Should I grow my agency? with Tyler Pigott - Part 2
Download MP3Tyler Pigott is the founder and Chief Growth officer at Lone Fir Creative, a completely remote 18 person inbound marketing team. Today we ask his advice on growing our own teams and pitfalls we can avoid along the way.
Main Topic Notes
- What kind of culture do you want to have in your company?
- What do you do to intentionally affect culture?
- What does your leadership/team structure look like?
- What differences do you notice between having a 5 person team and a 18 person team?
- Were there any unexpected effects?
- How do you keep communication efficient between team members?
- Do you still have all-hands meetings?
- How do you handle remote work?
- What mistakes have you made that we could learn from?
Recap / Takeaways
- Be transparent with your team and give them authority instead of just responsibility (let them see the impact)
- Hiring a new employee can 10x your productivity in ways you don’t expect once they start using their superpowers
- Think of your employees as an investment, not a cost
- At first you hire when you’re swamped, but eventually you need to identify opportunities and invest in employees to solve those problems
- Spend time in your sweet spot and hire people that balance out your weaknesses
- Your ability to grow is dependent on how much trust you are willing to put into the people you hire
- How to decide whether to grow or not: What are you good at, and what do you WANT to do?
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