SPOUSE OR A HOUSE IS THE QUESTION POVAR ASKS?

Do you want your business to continue to grow or are you happy with it at size it is?

Most entrepreneurs will answer that of course they want their businesses to grow. That is what it is all about. But to what size? Do you want to be leading business in your town? In your country? In your specific business sector? Perhaps you aim eventually to expand to become one of great companies of world.

With expansion comes an increase in number of your employees. This is a fact of life. You can rarely run a major enterprise with just a handful of people. You need other people to help you, and your business will sink or swim according to how well they perform.

So are you happy with your staff? Do they come up to your expectations or are you disappointed with their performance?

Are you frustrated with their lack of enthusiasm? Are they reluctant to share your own point of view? Are they slow to accept your ideas? Do they take too long to understand your orders and to carry them out? Are they unwilling to put in extra effort than strictly necessary? Do they lack spark that you have? In short, do you think that they are all useless and that you could do job better yourself?

Stop! If this is how you think you are on a dangerous path for future of your business. Thinking like this is not way to grow your company to become a large and thriving enterprise.

You are an entrepreneur, owner of business. Your flair and skills and knowledge have grown company from nothing to where it is today. You have done it by your own effort and enthusiasm. You have become used to making all decisions and to getting your own way without question. That has worked well up to now.

But beyond a certain size you cannot do it all yourself any more. You must employ staff to lighten your load, and you will need more and more staff in future. You need managers and management structures.