hi I’m Evan Carmichael welcome to another edition of ask Evan in today’s
another edition of ask Evan in today’s
another edition of ask Evan in today’s episode I’m going to answer question
episode I’m going to answer question
episode I’m going to answer question from one of my newsletter readers Emily
from one of my newsletter readers Emily
from one of my newsletter readers Emily wrote in asking thank you for the
wrote in asking thank you for the
wrote in asking thank you for the articles are so encouraging please keep
articles are so encouraging please keep
articles are so encouraging please keep it up I would like to ask this question
it up I would like to ask this question
it up I would like to ask this question since i work with managers who are still
since i work with managers who are still
since i work with managers who are still in the stone age and would not like to
in the stone age and would not like to
in the stone age and would not like to embrace technology what is your personal
embrace technology what is your personal
embrace technology what is your personal experience with 21st century managers or
experience with 21st century managers or
experience with 21st century managers or managers who are stuck in the past and
managers who are stuck in the past and
managers who are stuck in the past and what would the impact be on the
what would the impact be on the
what would the impact be on the employees in the organization so that
employees in the organization so that
employees in the organization so that can be really frustrating situation to
can be really frustrating situation to
can be really frustrating situation to wanna push initiative through and you’re
wanna push initiative through and you’re
wanna push initiative through and you’re stuck with somebody a hug ahead of you
stuck with somebody a hug ahead of you
stuck with somebody a hug ahead of you who is blocking your ideas and it’s a
who is blocking your ideas and it’s a
who is blocking your ideas and it’s a lot of reason why people go and start
lot of reason why people go and start
lot of reason why people go and start their own business because they have
their own business because they have
their own business because they have losses and managers who they don’t like
losses and managers who they don’t like
losses and managers who they don’t like and the fuel are stuck in the stone ages
and the fuel are stuck in the stone ages
and the fuel are stuck in the stone ages and aren’t listening to their their
and aren’t listening to their their
and aren’t listening to their their ideas in position so maybe between an
ideas in position so maybe between an
ideas in position so maybe between an entrepreneur is your path but if it’s
entrepreneur is your path but if it’s
entrepreneur is your path but if it’s not how to change the structure and
not how to change the structure and
not how to change the structure and organization it can be really tough for
organization it can be really tough for
organization it can be really tough for someone who’s used to doing things a
someone who’s used to doing things a
someone who’s used to doing things a certain way to change the way they do it
certain way to change the way they do it
certain way to change the way they do it so especially not older company more
so especially not older company more
so especially not older company more established business and managers who
established business and managers who
established business and managers who may have been in the role for a long
may have been in the role for a long
may have been in the role for a long time they have certain patterns we’re
time they have certain patterns we’re
time they have certain patterns we’re doing things and that can be really hard
doing things and that can be really hard
doing things and that can be really hard to change the best way I’ve found to do
to change the best way I’ve found to do
to change the best way I’ve found to do it is to not propose huge big sweeping
it is to not propose huge big sweeping
it is to not propose huge big sweeping changes which would scare people off but
changes which would scare people off but
changes which would scare people off but really really small steps so think about
really really small steps so think about
really really small steps so think about whatever you’re trying to change
whatever you’re trying to change
whatever you’re trying to change hopefully you’re on the same page in
hopefully you’re on the same page in
hopefully you’re on the same page in terms of the the end goal as your mana
terms of the the end goal as your mana
terms of the the end goal as your mana fix we both are trying to accomplish the
fix we both are trying to accomplish the
fix we both are trying to accomplish the same thing you just have you have a
same thing you just have you have a
same thing you just have you have a better faster cheaper more awesome way
better faster cheaper more awesome way
better faster cheaper more awesome way of going about doing it so if you’re on
of going about doing it so if you’re on
of going about doing it so if you’re on that same page and try to find that the
that same page and try to find that the
that same page and try to find that the smallest step to get the fastest win so
smallest step to get the fastest win so
smallest step to get the fastest win so you’re not going to go and accomplish
you’re not going to go and accomplish
you’re not going to go and accomplish your whole goal overnight but what’s the
your whole goal overnight but what’s the
your whole goal overnight but what’s the smallest step that you can immediately
smallest step that you can immediately
smallest step that you can immediately get some results from now very quickly
get some results from now very quickly
get some results from now very quickly get some results fuel to show them say
get some results fuel to show them say
get some results fuel to show them say hey this is working I try to do it so
hey this is working I try to do it so
hey this is working I try to do it so that you’re not investing any of the
that you’re not investing any of the
that you’re not investing any of the firm’s money try to make it more of your
firm’s money try to make it more of your
firm’s money try to make it more of your we try to get a free trial if you’re
we try to get a free trial if you’re
we try to get a free trial if you’re trying to use some software try to
trying to use some software try to
trying to use some software try to really bootstrap it up right the more
really bootstrap it up right the more
really bootstrap it up right the more time it takes and the more money that a
time it takes and the more money that a
time it takes and the more money that a cost especially on the money side then
cost especially on the money side then
cost especially on the money side then the more your manager is going to say no
the more your manager is going to say no
the more your manager is going to say no right there knowing about the budget but
right there knowing about the budget but
right there knowing about the budget but if you can show that it’s having an
if you can show that it’s having an
if you can show that it’s having an impact and they’re able to accomplish
impact and they’re able to accomplish
impact and they’re able to accomplish their goals much more quickly more cost
their goals much more quickly more cost
their goals much more quickly more cost effectively than otherwise then you have
effectively than otherwise then you have
effectively than otherwise then you have a greater transferable to sell it up and
a greater transferable to sell it up and
a greater transferable to sell it up and be able to get budget for it so start on
be able to get budget for it so start on
be able to get budget for it so start on a small scale don’t be a huge program
a small scale don’t be a huge program
a small scale don’t be a huge program that might scare them off it’s a really
that might scare them off it’s a really
that might scare them off it’s a really small try to get a quick win without
small try to get a quick win without
small try to get a quick win without having to spend any money and then build
having to spend any money and then build
having to spend any money and then build a case to say but we were able to get
a case to say but we were able to get
a case to say but we were able to get this far without any money now if we
this far without any money now if we
this far without any money now if we invest just a little bit we’ll be able
invest just a little bit we’ll be able
invest just a little bit we’ll be able to accomplish a lot more and achieve
to accomplish a lot more and achieve
to accomplish a lot more and achieve results much it was much greater success
results much it was much greater success
results much it was much greater success than what they’re currently doing as you
than what they’re currently doing as you
than what they’re currently doing as you see they’re stuck in the Stone Age so
see they’re stuck in the Stone Age so
see they’re stuck in the Stone Age so again you know make that in small chunks
again you know make that in small chunks
again you know make that in small chunks as you go forward even your next pitch
as you go forward even your next pitch
as you go forward even your next pitch after you have your first small success
after you have your first small success
after you have your first small success still make it a small trial so I can
still make it a small trial so I can
still make it a small trial so I can only ask for a little bit of money a
only ask for a little bit of money a
only ask for a little bit of money a little bit of time and continue to show
little bit of time and continue to show
little bit of time and continue to show the what you’re doing is having a lot of
the what you’re doing is having a lot of
the what you’re doing is having a lot of success and then it’s easier for them to
success and then it’s easier for them to
success and then it’s easier for them to say okay keep going here’s more money
say okay keep going here’s more money
say okay keep going here’s more money here’s more time you just try to reduce
here’s more time you just try to reduce
here’s more time you just try to reduce the risk as much as possible and show
the risk as much as possible and show
the risk as much as possible and show them that you have great ideas that can
them that you have great ideas that can
them that you have great ideas that can move the company forward if that doesn’t
move the company forward if that doesn’t
move the company forward if that doesn’t work out you can always go cert your
work out you can always go cert your
work out you can always go cert your business as well and hopefully have some
business as well and hopefully have some
business as well and hopefully have some luck as an entrepreneur I hope you guys
luck as an entrepreneur I hope you guys
luck as an entrepreneur I hope you guys liked the video if you did please give
liked the video if you did please give
liked the video if you did please give it a thumbs up seeing those thumbs ups
it a thumbs up seeing those thumbs ups
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