Stop Micromanaging and Stop Letting Go Too Fast, Do This Instead

Listen up. I'm going to share with you one of the most critical pieces to scaling a business. And if you don't follow this, you could get into a heap of trouble. I am Allison Maslan and I've built 10 companies over the last 40 years. So, believe me, I've experienced this personally and I've seen many CEOs get tripped up here. As you're scaling, you've got to bring on some other leaders on the team because you need other people making decisions besides you. Otherwise, you're going to always hit a ceiling of growth. But you only want to hire one at a time because you need time to see if they're the right fit. And you just jump off, they could create a big mess in that department if they're not the right fit. So these are the steps you want to take. You're in the driver's seat, they're in the passenger seat, they're riding along with you. And until you really feel confident enough, then they get into the driver's seat, you're in the passenger seat. You want to see evidence, traction, that things are happening, but you don't get out of the car. All right? So you're still in the car with them. It could be 6, 8 months depending on the position. Then you get out of the car and they are on their way. And you know, that was a great decision. Now here's the other really important piece. Listen to your gut. If someone isn't the right fit, you're gonna know because you're gonna be frustrated. You're gonna feel this level of friction. When they're in alignment, you'll know. It just feels right. You got this.