FIREd by 50 (FX50) stands for Financially Independent (able to) Retire Early by the age of 50. It is a powerful framework that helps employers communicate with their employees and show they care about them. It will improve your recruiting, retention, production and even your proposal responses.
However, it needs a foundation of communication and accountability if you want to improve any of those things. To make that happen, you first need to Pin The Roses.
1. The Program Manager: Who is responsible for keeping this program on track?
2. The Spark: A leaders needs to reset the expectation of communication. Who is that?
3. The Survey: Communication starts with asking what people need. (SurveyMonkey works great.) Who does that?
4. The Support: Based on the survey feedback, you'll find opportunities for improvement. Who is going to make the decision on what gets supported?
FIREd by 50 was designed, specifically, to help people achieve their potential (Self-Actualize) while they are at work. It has been built thanks to Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, Gallup's State of the American Workplace and many other sources of information over the span of about 25 years. But there are two principles that lay the foundation for this program: People want to be heard and people care for those that care for them.
Do Your Job. That line was been made famous by Bill Belichick. The problem with that is most people are not told to communicate issues and opportunities. So when it comes to sharing information, most people would say that's NOT in their job description. For that reason, most companies need to explain to everyone that part of their job is to talk to each other. This is The Spark.
The Survey is next. It will establish that you care about your employees AND will find that the people closest to the work know how to improve the work. Meaning, The Survey is going to make your projects safer and more efficient.
The Survey will also show that current (and future) employees want help understanding their benefits and their career path. The simple solutions to make quick and powerful improvements to your company culture.
The Support comes from leadership. Use A3 Thinking to make team decisions and to approve the ideas that come from the field.

Your employees want to be able to retire some day. Teach them the power of compound interest to show you care.

Going to work every day isn't always fun. When you know that it is leading to a promotion and financial independence, it's much better.

Everyone wants to be heard. Onboard to a culture of communication so everyone knows they matter. This needs to happen on each project for everyone on team - including sub-contractors.

We all know very well about the power of the daily routine. That's why we make this easy. In one no charge meeting over Zoom, Joel will explain FIREd by 50 and upgrade your culture significantly. There is no charge for this meeting.
If you want extra help, such as pinning the rose on Joel as the Program Manager, then that starts at $1500. However, you don't need that if you have someone internally that wants to "run with it".
During the initial meeting, Joel will explain these three basic solutions that will immediately improve your culture. If you are reading this, then you need to be prepared to accept a rose.
Link to specific teachers that can refer your future employees. High School CTE programs focus on your industry. Just find those teachers in the towns you're needing help. Pin the Rose!
Hand out Compound Interest Cards. This shows employees that you care that you care. That's huge. It also helps them understand that staying employed is much more important than getting a raise. Pin the Rose!
Use the Culture Differential to explain to clients how your people are better. Make a few simple changes and start to tell your story. The main point is that a FIREd by 50 employee is safer and more productive. Pin the Rose!
FIREd by 50 stands for Financially Independent, (able to) Retire Early by the age of 50.
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