Smooth Operator Podcast

Companies are organic and always changing. You’ll need to be implementing new things along the way to provide organization and communication flow to the company

But, we are in the people business and it’s not as easy as just mandating that someone follow a new process as we would like.

This often leads to frustration for team leaders and uncertainty for the rest of the team.

Fortunately, there are a couple of easy ways to get your team involved in the process that will result in them becoming true believers and having a stake in the new process being successful.

Learn more about getting team buyin today:

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Apply today for a chance to work 1-1 with me and learn the skills to take your business to the next level: https://www.adamliette.com/beta

The end of the week can bring mixed emotions for many team leaders.

Too often we are left with uncertainty about everything that went on during the week. This results in many team leaders being unable to relax during their time off as they may be preoccupied with trying to plan the next week.

Enter in Weekly Reports.

This is an incredibly simple process that can be a huge difference maker for yourself and the whole team. Helping everyone to have a full understanding of what’s going on in the business and reinforcing team culture.

Discover more on today’s episode.

Learn more at https://www.adamliette.com

Apply today for a chance to work 1-1 with me and learn the skills to take your business to the next level: https://www.adamliette.com/beta

We all encounter problems and various things during our working relationships and flow of the day.

It’s often tempting to jump straight into action, working to fix the problem without taking the time to do a full analysis on what’s actually occurring.

Unfortunately, this can result in us getting treed by a chihuahua (listen to discover what that means)

Learn more at https://www.adamliette.com

Apply today for a chance to work 1-1 with me and learn the skills to take your business to the next level: https://www.adamliette.com/beta

A SITREP is a cornerstone to how tactical military units keep their chain of command informed on what’s going on during battle.

And while this may not seem like something that’s needed inside of an online business, there are so many advantages to having regular reported within your own team.

When done correctly, it can actually decrease the pressure, stress, and uncertainty that is all too common within an online business.

Learn more at https://www.adamliette.com

Apply today for a chance to work 1-1 with me and learn the skills to take your business to the next level: https://www.adamliette.com/beta

Have you ever had a project continue to grow, well beyond the original expectations of the project?

We call this mission creep and it should be closely guarded against in your own business.

Learn how to spot mission creep and effective ways to minimize its impact on your business in this episode.

Learn more at https://www.adamliette.com

Apply today for a chance to work 1-1 with me and learn the skills to take your business to the next level: https://www.adamliette.com/beta

Don’t you love it when a good plan comes together?

Recently I was working on some projects outside of the office and found so much satisfaction having a blueprint to work from.

It got me thinking about how much I appreciate working from a plan. How that will free you up to be creative and work through the difficult times.

How can you build these plans for yourself and your team?

Learn more at https://www.adamliette.com

Apply today for a chance to work 1-1 with me and learn the skills to take your business to the next level: https://www.adamliette.com/beta

Eventually you’ll have to encounter a team member that’s no longer performing at the level that’s expected of them.

It’s inevitable because we are ultimately in the PEOPLE business. The team members around us are not robots and may at some point need some intervention.

While some offenses are fireable, performance is a tricky area as it’s part of our jobs to provide training for team members. And it’s much, much easier to retain a team member than trying to find, hire and train up a new employee.

Today we’ll go through the steps to take action to correct your employee’s performance.

Learn more at https://www.adamliette.com

Apply today for a chance to work 1-1 with me and learn the skills to take your business to the next level: https://www.adamliette.com/beta

Everyone loves public speaking, right? Not so much.

But in our jobs, our voice is often critical to getting our message across, leading our teams, and converting prospects into customers. And there are some key disciplines we can use to get better at this skill.

The bottom line is you NEED to practice. Like performing an instrument, playing a sport, or acting in a play, practice is the way to get better.

Some quick bullet-point tips:

Practice with a partner
Record yourself and listen back
Film yourself and notice your non-verbals
Tighten up your cold pitch
Getting any anger out early
Incorporate this into a workflow

To hear more about each one of these, listen to today’s episode!

Learn more at https://www.adamliette.com

Apply today for a chance to work 1-1 with me and learn the skills to take your business to the next level: https://www.adamliette.com/beta

If you’re feeling the pressure and strain from running your business, you owe it to yourself and your team to find solutions. To ease the stress and micro-management that often accompanies rapid growth.

In this episode, I’ll be discussing my own journey and how I came to create this system.

Learn more at https://www.adamliette.com

Sign up for my new Beta Program here: www.adamliette.com/beta

You’ve likely experienced how much more effective you can be when avoiding context shifting in your own work. (and if you haven’t, I highly recommend that you do so immediately)

But what about your team members?

In this episode we discuss methods that I’ve used to actively avoid context shifting with my own team and how this has resulted in employees that are more productive and happier.

Learn more at https://www.adamliette.com

Discover the 5 secrets to run your business like a Special Operator: https://www.adamliette.com/sof