How to Build A World Class Instructor Team In Your MA School

Published: July 29, 2018, 11 p.m.

b'Welcome to another edition of the Martial Arts Business Podcast. In this episode, Gordon shows you how to build a world-class instructor team and grow your school. Discover how to stop doing everything yourself, leverage out tasks, create a sustainable trainer programme and give yourself more time and freedom. Stop feeling trapped and alone in your business and grow your leadership programme.\\nGordon urges you to get inspired and grow your power team, because without staff you have no freedom and no flexibility. Understand why staff are an absolute asset to your life and how you too, can build a world class leadership programme within your school, increase retention and nurture your students to become the leaders and instructors of the future.\\n \\nKEY TAKEAWAYS\\nMartial arts school owners believe they are the only ones who can do a good job, the only ones who are skilled enough. This is a delusion and you have to leverage out tasks.\\nStart you students on your trainer programme early and elevate them to to another level. Allow them to help out the instructors, grow their skills and become expert instructors themselves. Learn how to create a timetable and hierarchy for them to follow and progress. Introduce a modular programme with floor and class exams to improve their skills and knowledge.\\n \\nGordon\\u2019s Blueprint to Building a Team\\nClass Assistant\\nAssistant Instructor\\nInstructor\\nAssistant Head Coach\\n \\nBEST MOMENTS\\n"If I had built an instructor programme and a great staff team 10 years ago I would be triple the size I am now."\\n"Learn to let go and become, world-class at building teams"\\n"It doesn\'t matter what belt class they are, it\'s the leadership qualities and characteristics you\'re looking for\\n"What you spend money on something, there is an exchange in value"\\n\\u201cTop Tip: We run a discovery day every few months for free and show students how they can become trainers\\u201d\\n"You can\'t become great at something overnight\\u201d\\n"It\'s the character that you\'re looking for, someone with a great personality, great communication and an urge for helping others\\u201d\\n"People buy vision, make sure it\'s big for them and they can see their future in your school"\\n \\nVALUABLE RESOURCES\\nThe Business of Martial Arts -\\nhttps://www.amazon.co.uk/Business-Martial-Arts-Gordon-Burcham/dp/1999972007\\nMartial Arts Business Mastery Community -\\nhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/1564691497166100/\\nABOUT THE HOST\\nGordon Burcham is a best selling author, 3 x World martial arts champion and award winning Martial arts school owner. He has helped 1000\\u2019s of Martial arts schools grow, and has over 20 years experience running martial arts schools.\\n \\nGordon has been training, teaching, and working in the Martial Arts industry for nearly twenty-five years. After earning his first black belt, he went on to win three consecutive World Titles against guys half his age. In 1998, in the midst of his competitive career, he launched his own dojo which still runs today. After retiring from the competitions, he decided to focus more on helping others in the MA business while still running his club.\\n \\nBurcham has trained with industry giants like Alfie Lewis and developed his street-smart business attitude working with top business coaches. He is now considered one of the foremost authorities on peak performance in the business-side of the MA industry. He has proven his techniques work through the transformation in his own personal life, athletic career, and business as well as those of his coaching clients. Burcham teaches that success is the result of forming good habits and moving forward.\\n \\nHe is a real-life success story going from bullied school kid to earning multiple world titles, and his MA school is currently one of the most successful in the UK. Gordon loves self-development and helping others, enjoys travel and family time. He is now learning how to fly planes and pursuing a speaking career!\\n \\nLearn How to Become Black belt in Business.\\n \\nLearn -Develop - grow and you will suc'