Get agency advice on agency growth strategy, hiring, client delivery roles, and more—in the January 2023 episode of Agency Office Hours with Karl Sakas.
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- GROWTH STRATEGY: “How do we decide whether the work is worth it to grow the agency?” [starting at 2:39]
- GOAL SETTING: “How can we become more clear about our long-term goals?” [starting at 4:23]
- AGENCY STRUCTURE: “What are typical headcounts where we need to change our agency structure?” [starting at 9:46]
- PODS: “How should we think about a ‘pod’ structure at our agency?” [starting at 16:24]
- READING LIST: See if you’d benefit from my 2023 book: Work Less, Earn More. [starting at 21:51]
- AM/PM: “How should we structure a role that needs to do both Account Management and Project Management?” [starting at 27:09]
- ROLES: “How do we determine the right skill level for a new hire?” [starting at 34:55]
- HIRING: “How can we get more highly-qualified applicants for our job postings?” [starting at 40:12]
- TRAINING: “Should we hire a promising candidate if we’ll need to train them first?” [starting at 49:59]
Top resources from the event:
- Reach your goals faster: Envision your future by writing an Advance Retrospective
- Business strategy: Scale your agency, by changing your team structure
- Agency optimization shortcut: Understand the six Agency Roles
- How to attract your ideal employees, as a smaller agency
- Why your agency’s Employee Onboarding process needs to start earlier
