Think Like a CEO
There are 3 important practices founders don’t emphasize, but professional CEOs do.
It’s easy to forget them because when it’s your business everything seems urgent and important.
It’s hard to think clearly.
It’s tempting to spend your energy trying to prove your worth. And trying to control everything.
The Trap of Doing It All Yourself
Those habits create the most dangerous trap of all: a business that can’t run without you.
The more you do yourself, the more your business relies on you, taking up even more of your time.
The more you overmanage your team, the less inspired they are to think for themselves and overcome obstacles.
Which makes you Chief Problem Solver instead of CEO.
It’s like one of those finger puzzles where the harder you pull, the tighter the trap.
What a Real CEO Would Do
Stop the madness. Rethink your relationship with your business.
Here’s how:
Imagine someone else owns your company.
They hire a professional CEO. What would that person do?
They’d focus on:
Setting priorities
Allocating resources
Evaluating results
That’s what you want to do, too.
What to Stop Doing as a Founder
What would they stop doing?
Taking things personally
Doing everything themselves
Wasting time with worry, doubt, or blame
Treat Your Business Like an Asset
Your business doesn’t have to be filled with drama.
You are not your business. It’s an asset you own.
Treat it that way.
Be the CEO.
