3,000 Feet Up...Challenges of Scaling

The look up from the base of Yosemite's El Capitan is 3,000 feet of sheer granite face. A picture doesn't do it justice. But one picture did. Congrats to Alex Honnold, Jimmy Chin, and Chai Vasarelyi on their Oscar for Free Solo. Honnold broke the old climbing analogy about how you climb a mountain. Instead of one rope length at a time, it'll now have to be one arm length at a time.

Scaling up is a tough challenge. What projects are you looking to scale?

For a few tips, check out my article, Scaling Up: 6 Ways to Turn Growing Pains into Gains

Or have a look at how Brad Gobright scaled El Cap three times in 24 hours, School of Rock: Big Wall Lessons for Business Leaders

Here's to your success at scaling up.

Mike Irwin is an advisor, blogger, mentor, operator, and strategist. Drawing from his past as a startup co-founder/President, executive officer of a $1+ billion market cap company (WD-40), public company CFO, VP Marketing, global chief strategy officer, head of sales, and board member, Mike uses his diverse background to help companies grow sales, improve profitability, and scale up. He serves as an advisor, consultant, fractional or interim CEO/GM/MD, and on boards of directors. Follow him at BottleRocketAdvisors.com, get in touch at [email protected] or connect on LinkedIn.