Episode 180: Agency Owners Need to Stop Breaking Their Word with Drew McLellan

Build a Better Agency Podcast · Mar 18, 2019 · 1m

Agencies have an accountability problem and it starts at the top. Every day, as owners and team members we make promises to our team. I'll get the copy to you by 5." Or, "I'll have my part of the RFP done by Tuesday." You've heard yourself making those commitments and then you hear that voice in the back of your head say, "I hope." If we as owners can't honor our promises, how on earth can we expect our team to honor theirs? As owners and principals, we overfill our schedules. We overpromise – and guess what? The natural outcome of that is we under deliver, let down our team and set up a…