E23: How to Manage Effectively When You Wear Many Hats

Within an organization, it’s common for one person to have more than one role.

 

We sometimes call this wearing more than one hat. And in a really small business, it’s not uncommon for one person to balance 3, 5, or even 10 more hats precariously on their head!  

 

But it’s not just a small business problem. 

 

As you scale up, you’ll always be introducing new teams. New teams will start off with a generalist who wears multiple hats, and over time you’ll hire specialists.

 

So how do we manage this?

 

The key is to look a few years into the future. Work out what roles will need to exist.

 

Then start working as if they already do. If that means that you currently wear 6 and a half hats on your head, then so be it.

 

Why? It will make your life much easier when it comes to systemizing processes, delegating tasks, and recruiting new employees.

 

Put simply: It allows you to scale.

 

We go deeper on this in today’s episode of De-stress Your Business.

 

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