The Fab Lab

In this episode, I break down the parallel between removing a sliver and dealing with a highly capable—but toxic—employee.

We cover:

Key Takeaway:

Short-term discomfort beats long-term damage.

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Aaron Crowley

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To become a capital D - Delegator, we need tools like the MAP we discussed in the last episode. 

But we also need to understand what happens to our bodies when we begin to let others do the work we have mastered. 

In this episode, we delve into the neuroscience of delegation to see how the fight-or-flight response can make delegating much more difficult. 

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Aaron Crowley

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Mastering your craft and doing great work has its drawbacks…usually, more requests for your great work than you have hours available. The natural response is to hire help…but it doesn’t always work out that way.

In this episode, we delve into the Map, Trap, and Gap…a framework for helping Master Craftsman become Master Delegators so they can scale their business and still have a life outside of work.

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Aaron Crowley

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Unhappy with the results in your stone shop? Before you blame the stone supplier, customer, or your employees, look at the system that produced the results!

In this episode, we delve into the nuts and bolts of systems and processes:

If you’ve got a system in your business that isn’t producing results, email me, and we’ll direct it in a future episode!

Until then, fellow fabricator, keep grinding!!!

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I interview Rich Katzman, Eric Rapp, and longtime friend and guest host of the Fab Lab, Ed Young, in this episode.

These 3 industry leaders have launched a new show: the Stone Chatter Podcast, and they share a bunch of very important and interesting news about the industry. Look for the Stone Chatter podcast on your favorite podcast platform.

Make sure you check back next week for another episode.

Until then, Keep Grinding!!!

Aaron Crowley

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Friends and Fellow Fabricators!

In this episode, we discuss 3 practical steps to getting your stone shop to a place where it can drive itself!

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Make sure you check back next week for another episode.

Until then, Keep Grinding!!!

Aaron Crowley

Running a stone shop is like driving a car...you have to keep your hand on the wheel and eyes on the road at all times, otherwise you "may not get there"...

Unless you have a TESLA with Full Self Driving Mode. Then you plug in the address and hit the button.

The reality is you can evolve your stone shop to run without you, and in this episode we discuss how to begin making that evolution.

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Happy fabricating or keep grinding? Thanks for tuning in to this exciting new season of the Fab Lab!

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There are some important elements to starting a successful side hustle and I share them in this episode.  The good news fellow fabricator is that you already have them!

1. Examples

2. Practice

3. Encouragement

So if you have an idea or a solution to a problem that your fellow fabrciators could benefit from, maybe its time to think about starting a side hustle!

Enjoy and happy fabricating!