Principles to create a healthy and thriving workplace culture.
‘We Before Me’ will show you practical applications to care for your team so everyone benefits – your employees, your team and yourself.
The principles you need to create a healthy and thriving workplace culture.
The ‘We Before Me’ book will teach you how to care for your team so everyone benefits – your employees, your customers, and yourself.
Lead a team that looks forward to Mondays.
Spend your days with a group of people that goes above and beyond.
Create a culture of excellence that outsiders can’t help but notice.
Does every day feel like a grind?
A lot of franchise owners feel like they’re constantly struggling to find and maintain a great team. We Before Me is filled with the strategies you need to create a highly effective workplace culture. When you take care of your team, everyone benefits – your employees, your customers, and yourself.
Become equipped with the tools you need to create a culture of communication, teamwork, and camaraderie.
Everyone wants to be a part of a team that works well together and gets the job done. The problem is making it happen. With the tools and ideas in this book, you’ll be equipped to know how to make a thriving team your everyday reality. Get to know the 467 Team here.
Enjoy going to work each day.
You don’t have to drag yourself to the workplace each day, all the while wondering who’s going to quit today and how long it will take to fill their spot.
Discover a culture that sustains itself and is always getting better.
Once you create a company culture where people want to be, you’ll find that the right kind of employees start coming to you.
PART ONE – Why define your why?
PART TWO – What is your personal why?
PART THREE – Your Business Why?
PART ONE – What is company culture?
PART TWO – More Than Pizza On Fridays
PART THREE – The magnet of attraction
The True Cost of an Employee
How Each Team Member Impacts Your Organization
Business owners and team leaders, this is for you.
The We Before Me principles are tested and tried – and they work.
“When our family started our franchise, we knew we wanted something different. We wanted a team greater than the sum of its parts. We wanted a culture of excellence, where people were excited to work and happy to put others above themselves. And we knew it had to start with us.”
Get to know the 467 Team here
-Michael Gilpin
Author
What other people are saying about We Before Me
“The consistency we get when working with the 467 team is impressive. Regardless of who we are working with, they are all in and make us a priority. That type of consistency and reliability is a true sign they have an internal culture that is creating a great impact.”
Steve McCarthy
President, West Michigan Whitecaps
“ We Before Me is a great read to reflect on your leadership and team collaboration. Simple, yet effective. A great way to get more than the sum of the parts of your team.”
Catherine Monson
President & CEO, Propelled Brands
“FASTSIGNS of Grand Rapids has a strong foundation using the building blocks of integrity, strong values, responsibility, and the belief all people must be treated with dignity and respect. These building blocks are visible in the everyday actions of the company and its people. Not only are they a great team, but we also consider them part of our team.”
David Hooker,
President & CEO, Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park
Kris Anderson2023-04-25Excellent Read! Michael Gilpin does an amazing job detailing his business philosophy. His book is an excellent read with practical, real-life examples. I've executed many of the concepts with great success. I would highly recommend his book.Amazon Customer2023-03-03Buy the book, learn from the best Mike is a terrific leader. I've been lucky to witness this up close. As a customer of Mike's business I've observed flexibility, collaboration and personal dignity. All of these are rare qualities. I'd suggest buying this book because it is filled with terrific advice and strategy, tailored to those who want to succeed while keeping ethics in tact. Thanks for sharing your experience with the world, Mike. We're the better for it.Jamie Schumacher2023-03-01A true team builder Mike is a fantastic business owner and partner to his clients. His dedication to building and fostering amazing teams and building a whole community is evident when you interact with anyone on his team. The world needs more people like Mike leading. Read this book!!!!Carrie Zeilstra2023-02-01Inspiring read about building a positive culture “We Before Me” walks through Michael’s unique journey to building a successful business with its foundation built on caring for and serving people.The concepts presented inspire and equip the reader to build a positive culture of true teamwork. What a great resource for any business or organization!Terrah2023-01-27So many practical insights! So many practical insights! Easy to read and understand 👍Whether your lead a team or are a member of a team there is so much to glean from Michael's story and perspective.Highly recommended!Allison Williams2023-01-24Sound process for examining and changing your business culture.... For me, when I read a business book, what I am looking for is ROI for the time needed to read, process and implement the suggestions the author proposes (assuming I find merit in said text). In this regard We Before Me has already hit paydirt for my organization. Michael Gilpin lays out a few key points in team and culture building that have worked for his business, and they resonated with me and my keep team-members. We are early in the process of fully absorbing and implementing our take-a-ways but it already has offered clarity on some of our key business initiatives for this year.This is an approachable book for those who want to truly build a team and are willing to look within, take stock, and then take action.LPJ2023-01-21Do you want EAGER and ENGAGED employees? If you're a leader or manager of any kind, you'd be wise to invest time reading WE BEFORE ME. Gilpin shares his vision and practical methods for building a team of connected, caring, committed employees. Gilpin's personal experiences are told in such a way that the reader can envision changing his or her own workplace culture so employees (team members) are excited to show up Monday mornings!Jason2023-01-15Fantastic insight! If you are a leader of people this is a must read. Michael does a great job of explaining through real examples how he has built an incredible team and culture which is so incredibly visible to anyone who has interaction with their team.Greg S.2023-01-13How to build a winning team! As a small business owner myself, I found Michael's book to be highly insightful. His approach to treating employees as partners in his business has proven to be a game changer in his organization.Highly recommended read for any business owner or manager!Oscar Quesada2023-01-12Real practical advice on every page This is one of those books where you underline or highlight something on almost every page. It is that impactful. I appreciate how Gilpin helps us (business owners, franchise owners, and any team leader) to think about the WE before ME mentality with our teams.From tips to hiring your next employee to live out the culture of your business every day to be ready to receive feedback from your team, this book is full of success (and "failure") stories. I appreciate the advice and wisdom Michael shares in this book and the step-by-step approach explaining the principles of how he built his team.I believe you can implement and practice many of the principles taught in this book shortly after reading it in your business/franchise/organization.The chapter methodology vs. intentionality is one of my favorites. In the end, there is no cookie-cutter methodology or one fits all approach. It depends on YOU to put in the effort to be intentional to build your team daily.
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