Can You Actually Change an Unmotivated Team Member?

EntreLeadership

Ramsey Network

Business, Management, Entrepreneurship

4.7 • 4.4K Ratings

🗓️ 27 March 2026

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Today, we’ll hear about: A leader struggling to motivate an intern on his team A woman concerned that she needs full clarity before making decisions How promoting a rock-star team member to a leadership role may be a bad decision A business owner trying to identify what he should be focused on as he grows his team Next Steps: 📞 Have a question for the show? Call 844-944-1070 or send us a message: https://ter.li/ask-us 📚 Learn about the EntreLeadership System™: https://ter.li/system-p 💻 Get EntreLeadership Elite™ for your business: https://ter.li/elite-p ✉️ Sign up to receive tactical tools, advice and resources in your inbox every week: https://ter.li/enl 🏢 Attend EntreLeadership Summit: https://ter.li/summit 🎤 Attend EntreLeadership Master Series: https://ter.li/masterseries 📖 Order Dave’s new book, Build a Business You Love: https://ter.li/b4kru2 Connect With Our Sponsors: 💼 Go to Belay Solutions or text ENTRE to 55123 for their free resource! 💻 Visit NetSuite today to learn more. Listen to More From Ramsey Network: 🪑 Front Row Seat with Ken Coleman 🎙️ The Ramsey Show 💸 The Ramsey Show Highlights 🧠 The Dr. John Delony Show 🍸 Smart Money Happy Hour 💡 The Rachel Cruze Show 💰 George Kamel Ramsey Solutions Privacy Policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	From the headquarters of Ramsey Solutions, this is Entree Leadership, where I take calls from leaders like you about what it takes to win at any stage of business and leadership.
0:21.0	I'm Dave Ramsey, your host with with over 30 years of experience, leading in the trenches
0:25.2	right alongside you.
0:26.6	If you got a question you want to ask on the show, fill out the form at entrell leadership.com
0:30.9	slash ask or call and leave us some voicemail at 844-944-1070.
0:36.9	That's 844-944-1070. That's 844-944-1070.
0:42.1	Thomas is going to start us off today in Memphis.
0:45.4	Hey, Thomas, how are you?
0:47.2	I'm doing well.
0:48.1	How are you, Dave?
0:48.8	Better than I deserve.
0:49.9	What's up?
0:51.3	I am an engineer and a first-time leader.
0:54.0	I work in heavy manufacturing for a company
0:57.3	with about 4,000 employees. We did $1.3 billion in revenue last year. And yeah, and my problem is that
1:06.1	I've been hitting a wall with my intern. I've explicitly asked about his passions, but I'm not getting much feedback
1:12.3	and seeing no clear strength in his work. And my question is, how do I determine if I'm part of the
1:17.7	problem in leading my intern, and how do I discover his strengths and passions?
1:26.1	So this is like a college kid intern?
1:31.9	Yeah, yeah.
1:33.9	Okay. Um, and how many people do you lead now?
1:39.7	It's just him. It's just the one. Like I said, it's my first time in any sort of leadership position out of school, and so I'm trying to make the most of it.
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