• How entrepreneurs avoid being bottlenecks in their own businesses

  • Oct 13 2023
  • Length: 22 mins
  • Podcast

How entrepreneurs avoid being bottlenecks in their own businesses

  • Summary

  • Ever wondered why some businesses hit roadblocks that slow down progress?

    In this episode, we're diving into how entrepreneurs can (unintentionally) become a bottleneck in their business.

    What you will discover:

    • How do you differentiate between a bottleneck and just regular delays?
    • Why do these roadblocks even pop up in the first place?
    • Practical solutions to tackle these bottlenecks head-on

    Timestamps:

    - Evidence of bottlenecks caused by founders - employee feedback, comparing to competitors, mapping out processes on paper (00:02:03)

    - Psychological reasons bottlenecks happen - ego, "that's how we've always done it", startup hangover mentality (00:11:07)

    - Figuring out why the bottleneck exists before trying to implement change (00:12:11)

    - Looking at your role in the bottleneck by reverse engineering the process (00:13:04)

    - Building a business that can run without your constant oversight (00:14:05)

    - Embracing the identity change as your business grows - moving from "doing" to guiding and optimizing (00:17:21)

    A new episode is published every other Friday.

    Free resources and how we support entrepreneurs & founders:

    David Foster | www.davidafoster.com | www.linkedin.com/in/-davidfoster

    Rachelle Leerling | www.linkedin.com/in/rachelleleerling | www.growtribute.com

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