How to Treat Your Business Like a Bicycle w/Rich Allen

<p>Creating a better team, with a clear vision, is like riding a bike. It’s a simple matter of ensuring everyone gets a smooth and comfortable ride. Rich Allen, author, speaker and business advisor at Tour de Profit, Rich Allen, shares why building a business is like riding a bike.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"></p> <p style="text-align: center;">If any function of a bike goes down, it becomes unrideable. No part is more important than another - whether on a bicycle or in a business. -Rich Allen</p> <p style="text-align: center;"> </p> <p style="text-align: center;">Takeaways + Tactics </p> <ul> <li>Business is like a bike. If one component of a bike stops working, it’s trouble ahead. For a smooth ride, every team member has to be the right fit. </li> <li>Set the vision and steer the business. It’s impossible to arrive at the right destination if we don’t know where we’re going.  </li> <li>Think of hiring processes and onboarding programs to the business like a bicycle seat. Make it as comfortable as possible for new talent to join our ranks.</li> </ul> <p>We also discussed:</p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;">How to motivate team members</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;">Why we need stricter hiring processes in place</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;">When culture is more important than skill</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p>Guest Bio</p> <p>Rich Allen is a business advisor at Tour de Profit with a mission to put an end to small business failure. As an engaging speaker focused on inspiring businesses and helping them strategize new ideas, Rich is passionate about helping small business owners tackle the challenges they face in a competitive marketplace. In his sessions, he teaches business owners how to create profitable, sustainable businesses driven by precision-selected, high performance teams.</p> <p>To find out more about Rich and Tour de Profit, head to </p> <p>tourdeprofit.com/aerospace</p> <p> </p> <p>Learn More About Your Host:</p> <p>C