If your team is resistant and negative, new programs like a maintenance club will fail. The speaker argues that owners who allow this negativity to persist have ceded control; they are no longer running the company, their employees are. True leadership means addressing cultural cancer directly and not allowing employees to dictate what they will or won't do.
Technicians are often resistant to sales role-playing. To overcome this, the owner must lead by example and be the first person to participate. Refusing to do what you ask of your team signals a lack of commitment and undermines the entire training effort. Modeling the desired behavior, even when uncomfortable, is non-negotiable for leadership.
For your team to genuinely believe in and sell your maintenance program, they must experience its benefits firsthand. Providing the service for free to employees who are homeowners is a powerful investment in internal marketing. If your own team doesn't personally see the value in the program, they can't authentically show customers why they should.
To get buy-in from technicians, connect the maintenance program directly to their personal benefits. Explain how it provides consistent hours during slow "shoulder seasons," creates more sales opportunities with trusted clients, and leads to personal bonuses. This shifts the focus from "helping the company" to "helping themselves," which is a far more powerful motivator.
Don't just pay out bonuses quietly. Publicly celebrate top performers, even for small achievements like selling the most maintenance plans. Calling out a "membership master" and highlighting their extra earnings creates social proof and a culture of positive reinforcement. As the speaker says, "What you celebrate gets replicated" by the rest of the team.