Most business owners struggle with this (+ free resource)
Most small business owners are stuck in business-as-usual. Too tied to operations to truly lead. Fear-based thinking running the show.
I know because I’ve been there, too.
I had a realisation after burning out, that I was the problem. I was the one getting in the way, trying to put out all the fires and fix our profit margins.
I was making decisions myself without consulting the team. This caused a huge disconnect within the team. Culture isn’t built from the top down. It’s envisioned by leaders but upheld and strengthened by the team.
Our team culture was hurting.
I created a resource to help you if this is sounding familiar. It’s the blueprint I used to take myself out of driving decisions and revenue, and instead, focus on leading and coaching.
It’s called the Issues List. I truly believe it’s the most important system you can adopt in your business.
Here’s my advice.
Balance long-term thinking + daily doing
Focusing too much into the future without daily momentum can result in you not reaching those goals. And vice versa, focusing too much in the day-to-day without a vision for where you’re going can lead to a future you didn’t expect.
Both doing and dreaming can, and should, co-exist. What does this look like? It starts with the end.
Long-term planning:
- Get clear on your vision, values and reason for existing
- Revisit it every year and make necessary changes to it – it’ll evolve as you do
- Get buy-in from everyone in your team. When employees feel a sense of ownership, the mission becomes theirs, too.
- Embed the mission into everything you do, internally and externally. Become known for it, with employees and customers.
- Re-align every quarter, so you’re all rowing in the right direction
- Meet with individual team members every quarter to understand where they’re at and what their goals are.
Daily doing:
- This is where the shared Issues List will come in – this is your central operating system for documenting issues and ideas.
- Define a clear communications cadence and channel. Set standards for each team, department, and individual.
- Weekly meetings using the EOS Level 10 framework – more on that here
A clearly defined mission with daily momentum is key to progress, performance, profit, and purpose. Systems are key to your sanity as a CEO.
Grab the Issues Listto get started.
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Subject Line: This system saved my business
Last year, I burned out hardcore.
It took getting away from the business (at a conference) to realise I was the problem.
I was the one getting in the way, trying to put out all the fires and fix our profit margins. I was making decisions myself without consulting the team.
This created a huge disconnect.
See, culture isn’t built from the top down. It’s envisioned by leaders but upheld and strengthened by the team. The people who live and breathe it every day.
If this is sounding familiar and you’re struggling to take yourself out of everything as a leader, I created a resource to help you. It’s the blueprint I used to take myself out of driving decisions and revenue, and instead, focus on leading and coaching.
It’s called the Issues List. I truly believe it’s the most important system you can adopt in your business.
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