Stop Babysitting, Start Leading

If you want to build a sustainable business that can run without you and means you’re not chained to a desk - then you need a reliable and high performing team.

But team can be both a blessing and a source of frustration.

They’re great because you have people to help you, to run projects, to look after clients and to delegate to.

But they can also be frustrating when they’re not performing, they miss things or their output drops.

If I’m being honest, most technician, turned business owners aren’t great at leading, motivating or inspiring their team.

It just wasn’t in the manual.

But it’s an essential skill if you’re going to build a thriving business.

Now what typically happens when a team member isn’t performing is that you go into helicopter parent or babysitter mode.

Hovering around them like you don’t trust them (because you don’t) in order to make sure they get their work done and don’t make any more mistakes.

This is the worst thing you can do - for you and for them.

When a staff member isn’t performing, you need to stop babysitting and start leading.

Set expectations, talk to them, lead by example for how you want them to perform, coach them, show them where they’re not performing and explain to them how you want them to do differently.

But don’t babysit them.

Create the expectation of high performance with your team and hold them to this.

It’s the only way to create the business you want.

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To your success.

Josh ‘Start Leading’ Stone