196 - What to do when your employees won't leave you alone

You hired employees or built a team because you thought it would give you more time — so why does it feel like managing them has become another full-time job?

If your team is constantly asking questions, interrupting you, checking decisions, needing approval or coming back to you to solve problems, this episode is for you.

I'm talking about one of the most frustrating stages of scaling a business: when you've delegated the work, but somehow you're still involved in everything.

We'll look at how to train employees effectively, improve delegation, create better systems and SOPs, set clear expectations, and give your team the confidence to work independently without sacrificing the quality of your business.

I'll also walk you through my three simple communication filters for questions, ideas and decisions — designed to reduce interruptions while teaching your employees how to think, problem-solve and make decisions more like you.

Because if your team can do the work without you but can't make a decision without you, you haven't removed yourself from the work — you've just become the bottleneck.

If you're a founder or small business owner who wants to scale your business, manage your team more effectively, delegate without micromanaging and build a business that doesn't depend on you for every decision, this episode will show you where to start.