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Avoid Getting Caught in the “Star Employee” Trap

August 23, 2007

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No matter how long you have been in business you can easily get caught in this trap. If you do get caught in the “Star Employee” syndrome it could easily impair your judgement and set you and the new employee up for failure.

Relief and Gratitude

You are just so happy to have such a well qualified, capable employee that you find yourself continually impressed. Soon you begin to imagine how much this is going to make your life easier.

Soon you start to make a mental note of all the things you want to delegate to them or a future, more senior position. Be careful, their level of professionalism, knowledge, and potential is a powerful elixir that will cloud your judgment if you are not careful. Remember, the very qualities and behavior you are enjoying is the reason you hired them in the first place.

The fact that you have noticed these behaviors and qualities simply means that they have “met your expectations” - so far. Temper your enthusiasm with the brutal reality of answering the following question:

What specific, tangible results have they actually created?

You hire for character, integrity, and how they will fit into your team.

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Sizzlin’ Summer Mentoring Program

July 8, 2007

Summer of 2007 will be sizzlin’ for a select group of entrepreneurs and business owners. Why you ask? I am holding a summer mentoring program designed to help you start your business, grow/expand, or increase your results and profitability.

What’s Included in the Mentoring Program

This program will be part coaching, consulting, and training designed to help you get on the fast track. Based on the needs of the group I will develop group training sessions, I could see covering topics such as Business Models, Business Planning, and Sales Systems. When I mentor you, you get:

  1. Greg’s Coaching: My 100% commitment to you achieving your goals.
  2. Group Meetings: audio/video meetings with the frequency, dates, and time mutually agreed upon by the group. This guarantees that you will be able to fit them into your busy schedule.
  3. One-on-One Coaching: whether by email, Skype, or phone you will have unprecedented access to ask questions and get the support you need.
  4. Action Tools Library: everyone will get access to my Action Tools Library, which currently stands at more than 370 documents, articles, and templates.
  5. Private Mentoring Workspace:
  6. Ideas, Tips, and Observations: throughout the entire process I will be spitting out ideas, tips, and observations to help you make money, fast track a project, refine your approach, and develop new skills.
  7. 3 + 3 Mentoring: the program will begin in July and the group and one-on-one mentoring will continue for 90 days from our start date. Then for another 90 days I will continue to mentor you via email or in the the groups private workspace. That’s six months (3 + 3 = 6) of mentoring, coaching, and training.
  8. Meet Some Great Entrepreneurs: one of the greatest things is you will get to know six other entrepreneurs just like yourself. This gives you the opportunity to learn from their experiences, challenges, and make a new friend.

Why is Greg Doing This?
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