When most entrepreneurs get their business running smoothly, they turn their eyes to the next thing: the next level, the next opportunity, the next location, or the next big idea. This means they no longer spend all of their time caring for, feeding and protecting the Golden Goose. They might entrust its care to someone else…but that person doesn’t have all of the context, experience or knowledge of the business owner. We call this “moving from Farmer phase to Tinker Phase”. When you leave your farm in the hands of someone else and start tinkering, you have to mentor the new farmer. In this episode, I talk about the step that most successful founders skip: mentoring their team. I tell you why it’s important, and how to do it step by step.
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When most entrepreneurs get their business running smoothly, they turn their eyes to the next thing: the next level, the next opportunity, the next location, or the next big idea.
This means they no longer spend all of their time caring for, feeding and protecting the Golden Goose. They might entrust its care to someone else…but that person doesn’t have all of the context, experience or knowledge of the business owner.
We call this “moving from Farmer phase to Tinker Phase”. When you leave your farm in the hands of someone else and start tinkering, you have to mentor the new farmer.
In this episode, I talk about the step that most successful founders skip: mentoring their team.
I tell you why it’s important, and how to do it step by step.