The Value of a Mentor for Your Digital Agency
Have you ever heard the saying….“Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves – but a cord of three strands is not quickly broken” BibleThink about it – one…
How do you untether yourself from the day-to-day operations of your agency? Do you have a trusted leadership team that takes care of day-to-day operations so you can focus on other aspects of your agency? Get your employees marching to the beat of the same drum so they are all motivated to reach the same goal. Put your agency’s core values, core purpose, and mission on the forefront of your tribe’s mind. Learn how to motivate your staff to make the most out of their workweek. Running an agency presents its own unique challenges when it comes to leadership. How do you provide the structure for your talented and highly educated employees while giving them the freedom to remain agile enough to create cutting-edge solutions? The old school, or “ivory tower” leadership structure is rigid and 100% driven by numbers alone, which removes the creative expression required to run a successful agency in today’s millennial driven workforce. Then you have the “free for all” leadership philosophy that allows entirely too much creative expression, which makes the overall productivity of your agency drastically low because no one is held accountable to numbers. This makes scalability and growth become an insurmountable hurdle that most agencies never overcome. So, how do you overcome challenges like these to build an agency that is driven by numbers, scalable, and growth-oriented, all while remaining agile and flexible enough for your employees and vendors to dream up cutting-edge, world-class solutions?
Have you ever heard the saying….“Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves – but a cord of three strands is not quickly broken” BibleThink about it – one…
I keep hearing about PRODUCTIZATION:)BUT - What is Productization and why should I care about it?Well, I guess we should start with the right definition -- According to Investopedia:"Productize" refers…
PROPOSAL TIME !! A lot of you have seen the movie with Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds “THE PROPOSAL”- little cheesy but totally worth watching — Ryan insisted on a proposal…
Recently, I met with an agency owner the other day and he told me‘I just need a clear process’. Of course, my ears perked up and my immediate question was ‘a process…
3 Minute Read ... When you’re in the early stages of developing your agency you tend to focus on one thing: becoming profitable. So, how do you get there? Sell more,…
4 Minute Read... US Trust studied individuals with assets of at least $3M and found that 77% of the individuals came from families that were middle to lower class. This…
10 Minute Read... Hiring for your agency can be scary, time consuming, and ultimately a big waste of time if you wind up with a deadbeat employee. Sometimes, it just feels…
4 Minute Read...I recently met with a new client who is approaching the 100 employee milestone. We got to talking and what we kept coming back to one thing, scaling…