228: How to Build a Team That Stops Needing You for Everything
Are you doing all the things in your business—and feeling like one more email question, tech hiccup, or content scheduling update might just send you over the edge?
If your to-do list feels like an endless game of whack-a-mole, it’s probably because you’re stuck in the doer trap. And you’re not alone.
In this first episode of our new four-part miniseries on She Thinks Big, you’ll learn about the common trap that “doer CEOs” fall into. I’ll reveal the crucial mindset difference between doers, implementers, and CEOs and share the first essential step in reclaiming your time and energy so you can break free and become the visionary CEO you’re meant to be.
What’s Covered in This Episode on How to Build a Team
2:57 - Three things that inspired the creation of this miniseries
6:22 - What a doer is, how they think differently from a CEO, and the dilemma that doers as CEOs face
9:25 - How implementers are different (and a step-up) from doers
12:20 - How to know when to hire someone in the doer or implementer role
14:00 - Your first action to spot and start shifting doer and implementer tasks.
Mentioned In How to Build a Team That Stops Needing You for Everything
She Thinks Big by Andrea Liebross
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Quotes from the Episode
“If you want to sit fully in the CEO seat, doer and implementer roles have to be clearly defined and filled. Otherwise, you're playing whack-a-mole with your to-do list, and you're not leading your business.” - Andrea Liebross
“If you, as CEO, are the doer, you cannot be doing it effectively. The doers should be answering every email, packing every product, updating every spreadsheet, uploading every podcast episode, scheduling every social post.” - Andrea Liebross
“Doers need direction, but implementers need space. If you try to manage an implementer the way you manage a doer, you're going to both be miserable.” - Andrea Liebross
“Think of it like this. A doer is executing sheet music perfectly. An implementer is arranging the entire song.” - Andrea Liebross
“To operate as CEO, you need to rise above the doing, and that starts with knowing what to hand off and to whom.” - Andrea Liebross
Links to other episodes
219: How Your Goals & Support Needs Evolve with Your Business with Whitney Vredenburgh
194: Growth vs Scale: The Five Essential Roles in Your Business
195: Growth vs Scale: How to Decide When (& Who) to Hire in Your Business
17: Why You Need a Belief Plan Instead of a To-Do List
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