Nitty-Gritty TeleForum  How To Be The Boss

So, you’re a few years into growing your design business. You’ve hired some really good people, business development is going pretty good, but you’re about to drop from exhaustion. And you’re frustrated because it seems if you don’t do it, it doesn’t get done right and you don’t understand why staff just never seem to take full responsibility for anything.

Or, perhaps you’re just about to take that big step and hire your first employee. And you know enough to be scared. You’ve always done everything yourself, how will you learn how to let go and make sure you get your money’s worth from your investment in having another designer on staff? And how can you be a good boss?

If either of these descriptions fit you, or could someday soon, don’t miss the April AIGA Nitty-Gritty TeleForum. We’ll be talking about micro-management and effective delegation and why it’s so hard for design firm principles to give up the former for the latter.

Join us and learn:

• What is micro-management and why does it happen
• 5 Ways to tell if you are micro-managing
• 8 Ways micro-managers can cure themselves
• The rules of effective delegation and what they mean in a design studio

If you are interested in participating in this teleconference, please email pam@futureresultsnow.com and login details will be emailed to you.

What is a Nitty-Gritty TeleForum?

The Nitty-Gritty TeleForum series is a great learning opportunity brought to you by your AIGA chapter. A TeleForum is a form of distance learning where you use your telephone to call a pre-assigned phone number in order to participate in an interactive educational seminar. TeleForums provide a great learning experience with your design industry colleagues, without the time, expense and hassle of travel. Just close your door, pick up the phone and join us. You can choose to actively participate or just listen and learn. The choice is yours. Several chapters participate in the Nitty-Gritty series so you can exchange views with design professionals across town and across the country. All without leaving your own office. Oh, and did we mention? They are free! The Nitty-Gritty series is sponsored and delivered by Pam Bryan of Future Results Now. Pam is a business coach dedicated to making your life as a design professional more fun and more profitable.

For those of you who are new to our TeleForum calls:

1. Pick up your telephone and dial the phone number, but please do not call early.

2. After one ring, you will be automatically connected to the TeleForum. No operators, no waiting.

3. During the call, feel free to speak up and share as appropriate, always using your first name and city.

4. If you call in using a speaker phone or cell phone please be prepared to "mute" except when you are speaking during the call. Just press *6 to toggle the mute on and off. This ensures the best possible call quality for all participants. We welcome multiple participants from your design firm. As there is no fee for the call you may find it easiest for each participant to call in on a separate line.

5. You can come and go as you please during the call, so if you need to step away for a few minutes, please just hang up and dial back in.

Note: There is a long distance call charge for your call into the conference center, but the 60 minute call should not cost more than $3 - $4. If you don't have a good long distance plan, try picking up a phone card from Walmart.