Disconnected Departments

๐—”๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ, ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ, ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ถ๐—ป?
Too often, entrepreneurial companies find themselves in one of two extremes:

๐Ÿญ. ๐——๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ:Marketing & Sales, Operations, and Finance operate in silos. Theyโ€™re not aligned, communication is scarce, and accountability is foggy. Execution suffers.

๐Ÿฎ. ๐—ข๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ผ๐˜€:Everyone is in everyone elseโ€™s lane. No one knows who owns what. Constant misfires, rework, and confusion. It ๐˜ง๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ด collaborative, but itโ€™s actually chaotic.

๐Ÿฏ. ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜:When there’s a clear ๐—”๐—ฐ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜, strong ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฝ๐˜‚๐—น๐˜€๐—ฒ, and open/honest communication, you get healthy ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฝ.

This is where ๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป, ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐—ต๐˜† come to life. Each function has clarity on their seat, collaborates cross-functionally, and stays in sync with a regular cadence of ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜€.

The goal isnโ€™t to eliminate overlap, itโ€™s to create the ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜ ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ of overlap.
Thatโ€™s what we call running on EOS.

If this resonates, it might be time to strengthen the Six Key Components of your business. Letโ€™s talk.

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Empowered Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs, are you truly empowering others, or are you still doing everything yourself?

Common reasons:

– “It’s just easier if I do it.”
– “It’s cheaper if I do it.”
– “Everyone else is too busy.”
– “No one can do it as well as I can.”
– “I need to lead by example.”
– “No one cares about quality as much as I do.”
– “That’s the way it’s always been done around here.”

Here’s the truth: When you hold on, you rob others of growth opportunities, stifle creativity, and block better ways of working. You waste money and time, and the opportunity cost? Only you know how big that really is.

๐Ÿ‘‰ Micro-doing is micro-managing.

The solution: Delegate and Elevate.

โ†’Let go of what others can do better, faster, cheaper.
โ†’Free yourself to be the Visionary: cutting new trails and creating the future.
โ†’Elevate others so they may grow, and surprise you with their capabilities.

When you stop clinging and start trusting, everyone rises.