This post was originally published on LinkedIn. I’m sharing it here as part of my ongoing commentary for business owners navigating growth, succession, and exit.
– FTSE100 CEO reflecting on his early experience.
He’s right. In a startup, detail is survival.
But here’s the flip side:
If your business is past the startup phase and you’re still across all the details… you might be the problem.
At some point, holding onto every task, every decision, every relationship stops being smart—and starts limiting growth.
📉 It slows your team
📉 Bottlenecks progress
📉 Reduces your business’s value to a buyer
Scaling means stepping back—building systems, empowering people, and letting go of the minutiae.
That’s not abdication. It’s leadership.
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📩 If you’ve built a great business but are still in the weeds, let’s talk about how to prepare it for the next stage—or for sale.
Originally shared on LinkedIn June 25 2025