: https://www.tapthepotential.com/assessment NEXT, meet with our Success Team Lead to debrief your results. THEN, join our Better Business, Better Life™ program. Dr. Sabrina’s PODCAST - PLEASE RATE & REVIEW! Profit by Design, a Tap the Potential production in collaboration with Small Business Consulting Group BUY THE BOOK ON AMAZON: How to Hire the Best: The Entrepreneur's Ultimate Guide to Attracting Top-Performing Team Members by Dr. Sabrina Starling PhD COURSE: How to Hire the Best How to Hire the Best Toolkit NEW!! Coming in 2021: A-Player Onboarding Course Dr. Sabrina’s WEBSITE For Resources & Tools from Sponsors - https://www.profitbydesignpodcast.com Subscribe & Share Podcasts! - https://www.profitbydesignpodcast.com/podcasts/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ProfitByDesign/ Are You Leading with Love or Know Another Entrepreneur Who Is Being a Gift from Their Gifts During This Time? Please use hashtags #leadwithlove #beagift and we will be re-posting these social media posts! Books Mentioned: How to Hire the Best: The Entrepreneur's Ultimate Guide to Attracting Top-Performing Team Members by Dr. Sabrina Starling PhD How to Hire the Best: The Rural Business Owner's Ultimate Guide to Attracting Top Performing Employees by Dr. Sabrina Starling PhD How To Hire The Best: The Contractor’s Ultimate Guide to Attracting Top Performing Employees by Dr. Sabrina Starling PhD Profit First: Transform Your Business from a Cash-Eating Monster to a Money-Making Machine by Mike Michalowicz The Pumpkin Plan: A Simple Strategy to Grow a Remarkable Business in Any Field by Mike Michalowicz The Dream Manager: Achieve Results Beyond Your Dreams by Helping Your Employees Fulfill Theirs by Matthew Kelly Enjoy This Previous Episode Featuring John Briggs 28: It's Bold and It's True! Tax Accountant Takes 4 Week Vacation in the Height of Tax Season