Are you being the bottleneck in your business?
Have you got roadblocks holding things up in your business and things just don’t seem to be moving forward the way they should be?
I’ve noticed lately that I’ve had too many things on my plate and my long to-do list was holding up processes and slowing work down. It turns out, I was being the bottleneck!
In this solo episode, I talk about some of the tell tale signs to look out for that can give you a little hint to see if you’re the one holding things up in your business. I share my advice on what you can do about it and specifically talk through what I’m doing about it in my business.
I talk about streamlining your to-do list by focusing on the things that only you can do, trusting your team and finding the areas of your business that you don’t need to be involved in.
If processes are slowing down in your business and you’ve got a never ending to-do list, this episode is absolutely for you.
TOPICS DISCUSSED AND WHERE TO FIND THEM:
[1:30]: A lovely podcast review from Sarah @the.motherproject
[2.30]: What does it look like if we are being a roadblock or bottleneck in our own business?
[6:00]: Emily recently noticed she had too many things on her plate, which had her holding up processes and slowing down work.
[7:30]: How Emily got things off her plate and streamlined work by focusing on what she excels at, and what only she can do.
[8.20]: Emily gives an example where she was the go-between for her podcast editor, and her customer support which simply slowed down the work.
[9:45]: Learning to trust her team members. Teaching them, sharing what she knows, and then letting go of it.
[10:50]: If we stay in what’s familiar and comfortable, we risk our business becoming stagnant and stale.
[12.50]: It’s important to find the areas of your business that you don’t need to be involved in, and find a way to delegate those tasks elsewhere.
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