Are you stopping your business from growing?

🌿 When you are growing and scaling a business, it’s easy to get stuck in the weeds… 🍃 🌿

This has come up with a couple of clients this week, so thought I would share my thoughts on this and some of Brene Brown's wisdom too.

The time comes when in order to progress you are going to have to delegate tasks and release control of some aspects of your business.

I know from experience that delegating tasks can feel like a leap of faith - especially if YOU built this thing from nothing and are understandably emotionally attached to it. Doing those “weedy” jobs can often be what is holding us back from the next level of success. But being in the weeds can often feel safe, cosy and familiar; even if you don’t actually like those jobs.

🥇 This is where the gold is! 🥇

Releasing these tasks and delegating them to others is going to free you up to do the more important and strategic work. It will feel uncomfortable at first, but that is how you know it’s the right thing.

💪 Personal growth for you and actual growth for your business. 📈

When thinking about and implementing delegation, step back and take a wider view. What knowledge do you need to share in order for this to be successful?

To assist clients with this thinking, I often share Brené Brown's insightful "5 C's" framework – Colour, Context, Connective Tissue, Cost, and Consequence – I find it offers a powerful lens through which small business owners can approach delegation with greater clarity and confidence.

🎨 Colour: Clear specifics of the task and desired outcome.

❓ Context: Why the task matters within the bigger business picture.

⛓️ Connective Tissue: Necessary relationships and communication for success.

💷 Cost: Resources and potential trade-offs involved in delegation.

🔨 Consequence: Potential positive and negative impacts of the task.

This framework can assist you to release control and step into the next phase of growth in your business.

Remember… (as Brene says) CLEAR IS KIND. Giving your team clarity and sharing this level of detail with your team is going to ensure everyone has what they need in order to operate in this new way.

How do you feel about releasing control? How easy do you find it to delegate? Is your getting stuck in the weeds preventing the business from growing? Let me know or pop me a message.