Leading

I have really enjoyed learning how to become a good leader. I think my favorite part of this week was the talk by President Kimball. I generally always like reading their talks but this one really resonated with me. My favorite part was how he talked about Christ being a listening leader. That is something that is so important in not only running your business but also in your daily life. Everyone wants to be listened to and to feel like they are actually heard. I know that as an employee I enjoy having my boss respond to me in away that I can tell they heard me. Too many people listen but don’t hear anything. When you own your own business you have to make sure that you are listening to your employees, when you do they will be more willing to make sure your business runs as well as they can. The other thing that this talk made me think of was responding with out being condescending. This is something that really makes a difference in how people are going to respond to you. I want to make sure that I always treat people with respect and in a way they deserve. $100 challenge is coming along nicely. I’m really impressed with how smoothly it is working out to be. Hopefully it stays that way. 

decisions, decisions

I enjoyed this week much better than last because I didn’t have to record myself, I very much hope that I don’t have to do that again this semester. I would have to say that my favorite activity from this week would have to be from the Zappos video. I had never heard of paying your employees to quit, but I can see why it is beneficial. The major benefit that I can see is that you only end up with those people that really want to be there and are invested a little to your company. On the flip side, I know that I have taken a job just to get paid and I don’t blame anyone for doing so. It just gets to a tricky place when you are faced with a decision like that. I know that a lot of people would take the money for quick cash, however that will only last for so long and eventually they will be out looking for a new job. I guess I’m a little tender hearted but I think I would have a hard time doing that even though I can see the benefits from it. I really have no idea what I would do in that sort of a situation. I suppose this week has made me think a lot about what I would and wouldn’t want to do with my future business. And now on to the $100 challenge. I am slowly getting ready to start advertising. I had no idea that it took so much. I guess it’s a good thing that I’m learning now. We will just have to see how it goes.