Daniel Tardy – Elephant Hunter

“Yesterday is when it clicked”.

That’s what one of our attendees told me over breakfast this morning.  They went on to explain that everything they’ve been hoping to understand about team building and culture really started to sink in.

Building A Unified Culture

Dave spent most of yesterday afternoon unpacking our playbook for building unity and loyalty in the organization.  Unity is our secret weapon.  We outperform teams twice our size when we work with a clear vision, and every player is united on purpose and core value.  One of the biggest contributing factors to building a unified team is the consistent behavior of the leader.  In leadership, you’ve got to be deadly consistent in your reactions so your team will know what to expect from you in any given situation.

Check out this video to watch Dave drive this point home for our attendees:

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Show Me The Money!

Compensation structure is another major pillar in the loyalty equation.  No one on our team receives a salary as their only form of income. Each team member (yes, even the guys shipping boxes) has an incentive tied into the profitability of our company.  The natural result that flows from setting up your compensation structure in this manner creates an entrepreneurial environment throughout the entire organization.

In this video, Greg Pare, talks about how he’s already considering new strategies for introducing a profit sharing program for his team when he returns home:

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Mission Control

I wanted to take an opportunity to let you know that this amazing event doesn’t happen without the amazing support team working diligently behind the scenes.  The diligent execution of each detail during this event truly makes the experience fabulous for our attendees.

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Stay tuned…