All It Takes Is ONE

According to an article on?NewsNation, the LA?Police Department?was?investigating the fires in LA?as an arson case with one suspect in custody.

I’m sick over the?losses?of so many people who did nothing to deserve such a tragedy.?It’s?heartbreaking.?And if it turns out that?all this destruction was?caused?by the act of?one?vile person, it’s going to?be?that much more difficult to process.

Sadly,?history?is?full of?tragedies caused by?ONE?person.?Hitler,?Pol Pot?and?Stalin. The Sandy Hook shooter.?The?Malbone Street?railroad?wreck?of 1918?that killed at least 93 people?and?was?caused?by?one?driver going too fast.?The?Exxon Valdez oil spill?was caused because the captain was drunk.

It’s hard to process?that?such incredible disasters and losses could be caused?by ONE person, but it happens all the time.?Anyone who’s run a business for any length of time can attest to the damage ONE bad?person on the team can?inflict.?

Early on in my business, I permitted one person to almost undo my entire company, poisoning?the other?employees,?stealing from?me and intentionally attempting to damage my reputation and?my?relationships with clients. I just spoke to another?member dealing?with?the same?mess?where a tech?left?to start his own MSP, stealing?key clients,?creating a significant drop in revenue,?purposely calling all of?his?customers to?“inform” them of the incompetence?of the owner?and trying to get the employees still there to?leave. This is SO common I’m thinking it’s a?rite?of passage every MSP and business owner needs to go through.

That’s why you need to be super-diligent about?getting rid of anyone on your team?who?has turned.?Sour milk?never?turns fresh.

Conversely, all it takes is ONE person to?make a giant, positive impact in the world.?Gandhi. Martin Luther King.?Mother Teresa.?In?science, Alexander Fleming saved millions of lives with the invention of penicillin.?Marie Curie.?In?California, a lot of?individuals?are stepping up to help their neighbors escape the fires?in heroic, unselfish acts.?ONE person can be a force for good in the world.

In business, ONE great hire can turn your biggest nightmare into your biggest asset. I have also made a ton of?GREAT?hires. Jeff?and Nicole have been with me for years, working with me to build this company into?the leading MSP marketing and peer group. Allison, Danny,?Mike, Robb, Will and many others I’m not naming?are?not only tremendous?leaders and?team members, but friends.?

I’ve heard Keith Cunningham?pose?this?question:?“How many?of your current?business problems would?go away if?everyone on your team was a?total ‘A’ player?” In short, ALL of them. ALL of your problems would be?eliminated, all of your anxieties about customer service, profitability, growth, etc. Yet how many business owners are constantly looking for that ONE “hell YES!” hire??Not many. How about you??It’s very likely that the next big breakthrough in growth and profits is?ONE?hire away.

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