205: 100-fold benefits of employee recognition with David Long

When you recognize your top performers, everyone gets better and you make more money as a business owner. That’s the quick way of saying a recognition culture is powerful and transformative. My guest today is David Long, the brother of another favorite guest, Randy Long. Like his brother, he’s an author, speaker, entrepreneur and business owner. Unlike his brother, he’s the founder of MyEmployees—a worldwide leader in the employee recognition industry. You’ve probably seen his employee recognition plaques in Wal-Mart, Target, Lowe’s or in a number of other companies that know the benefits that come from an employee recognition culture. David tells me the incredible story of the desperate start his business got after he lost seven jobs in three and a half years. He then tells how a $700 base for his business turned into the $10.5 million business it is now. He pins most of that growth on the employee recognition culture he inspires in his own business and in others. To improve your employees, the #1 thing to do is recognize them. David Long of @MyEmployees If your employees don’t come to work with their A game, listen to this episode. If you want to grow your business, you’ll learn a ton from David Long. And if you just like hearing a great rags to riches story, click play in the player above to get started. Listen to this episode to hear David Long, CEO of MyEmployees tell me about recognizing employees and more: Going from a 5 foot by 5 foot office in a garage to outgrowing a 20,000-square-foot building. Unintentionally shooting for a world record for lost jobs. The event that got David to say, “Thank you God and what a country!” when he was destitute and living with his wife and three children at his parents house. Becoming one of the top 1% of businesses throughout history. How David does employee recognition for his 60 employees. Taking 30 weeks of vacation without business missing a beat. Why David’s library is valued at $500,000. A practice with employees that David says his given him hundred-fold returns. Getting out of a deep rut—which is just a grave with the ends kicked out. Books and resources mentioned in this episode: Some of the following links are affiliate links. If you click through and purchase Rusty Lion Academy may get a small commission. “Five Major Pieces to the Life Puzzle,” by Jim Rohn “Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ,” by Daniel Coleman “The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results,” by Gary Keller “Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less,” by Greg McKeown “The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About It,” by Michael Gerber “How to Win Friends & Influence People,” by Dale Carnegie Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University “Built to Lead: 7 Management R.E.W.A.R.D.S Principles for Becoming a Top 10% Manager,” by David Long (Buy this on Amazon and email [email protected] for a free eBook version and workbook.) How to contact David Long: Buy David’s book (see above line) and email the address above for a free eBook version. Or, go to myemployees.com or top10manager.com. Get your ‘A’ team: Employee recognition goes a long way to getting the best team possible in place. If you want to really take your team to another level that will let you work less with fewer worries about work, apply for your free 30-minute Freedom Breakthrough Session today.