How am I supposed to do all these things… delegate… empower… avoid the temptation to dive back in when Rome is burning? Seriously? Our on-time delivery is not on time and it’s getting worse by the day. We’re producing buckets of scrap really fast. The head count in my Quality Department is soaring – we […]
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Stage 6 – Compete from Strength by Developing a Strategic Perspective
Healthy Stage 6 companies have a rhythm to them. Patterns of behavior have been established, processes are in place, the morning walk through your company has an air of familiarity that feels good. Feels comfortable. Your confidence in your staff is strong. If you’ve captured the imagination of your managers, they now provide the stability […]
Stage 5: Alignment, Integration and Synergy
You’ve moved beyond 50 employees. I remember experienced business owners telling me when I was on the leadership team of a growing company, “Watch out. When you get to 50 employees, everything changes.” My frustration was that no one would tell me exactly what those changes would be. Because of the 7 Stages of Growth […]
Stage 4: Complexity is Increasing – Focus on Experienced Managers
This isn’t the time to think about saving money by hiring inexperienced managers. In Stage 4, with 35 – 57 employees, you need managers who ‘have been there, done that’. The CEO is now spending at least 70% of his/her time ‘managing’. Getting the right people on board to take your company through this stage […]
Stage 3: No Longer CEO-Centric, It’s Time to Start Letting Go
Hang on to your sanity, your world just shifted. The dynamic that occurs when a company moves to Stage 3 with 20 – 34 employees is unlike anything you’ve been through. Up to this point in the company’s history, it’s been CEO-centric – your passion, your vision, your blood, sweat and tears have carried the […]