Should You Fire Yourself Before Your Business Grows Again?

Posted by 3keyscoach under Self-Development
From http://tweakyourbiz.com 4061 days ago
Made Hot by: LimeWood on October 13, 2013 11:46 am

How do you know if you still have the fire in the belly to grow your business? Is it time to hire someone to be CEO instead of you? How do you know if you should fire yourself before your business grows again?

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Written by lyceum
4056 days ago

Elli: Thanks for your reply. Are you dealing with this issues in your business? Do you have clients in this situation?

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Written by bloggerpalooza
4058 days ago

What an intriguing title and great content also.

There maybe times where other people are just better than you and you have to accept it before your beloved business goes down.

It is sometimes called the last resort and that is the one that hurts the most.

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Written by lyceum
4058 days ago

Elli: How often does it happen that the founder doesn't want to give away the "baby" (company that he / she started)?

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Written by 3keyscoach
4056 days ago

Martin,

Often enough and then the company either stagnates or fails. I can certainly understand why someone would feel reluctant to recruit someone else to act as CEO of the company. There is a great deal of emotion invested in the company. No one will ever feel as intensely about the business. There may be other reasons such as not knowing what to do next for work or getting cold feet/lacking trust in the chosen replacement.

Underneath it all, if the owner/founder doesn't want to give up the role of CEO, then other choices have to be made:

~Is this a lifestyle company?

~Am I willing to learn what skills I'm good at and what needs attention?

~Am I willing to be humble myself and learn?

This determines if the plan for growth can be effectively implemented.

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