How to Level Up Your Team and Get out of the Day-to-Day

When founders run into difficulty in scaling their company (and scaling themselves), they tend to fall into one of two buckets:

• The dreamer. They tend to be clear on the big picture. They like surrounding themselves with smart expertise and thought partners. They struggle in communicating the vision, holding themselves accountable to results, and the myriad of tactical “tasks” that come with entrepreneurship. This archetype is typically “stuck in the day to day” and feels distracted. Some also secretly doubt themselves.
• The expert. They have high attention to detail and are clear subject matter experts. They know exactly what to do and how to do it, which leads to a level of perfectionism and to them being extremely ingrained in the day-to-day operation. They struggle in letting go, building a team, and delegating. This archetype is typically someone who “knows best” and has been doing “the work” for much of their career. Some also secretly distrust or resent others.

Do either of these sound like you?

Well, there’s good news—and there’s a way out.

For these two archetypes, the core challenge is removing yourself as a bottleneck.

For the dreamer, this means clarifying and communicating your vision, aligning your leadership team to common goals, developing a plan to achieve those goals, and delegating accountability to drive execution. This allows the dreamer to focus more on growth and the big picture.

For the expert, this means recruiting a talented team, clarifying their responsibilities, delegating decision-making, setting clear expectations of success, and building accountability systems to drive performance. This allows the expert to dramatically free up their time.

This week, in a FREE downloadable resource, I go into great detail on how both the dreamer and the expert can design execution systems that work for them and the business.

Get the download and start leveling up yourself and your team here.