How can it be true that the more I work in my business, the less it’s worth?

When business coaches or EOS Implementers™ talk about gaining traction in the business, they are talking about making the vision for the business a reality. Once leadership teams have solidified their vision, put the right people in the right seats and defined their way of doing business from the ground up, they are prepared to gain Traction.

Business coaches or EOS Implementers™ teach business owners that without strengthening The Traction Component™, it’s impossible to grow a healthy business that is fully equipped to handle growth. Leadership teams who don’t have a firm grasp on the business report a lack of accountability, poor communication, and stagnation within the organization. Without having a clear sense of direction in terms of both long and short-term goals, business owners often find themselves facing chaos in the day-to-day process of conducting meetings and handling issues within the business.

Last week marked the 500th time I’ve heard a leader utter the words “I can just do it myself in the same amount of time it takes me to teach someone else.” I hear this often, and when I do, I think to myself, “Oh boy, we just lost another one.“

An article in Fast Company magazine, Why You Should Work From A Coffee Shop Even When You Have An Office, prompted this post. You can read it here. Entrepreneurs and leaders of companies of all sizes oftentimes get lost in working in their business. The todo list they came into the office with this morning grew, not shrunk, by the time they left the office. The urgent drives out the important. What to do about it?