If Your Business Stops When You Leave, That's Not a People Problem

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One of my favorite questions to ask is this:

If you took a two-week vacation tomorrow, what would stop because you weren't there?

Most leaders answer almost immediately.

"My team would need me."

"I'd come back to a mountain of questions."

"Nothing would get approved."

At first, that sounds like dedication.

But it usually points to something else.

A business that's become dependent on one person.

That's rarely because people don't care.

More often, it's because no one has clearly documented how work should happen without the owner.

The goal isn't to remove yourself from the business.

The goal is to remove yourself from being the bottleneck.

If You Remember One Thing...

A business shouldn't need its owner to function.

It should need its owner to lead.

Thanks for reading Behind the Business.

I'm Saida Clements, founder of Sai Nicole Consulting.

See you in the next issue!