What It Takes To Lead

3 Ways to Deal With Employees

October 19, 2023 Episode 3
3 Ways to Deal With Employees
What It Takes To Lead
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What It Takes To Lead
3 Ways to Deal With Employees
Oct 19, 2023 Episode 3

On this episode of What It Takes To Lead, Mike digs deeper into his 3 ways of dealing with employees. The crew also talk about company culture and building community, the importance of having employee roles fit personalities, and when to let someone go.


The three ways to engage your employees:

  1. Help them find contentment in their work, 
  2. Help them to understand and achieve the KPIs to reach their career goals, or
  3. Help them build their resume so they can go somewhere else.


Shares:

Isaac: Sell Naked On The Phone by Joe Pici

Leif: Antifragile: Things That Gain From Disorder by Nicholas Taleb

Garrett: Hidden Brain Podcast Shankar Vedantam

Mike: Taking Clarity Breaks


About the Show


What It Takes to Lead is a podcast about Mike Sterlacci’s faith, family, friendships, and business lessons learned over 40-plus years of selling insurance and building a rapid-growth multi-million dollar insurance agency in the Dallas-Fort Worth region.


Mike began his insurance career in 1979 as a captive agent at a major carrier. As CEO of CoVerica, Mike directed the company’s long-term vision. His focus on constant improvement has fueled the agency’s profit and revenue growth. Mike is passionate about making a difference and helping employees find fulfillment through their careers. As a mentor, he helps up-and-coming agents discover and apply their strengths to add real value to CoVerica and society at-large.


New episodes drop every-other-Thursday. Please drop us a line if you have a question or suggestion; you can reach us at podcast@coverica.com or via Twitter/X at @wittlpod. Finally, if you like the podcast, we encourage you to subscribe and leave us a review.


Show Notes

On this episode of What It Takes To Lead, Mike digs deeper into his 3 ways of dealing with employees. The crew also talk about company culture and building community, the importance of having employee roles fit personalities, and when to let someone go.


The three ways to engage your employees:

  1. Help them find contentment in their work, 
  2. Help them to understand and achieve the KPIs to reach their career goals, or
  3. Help them build their resume so they can go somewhere else.


Shares:

Isaac: Sell Naked On The Phone by Joe Pici

Leif: Antifragile: Things That Gain From Disorder by Nicholas Taleb

Garrett: Hidden Brain Podcast Shankar Vedantam

Mike: Taking Clarity Breaks


About the Show


What It Takes to Lead is a podcast about Mike Sterlacci’s faith, family, friendships, and business lessons learned over 40-plus years of selling insurance and building a rapid-growth multi-million dollar insurance agency in the Dallas-Fort Worth region.


Mike began his insurance career in 1979 as a captive agent at a major carrier. As CEO of CoVerica, Mike directed the company’s long-term vision. His focus on constant improvement has fueled the agency’s profit and revenue growth. Mike is passionate about making a difference and helping employees find fulfillment through their careers. As a mentor, he helps up-and-coming agents discover and apply their strengths to add real value to CoVerica and society at-large.


New episodes drop every-other-Thursday. Please drop us a line if you have a question or suggestion; you can reach us at podcast@coverica.com or via Twitter/X at @wittlpod. Finally, if you like the podcast, we encourage you to subscribe and leave us a review.