Don't let your best talent leave! Do this instead👇

Don't let your best talent leave! Here's what I realized over the last 10yrs leading: - Orgs of 100 & 300 people - 4 self-funded startups from 0-50 people — — — → 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻. ✨ Understand that you have 3 types of people: 1️⃣ Special ops type - best for early-stage companies 2️⃣ Military type - best for later-stage companies 3️⃣ Police type - best for public markets (credits to Reid Hoffman) Remember to assess stage <> experience fit. → 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗶𝗴 𝗣𝗘𝗢𝗣𝗟𝗘 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺. ✨ Which is: "𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴..." To do that, follow the "Zone of Genius" method: 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵 <> 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁 <> 𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹. 1️⃣ A strength is anything that gives you energy. It can be a task or activity that you enjoy doing. 2️⃣ A talent is an innate ability that can't be taught. It is something that you are naturally good at, and that comes easily to you. 3️⃣ A skill is a competency that can be taught. It is something that you have learned through practice and experience. (read more in "The Great CEO Within" by Matt Mochary) When all three are aligned, people are in their Zone of Genius – the sweet spot where their strengths, talents, and skills come together to create the best work. Just then, we can talk about... 1. Culture. 2. Ownership. 3. Growth mindset. 4. Compensation packages. 5. _ _ _ _ _ (name yours)? ————————— 👋 Hey, I'm Ved, Founder of LeadDelta, voted no1 SaaS Product of 2022 by Product Hunt community. ✅ I share tactics & stories of operating a tech startup. Follow me on Product Hunt for more of these.