Time Freedom Business: How to Handle a Common Outsourcing Problem

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Dont You Hate When This Happens?

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• You have someone on your team you have to let
  them know that things just arent working out
• Its really no fun

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• If your team member isnt responding to emails
• Or things just arent getting done on time
• Dont walk on eggshells
• You wont know whats going on unless you ASK

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• You need to deal with the problem!
• At the end of the day, you are a business OWNER
• Keep the personal stuff out of work (even if you
  have a great relationship with the person)

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• You can still like them personally
• Things just arent working out in the work
  setting
• If youre avoiding talking about it or avoiding
  the situation, youre letting your personal
  feelings take over

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• Dont beat around the bush
• Ask flat out whats going on
• If you still dont get any response, put your
  business owners hat on fire them

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• If theyre having a family emergency, chances are
  talking to you is the last thing on their mind
• Its OK to pull back on their workload let them
  tell you when the crisis has passed and theyre
  ready to work again

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• You dont want to give up on a great person if
  theyve been great up until this point
• But youre also not running a charityyoure
  running a business

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• Dont throw money away on a contractor whos not
  doing their job
• This is not a new problemyou will deal with this
  at some point in your business career

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• Its possible that your contractor is ready to
  move on from client work
• Maybe they got a really good job locally
• You just never knowjust be prepared to deal with
  the situation!

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