The Search For Belonging

CHAPTER One of Building Your CASA. When Business Finds Its Way Home

A short story...

You've built something impressive. The revenue shows it. The growth proves it.

But let's be honest about what "growth" really means right now: you're getting bigger, not better.

Your business isn't evolving - it's just getting hungrier.

Each new team member you hire, each new client, each new "success" adds another layer of complexity. Another reason you can't step away. Another chain linking you to the day-to-day grind.

Sound familiar?

You're not alone.

Every week, at Circle Leadership Global we meet successful business owners who are quietly drowning in their own success.

They're working longer, not smarter.

Their business is growing, but they're shrinking - becoming smaller versions of the visionary leaders they set out to be.

Here's the painful irony:

• You want people to think for themselves, but your systems are designed to tell them exactly what to think and when to think it.
• You need team members to take initiative, but your processes require three approvals for ordering office supplies
• You wish people would be more accountable, yet you've created an environment where every decision needs your stamp of approval

The traditional playbook isn't just failing - it's actively working against you.

• "Define clearer processes."
• "Implement stronger controls."
• "Tighten management oversight."

With every best practice you implement, you're actually building a more sophisticated prison - for yourself and your team.

Think about it: When was the last time you:

• Took a real vacation without being tethered to your phone?
• Felt confident that decisions would be made correctly in your absence?
• Saw someone solve a problem without being told exactly how?
• Had time to work on the business instead of in it?

The uncomfortable truth?

While everyone's talking about "digital transformation" and "agile methodologies," they're missing the fundamental shift happening in the world of work.

The old ways of running a business - the command and control, the rigid hierarchies, the detailed procedures - they're not just outdated.

They're toxic.

Your business isn't just suffering from misalignment. It's caught in a growth trap: expanding in size but contracting in possibility.

Every step forward under the old model is actually taking you two steps back from the business - and the life - you actually want.

And the real kicker?

The harder you work to maintain control, the less control you actually have.

And your team don't feel like they belong...

Tomorrow we'll turn the page to Chapter Two: Finding Your Way Home.

Dave Clare, CEO & Founder Circle Leadership

It's time to lead different.

Together we can...

#EvolveTheWorldOfWork

#growth #evolution #belonging #business