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Growth Is a Commitment, Not an Achievement (opens the original)
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Most conversations about growth start with what the business owner is trying to create. More revenue, more capacity, a stronger team, better profitability, greater stability, or more time to work on the business instead of being consumed by the day-to-day demands of running it. Those goals are important because they give the business direction and help determine where time, energy, and resources should be invested.What I have been paying more attention to is not only the growth itself, but also
The Hidden Capacity Cost of Growth (opens the original)
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One thing I have noticed is that business owners tend to focus on the benefits they expect a decision to create while overlooking what that decision will require from the business first. A hire is expected to create more delivery capacity. A new system is expected to save time. More clients are expected to increase revenue. All of those outcomes may be true, but they do not happen without demands of their own.What often gets missed is the capacity that has to be spent before any of those benefit
When Capability Gets Mistaken for Fit (opens the original)
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One of the things I have observed repeatedly in service businesses is that the questions owners ask change as their businesses grow, but many continue using the same decision-making filters long after those filters have stopped serving them.In the early stages of a business, capability is often one of the most important considerations. Can we do the work? Do we have the expertise? Can we solve the problem? Can we deliver a good outcome for the client? Those are important questions because a busi
The Hidden Cost of Saying Yes (opens the original)
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One of the things I have noticed over the years is that business owners tend to spend a lot of time evaluating what an opportunity might provide and much less time evaluating what it will require.A new client may bring revenue. A new service may help meet a genuine need in the market. A partnership may create visibility and open doors that would not otherwise exist. Those benefits are usually easy to see because they are the reason the opportunity is getting our attention in the first place.What
When Pressure Becomes a Poor Decision-Making Tool (opens the original)
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One of the patterns I see frequently is business owners making decisions based on the area of their business creating the most pressure.Sales slow down, so marketing becomes the priority. Cash flow tightens, so the assumption is that the business needs more revenue. The team becomes overwhelmed, so hiring feels urgent. Work starts falling through the cracks, so someone begins looking for new software.Each of those decisions may be reasonable based on the information immediately in front of you.
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