Tags: business Startup Leadership
Hiring
Most important: be really strict at the hiring stage. Be very clear about expectations. → Hiring
What makes people work
People have different motivations to work
- “I work to live”
- “I work for purpose”
- “I work for the quest or craft”
- “I work for tangible rewards”
- “I work to win”
What motivates people is different from what demotivates people.
Young Employees
The office and work just has to be cooler than home
- Upgrade our Office!
- Couch, TV, switch console, pull up bar
- Do more cool stuff together
- party
- dinner
- games
Vision & Mission
Presenting the Vision (employees have to realize that they are part of this transformative journey and that they also own a part of it)
Stock options: if people own a part of it, they act like it.
Questions
- Balance between negative and positive motivation. When to do what?