The real reason your business growth has stalled
(and how to fix it).
If your business has grown, but your role hasn’t — you’re the bottleneck.
It happens to almost every successful entrepreneur. The business starts to scale, revenue grows, the team expands… but you’re still wearing all the same hats you wore in the early days. You're still deep in marketing, firefighting operations, or handling finance manually.
At some point, that’s not just inefficient, it’s dangerous.
Why?
Because your business can't outgrow the limits of your current role.
Your business is evolving. But, if you haven’t evolved with it, you’re holding it back.
Most CEOs, business owners and leaders don’t even realise it’s happening. They’re buried in tasks, stretched thin, and struggling to find time to focus on what really matters.
The truth?
You’re doing work that’s beneath your pay level.
And every minute you spend in the weeds, is a minute your business stays small.
Here’s a simple exercise that will show you exactly where the real problem is:
If your name is next to all five… your organisation chart is broken.
And it’s breaking your business, too.
Smart CEOs don’t try to do everything.
They focus on leading, not just doing.
They step out of the day-to-day, so they can focus on strategy, people, profit, and vision.
Your move this week?
Pick one task you’re doing, that someone else on your team could do and delegate it.
Even if it’s small, it matters.
Because every time you step out of the weeds, your business gets room to grow.
You built your business to have more freedom, not less.
But freedom only comes when you grow out of doing everything and start leading the business like the CEO it needs.
If you want to grow your business, you need to grow your role.
That’s how you stop being the bottleneck and start being the breakthrough.
Want more practical ways to lead better and grow faster?
Consider booking a free 30 minute consultation with me. I help you move forward faster to achieve more time, more profit, and less stress.
Cape Town (CBD & Surrounds)
johncreighton@actioncoach.com
0833 24 24 25
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