Focus on People, The Numbers Will Follow

by | Oct 23, 2019 | Business, Leadership, Professional Development, Video

“Numbers don’t drive people, people drive numbers. Focus on people and your numbers will rise.”

Jon Gordon – Author: The Energy Bus

This is one of the great truths that I’ve learned in business as a leader. Teach, coach, develop, listen and care.

When we’ve tried to drive numbers only by focusing on revenue or when we’ve been all numbers driven without looking at people first, we’ve failed at what we were doing.

Our core value is to help people achieve their personal, professional and financial goals. If we surround ourselves with the right people, find out what they want to achieve and then work to do that and help them hit their goals, our company goals will be blown out of the water.

I encourage you to take a step back, resist the urge to let the numbers drive everything. Instead, come alongside your team, learn about their individual “why”. This will help your coaching effectiveness-praise lavishly and correct constructively. When people know you truly care, this is when they succeed the most.

Your people are going to take great care of your customers, drive revenue and hit all of the numbers you want to hit, but you’ve got to put them first!

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About Me

I am the President & CEO of Service Express, a National Best & Brightest Company to Work For. Service Express has averaged double digit growth every year since 2001.

We attribute our success to a unique corporate culture that we call The Service Express Way. I am a member of the Young President Organization and sit on the Board of the Spectrum Health Foundation.