by Jack Burke – Jack@HighVelocityCommunications.com
I recently talked to a small businessman who’s had to reduce his staff from 30 to 3 over the last two years. Business was drying up and he felt he had no choice but to cut—or go out of business altogether.
Letting one person go—let alone dozens—is never easy and it really tore at him. But once the die was cast, he realized he was happier running a smaller operation.
To him, having so many people was stressful and kept him awake at night. He couldn’t be everywhere at once and worried that jobs weren’t getting done correctly (the way he would do them). He couldn’t delegate effectively and it drove him crazy.
A smaller, more hands-on business suits him better, he said.
A simple lesson for us all. Bigger isn’t always better.
