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How to empower and keep your team productive


if you have a team you need to make sure

if you have a team you need to make sure they’re empowered that they’re taking on

they’re empowered that they’re taking on

they’re empowered that they’re taking on projects instead of just tasks so you

projects instead of just tasks so you

projects instead of just tasks so you can stay productive and focus on the big

can stay productive and focus on the big

can stay productive and focus on the big picture to grow your company otherwise

picture to grow your company otherwise

picture to grow your company otherwise you’re going to get caught in the trap

you’re going to get caught in the trap

you’re going to get caught in the trap of doing the same thing over and over

of doing the same thing over and over

of doing the same thing over and over again running on the treadmill and never

again running on the treadmill and never

again running on the treadmill and never seen significant growth with your

seen significant growth with your

seen significant growth with your business hi I’m Evan Carmichael I

business hi I’m Evan Carmichael I

business hi I’m Evan Carmichael I believe that hungry entrepreneurs

believe that hungry entrepreneurs

believe that hungry entrepreneurs deserve help in today mates and a

deserve help in today mates and a

deserve help in today mates and a question from a loyal YouTube viewer

question from a loyal YouTube viewer

question from a loyal YouTube viewer Pablo who wrote in this a great video

Pablo who wrote in this a great video

Pablo who wrote in this a great video Evan my concern is about the

Evan my concern is about the

Evan my concern is about the productivity of people I manage and the

productivity of people I manage and the

productivity of people I manage and the impression i may give if I’m unreachable

impression i may give if I’m unreachable

impression i may give if I’m unreachable or unavailable to meet them see them or

or unavailable to meet them see them or

or unavailable to meet them see them or talk to talk to them when they need me I

talk to talk to them when they need me I

talk to talk to them when they need me I feel I could lose their trust or lose

feel I could lose their trust or lose

feel I could lose their trust or lose opportunities so Pablo this is important

opportunities so Pablo this is important

opportunities so Pablo this is important when you’re selecting your team most

when you’re selecting your team most

when you’re selecting your team most important thing to start with is you’re

important thing to start with is you’re

important thing to start with is you’re picking the right people okay I like

picking the right people okay I like

picking the right people okay I like running a no crisis business and that

running a no crisis business and that

running a no crisis business and that starts with getting the right people on

starts with getting the right people on

starts with getting the right people on board if someone needs to be

board if someone needs to be

board if someone needs to be micromanaged and I need to watch over

micromanaged and I need to watch over

micromanaged and I need to watch over them they’re not the right person for me

them they’re not the right person for me

them they’re not the right person for me I don’t like micromanaging I don’t like

I don’t like micromanaging I don’t like

I don’t like micromanaging I don’t like looking over somebody’s shoulder and

looking over somebody’s shoulder and

looking over somebody’s shoulder and making sure they’re doing their work you

making sure they’re doing their work you

making sure they’re doing their work you got to love what you do you got to love

got to love what you do you got to love

got to love what you do you got to love what this business stands for and put

what this business stands for and put

what this business stands for and put your everything into it and not need to

your everything into it and not need to

your everything into it and not need to have constant supervision okay if you’re

have constant supervision okay if you’re

have constant supervision okay if you’re having a problem with that it’s your

having a problem with that it’s your

having a problem with that it’s your selection you got to get better

selection you got to get better

selection you got to get better employees next up you’re talking about

employees next up you’re talking about

employees next up you’re talking about trust you want to hire people who can

trust you want to hire people who can

trust you want to hire people who can take on projects and not just tasks the

take on projects and not just tasks the

take on projects and not just tasks the difference is really important if you

difference is really important if you

difference is really important if you give somebody tasks you’re telling them

give somebody tasks you’re telling them

give somebody tasks you’re telling them exactly what to do do this do this do

exactly what to do do this do this do

exactly what to do do this do this do this you’re training them and they go do

this you’re training them and they go do

this you’re training them and they go do it but they’re always going to come to

it but they’re always going to come to

it but they’re always going to come to you with questions and what the next

you with questions and what the next

you with questions and what the next task is the next step up is to hire

task is the next step up is to hire

task is the next step up is to hire people who could take on projects will

people who could take on projects will

people who could take on projects will you say here’s my goal here’s what I’d

you say here’s my goal here’s what I’d

you say here’s my goal here’s what I’d like to accomplish go out make a plan

like to accomplish go out make a plan

like to accomplish go out make a plan and help me do it and we’ll review the

and help me do it and we’ll review the

and help me do it and we’ll review the plan together and you go and implement

plan together and you go and implement

plan together and you go and implement you want to build trust with your

you want to build trust with your

you want to build trust with your employees that’s the way to do it give

employees that’s the way to do it give

employees that’s the way to do it give them real responsibilities and if your

them real responsibilities and if your

them real responsibilities and if your people aren’t ready to do that yet

people aren’t ready to do that yet

people aren’t ready to do that yet either you’ve got the wrong person or

either you’ve got the wrong person or

either you’ve got the wrong person or you need to train them to

you need to train them to

you need to train them to bigger with their opportunities at your

bigger with their opportunities at your

bigger with their opportunities at your business people like to come to work for

business people like to come to work for

business people like to come to work for me because they see other opportunities

me because they see other opportunities

me because they see other opportunities to be able to grow instead of just doing

to be able to grow instead of just doing

to be able to grow instead of just doing a task a task a task it’s so important

a task a task a task it’s so important

a task a task a task it’s so important because I freeze up your time if you

because I freeze up your time if you

because I freeze up your time if you have to get caught into the day-to-day

have to get caught into the day-to-day

have to get caught into the day-to-day running of your business all the time

running of your business all the time

running of your business all the time you’re never going to be able to focus

you’re never going to be able to focus

you’re never going to be able to focus on building new opportunities on growing

on building new opportunities on growing

on building new opportunities on growing the business on doing new things to take

the business on doing new things to take

the business on doing new things to take your business forward the last thing I

your business forward the last thing I

your business forward the last thing I do that that really helps build trust

do that that really helps build trust

do that that really helps build trust and make the employees feel like you’re

and make the employees feel like you’re

and make the employees feel like you’re part of something bigger is every person

part of something bigger is every person

part of something bigger is every person on my team from the marketing person all

on my team from the marketing person all

on my team from the marketing person all the way up the people who are core to my

the way up the people who are core to my

the way up the people who are core to my business I meet with them once a month

business I meet with them once a month

business I meet with them once a month we sit down and we have a monthly

we sit down and we have a monthly

we sit down and we have a monthly meeting these are the full-time staff on

meeting these are the full-time staff on

meeting these are the full-time staff on my company and we talk about what they

my company and we talk about what they

my company and we talk about what they want to accomplish we talk about how the

want to accomplish we talk about how the

want to accomplish we talk about how the past month has been what they want to

past month has been what they want to

past month has been what they want to accomplish going forward what challenges

accomplish going forward what challenges

accomplish going forward what challenges they’re having and I lay out what my

they’re having and I lay out what my

they’re having and I lay out what my plan is for them people want to know

plan is for them people want to know

plan is for them people want to know that there’s something bigger in it for

that there’s something bigger in it for

that there’s something bigger in it for them than just what they’re doing right

them than just what they’re doing right

them than just what they’re doing right now some people want to manage a team

now some people want to manage a team

now some people want to manage a team some people want to learn new skills

some people want to learn new skills

some people want to learn new skills some people want to develop into new

some people want to develop into new

some people want to develop into new areas you can help them you have to know

areas you can help them you have to know

areas you can help them you have to know what they want and that comes from

what they want and that comes from

what they want and that comes from sitting down with them regularly so meet

sitting down with them regularly so meet

sitting down with them regularly so meet with them once a month ask them what

with them once a month ask them what

with them once a month ask them what their goals are talk about what they’re

their goals are talk about what they’re

their goals are talk about what they’re going to accomplish for the next month

going to accomplish for the next month

going to accomplish for the next month and do a review I don’t have that many

and do a review I don’t have that many

and do a review I don’t have that many issues that happen day to day anymore I

issues that happen day to day anymore I

issues that happen day to day anymore I don’t have to be super responsive

don’t have to be super responsive

don’t have to be super responsive because my team handles everything in my

because my team handles everything in my

because my team handles everything in my company they know what they’re doing and

company they know what they’re doing and

company they know what they’re doing and I’ve trusted them with the

I’ve trusted them with the

I’ve trusted them with the responsibility of doing their projects

responsibility of doing their projects

responsibility of doing their projects so I can focus on the big picture stuff

so I can focus on the big picture stuff

so I can focus on the big picture stuff with my company okay so you have to

with my company okay so you have to

with my company okay so you have to start off with bringing in the right

start off with bringing in the right

start off with bringing in the right people then you’ve got to assign

people then you’ve got to assign

people then you’ve got to assign projects and not just tasks and trust

projects and not just tasks and trust

projects and not just tasks and trust that they’re going to follow up and do

that they’re going to follow up and do

that they’re going to follow up and do the work if they can’t you got to get

the work if they can’t you got to get

the work if they can’t you got to get new people and three you have to follow

new people and three you have to follow

new people and three you have to follow up once a month show you care take an

up once a month show you care take an

up once a month show you care take an interest in the development and if you

interest in the development and if you

interest in the development and if you show that loyalty to them they will give

show that loyalty to them they will give

show that loyalty to them they will give you their heart and soul and help you

you their heart and soul and help you

you their heart and soul and help you build your company beyond what you ever

build your company beyond what you ever

build your company beyond what you ever expected good luck Pablo and thank you

expected good luck Pablo and thank you

expected good luck Pablo and thank you for all the comments you’ve been leaving

for all the comments you’ve been leaving

for all the comments you’ve been leaving on the videos for those of you watching

on the videos for those of you watching

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I’d love to hear we have to think about

I’d love to hear we have to think about this video or if you have a question for

this video or if you have a question for

this video or if you have a question for your own business please leave in the

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your own business please leave in the comments below and I will answer you

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