Here is a question from Vivian: How do you train your people? My answer is: “With total love and understanding.” Do you attend seminars and take a lot of notes so that you can echo them to your employees when you get back? Do you send your employees to attend seminars? For thirty years, that […]
Here is a question from Annette: How do I hire the right people? My answer is: “Hire from a list”! For years, I hired people based on hit and miss methods. At first, I would hire only family members or those recommended by friends and neighbours, especially inaanaks (godsons and goddaughters). I later realized that […]
Here is a question from Andrew: How do you motivate your employees? My answer is: I do not and I cannot motivate my employees. They motivate themselves. I thought I could motivate employees. And so, I raised my salaries, improved on benefits and included free uniforms, travel, 14th and 15th month pay, etc. Sometimes these […]
Lyn asked me this question: Why are my employees so lazy? My answer is: “Look at your KASH”! Yes, it is spelled K-A-S-H. No, it is not about money, and yes, you need some money to have KASH. Let me explain it one by one. K is for Knowledge. Ask yourself: Does your “lazy” employee […]
Here is a question from Janet: How should I deal with my employees? My answer is: Treat them like your children, love them but do not spoil them. I see my employees as people lent to me by God temporarily, a few months maybe, and if I am blessed, a few years, or a few […]
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A question from Leah: What do you mean by growing your people to grow your business? Hindi ba money is what we need to grow our business? I also thought that money is the solution to all my business problems. That kind of thinking? That was why we almost drowned in millions of pesos in […]
How do you train your kids to be business owners? On this post, you’ll learn my Biz Parenting Tip #3: Travel smart and travel a lot. My husband and I loved seeing places and eating exotic food. So, when our kids were small, we would go around the city on adventures in my father-in-law’s jeep […]
How do you train your kids to be business owners? How do you train your children to love business? In the last post, we talked about Tip #1: Watch Your Words. Today, let’s talk about tip #2: Communicate your trust, not your fears. I met a long time employee. Let’s call her Cindy (not her real […]