To make this change, he needed to take a few steps back, trust
his staff, and guide them more strategically than he’d previously
done. This change required Michael to do two things. First, he
needed to educate his team using his vast knowledge. Second,
he needed to give them the opportunity to learn from failure.
As a business owner, you are of course highly attached to
“doing it right every time.” Unfortunately, this wasn’t how you
learned to be as skilled or successful. You learned from failing,
too. When you are training someone to step up to greater
tasks, you need to find a balance between letting them fail and
guiding them toward better results.
By letting his team fail periodically, Michael was increasing their
opportunity to grow, learn, and succeed without his constant
supervision.
Be Committed
The third step Michael needed to make for this transition was
included in his first statement. He was “ready” to make the
leap. As a business owner, making this change from being the
business to managing the business can be slightly terrifying.
Up until now Michael had retained control of everything that
went out the door. He’d approved designs, contracts, sales
presentations, and everything else. He hadn’t been ready
to relinquish control and trust his staff. In order to make this
business change, he needed to be committed to trusting his
staff, providing the guidance necessary, and getting out of the
way. The last one is often the hardest for business owners.
Michael was proud of his accomplishments, had a well-
deserved reputation for excellence, and was well-liked by his
clients. To create the change he wanted, he not only needed to
be willing to risk all of that, but he had to be fully committed
to supporting his team in reaching that same level of success.
With this one simple admission, Michael had opened the door
to taking the leap. He became committed to doing what was
necessary to achieve his goal. This is the most critical step of all.
Without commitment, nothing else will work.
As a business owner, you already know that commitment is
critical to success. What is holding you back from being fully
committed to achieving your dream results?
Take a moment right now to ask yourself what you want to
accomplish and what commitment will be necessary. Add your
thoughts into the comment section below. I’d love to hear
them!
If you know another business owner that could use a little
support in making the leap to creating a cash-flow-machine,
then share this article with them.
*Names and details, are changed, generalized, or combined
and are intended for illustrative purposes only.
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