Mighty Good Work

GUEST: Rapport Benefits Group Principal, Chris Free -- http://rapportbenefits.com/   Chris Free on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-free-b337714   A theme that runs through my conversation with Chris can be summed up with a Richard Branson quote: “Employees come first. If you take care of your employees, they’ll take care of the clients.”   Rapport Benefits Group keeps winning “Top Place to Work” awards because Chris and his business partners take this wisdom to heart, and they run their buiness in support of their employees. I’ve talked to their employees. They love woking there. And the company keeps growing. Business is good.   Here are a few highlight points from our conversation.   Make sure employees are well respected and treated. Your employees are the face of your company. Take care of your employees and they will take care of your clients. Practice flexibility and compassion Time and space for the things that come up in life Look at output over time from a given employee. Some days are