The Single Greatest Key to the Growth of Your Company Is...
What is the single greatest limitation to the growth of your company? What is the single greatest thing that can fuel its growth? The answers to both of these questions are one in the same.
It’s not the economy. It’s not your staff. It’s not your competition. If you are the owner or leader of your company, the single greatest key to its success is…
YOU.
The decisions you make determine the course of your company; whether it survives or doesn’t; whether it treads water or multiplies in size.
John Maxwell, author of The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership calls this the “Law of the Lid”. It is the notion that the leader of any company or movement is ultimately the “lid” atop the organization. If, on a scale of 1 to 10, a leader is a “6”, the company he leads will never be a “7” or an “8”.
However, there is a flip side to this coin. If you are a “7”, it is equally unlikely that your business will be limited to a “3” or a “4”. You are both the greatest limitation to your company and its single most important asset.
In short, as the leader of your business, it cannot grow in spite of you. It must grow BECAUSE of you! So, what exactly can you do to raise the “lid” and fuel the growth of your business?
First and foremost, you must work ON your business, rather than just working IN it. More on that later.
First and foremost, you must work ON your business, rather than just working IN it. More on that later.
Till then, be kind to animals. Especially the kind that bite.
Posted by Kent Covington at November 25, 2008 
Categories: Blog and e-publishing
Tags: small business Kent Covington management Advancing Your Business business marketing
Categories: Blog and e-publishing
Tags: small business Kent Covington management Advancing Your Business business marketing
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