Friday Sep 20, 2019
Your BIG Asset!
When your martial arts business grows, there will come a time in which it will become difficult for you to manage the daily operations on your own. You’ll need people to go on board with you, and, believe it or not, they’ll be a big asset that will help you in your success.
Today on the Martial Arts Business Podcast, Gordon debunks all the myths you believe in having a staff. Hiring a staff isn’t a bad decision at all. In fact, it is the best and most beneficial decision you’ll ever make as you scale up your business. If you’ve heard before, no successful business has been built by one man alone… He needed help at some point, may the support be psychological, financial, emotional, etc.
So, start scouting for the right team members and recognise them as your big asset. Listen in to learn more.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
Mistakes that martial arts business Do:
- They think having a staff is an expense. It’s not; it’s an asset. Yes, you will spend money on them, but remember that they offer you more wealth, more freedom, and more leverage.
- They pay the least amount of money and expect the most amount of work. You get what you pay for, so if you want a high-performing individual on your team, then you must recognise and offer something equivalent to the value they offer also.
- They take on anyone who says who can do it without doing a background check and interviews. This is an absolute mistake, even for other industries. Check beforehand if they can do and adjust to your needs. Time and money would go straight to waste if we hire the wrong people.
- People don’t train them enough. New hires probably aren’t aware of the existing work culture. It’s your duty to train them and make them feel comfortable at the workplace, so they can perform optimally.
- Dictator Management. You got to inspire them to move on their own, not dictate everything at them.
BEST MOMENTS
- “If you’re doing everything in your martial arts school, you got a glorified job.”
- “Look at every staff member as an asset… they bring the money in, they give you more time, and they give you leverage.”
- “Building teams is fundamentally the hardest part of building a martial arts school.”
- “People want to go to work because of inspiring leaders.”
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ABOUT THE HOST
Gordon Burcham is a best-selling author, 3 x World martial arts champion and award-winning Martial arts school owner. He has helped 1000s of Martial arts schools grow and has over 20 years of experience running martial arts schools.
Gordon has been training, teaching, and working in the Martial Arts industry for nearly twenty-five years. After earning his first black belt, he went on to win three consecutive World Titles against guys half his age. In 1998, in the midst of his competitive career, he launched his own dojo which still runs today. After retiring from the competitions, he decided to focus more on helping others in the MA business while still running his club.
Burcham has trained with industry giants like Alfie Lewis and developed his street-smart business attitude working with top business coaches. He is now considered one of the foremost authorities on peak performance in the business side of the MA industry. He has proven his techniques work through the transformation in his own personal life, athletic career, and business as well as those of his coaching clients. Burcham teaches that success is the result of forming good habits and moving forward.
He is a real-life success story going from bullied school kid to earning multiple world titles, and his MA school is currently one of the most successful in the UK. Gordon loves self-development and helping others, enjoys travel and family time. He is now learning how to fly planes and pursuing a speaking career!
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