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5 Things I’ve Learned About Leadership Working With a New Assistant

4. Relationship managers are a GREAT idea

Usually, when you hire a new person, it’s 100 percent up to you and them to figure out how to make the relationship ideal.

eaHELP does something unique: They assign a Relationship Manager to assist both you and your assistant to work through all the dynamics of the transition.

The Relationship Manager’s job is to check in, help identify and find solutions for any bumps and challenges that come up as your working relationship develops, and make sure the leader and the assistant succeed. This has proved tremendously helpful to both Sara and me.

And this isn’t an elite package; everyone who uses eaHELP gets one. Brilliant.

I think if more companies and churches did this, you would see far greater success in both team member retention and satisfaction.

eaHELP founder Bryan Miles and I talk about what relationship managers do and cover the story of the rise of eaHELP in Episode 45 of my leadership podcast (an interview which happened long before I became a client!).

5. Lead yourself, not just the new team member

It’s easy to assume that in a transition, you need to lead the new team member. That’s true. You do.

But it’s easy to forget that you also need to lead yourself.

When you’re in a transition, everything changes. This means you have to change. Your systems, expectations and even the chemistry is going to be different.

One of the best ways to lead yourself is to set time aside to work on it, not just in it. Most of us run hard enough that there’s not a lot of extra time to think, reflect and work on the system.

Change that and make the time.

You’ll be glad you did. So will your assistant.

Need an Assistant?

I’ve always said I couldn’t do what I do without a fantastic assistant.

That has become even more apparent to me in the last few months. Man, am I thankful! I realize how valuable a great assistant is, and how helpful it is to be matched up with a highly competent person straight out of the gate.

Whether you’re looking for very part-time help  (say five or 10 hours a week) or full-time help in either the church world or corporate world, I highly recommend eaHELP.

You can learn more here.

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