229: Why the Manager Role Is Crucial to Business Growth
You’ve gone from doing everything yourself to hiring a team to help you in your small business. Yet, you still feel overwhelmed and wonder why.
There’s a gap in your business–a missing role that allows you to truly lead but one that also too often gets overlooked. You’re missing a manager, my friend. Without this layer, you’ll never unlock your business’s true growth potential or gain the freedom you crave as a CEO.
In part two of this four-part miniseries on She Thinks Big, you’ll learn what it really means to be a manager. I’ll discuss why you might be stuck running the day-to-day mechanics and how letting someone else own that role is essential if you want to lead and maintain your sanity.
What’s Covered in This Episode on the Manager Role
4:39 - Responsibilities of a manager and how they differ from doer and implementer roles
8:20 - Why CEOs get stuck in management and struggle with the role
10:16 - A breakdown of the delegation chain with clearly defined roles
11:51 - Signs that it’s time to hire a manager and an example of its impact on growth
13:57 - Your next steps to help you transition out of managing your business
Mentioned In Why the Manager Role Is Crucial to Business Growth
She Thinks Big by Andrea Liebross
Quotes from the Episode
“Management is sexy. Without a solid manager, things fall apart.” - Andrea Liebross
“When this role is filled, your revenue per employee or contractor goes up. Your profitability increases because efficiency enters the chat.” - Andrea Liebross
“The reason you don't feel like a CEO is because if you're still managing timelines and tasks and team drama, you're not leading. You're juggling.” - Andrea Liebross
“Your business is an orchestra. You're the conductor setting the tempo and bringing out the best in the whole team, but you need section leaders who can translate your vision to individual musicians.” - Andrea Liebross
Links to other episodes
228: How to Build a Team That Stops Needing You For Everything
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
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