Your Most Valuable Assets

On this Friday afternoon, I wanted to post a quick reminder for all of you managers out there to not lose perspective of your company's most valuable assets. They'll be walking out the door shortly to hopefully enjoy a nice weekend, or perhaps only to return tomorrow to prepare for a big pitch on Monday.

I think it's a myth to say that talent isn't as plentiful as it once was. It's just not as concentrated, thus harder to find. Which makes it that much more important to make sure that EVERY day you remind those who are on your team how much you appreciate their efforts and that EVERY day you find new ways to empower and motivate them to do the best work they can.

Even in today's economic environment where jobs are scarce, never think anyone is lucky to be working at your shop. You are lucky to have them. If you are a good manager and think someone is lucky to be working for you, you a) made a poor hire and b) have broken the golden rule about hiring the best people you can find.

An agency head at one of my previous employers used to constantly thank us for working there. And he meant it. It's funny how a simple, genuine comment like that can endear you to a place even more.

Keep that in mind as you see your team head out the door tonight.

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