Creating Owner Independence with David Finkel

On today’s podcast:

• Covid-19 has been either an existential time or a big boom for businesses – 1:32
• Being a business vs. being an entrepreneur – 3:30
• “How often in your business life have you had perfect information?” – 6:21
• One of leader’s core roles is to be the voice of certainty in a sea of confusion – 10:54
• The arousal curve – 12:57
• Grow players vs. role players – 15:20
• A 90-day quarter is a great unit of time to connect big picture goals with the connection of doing – 23:37
• Know your number one priority each quarter – your limiting factor – 25:09
• How entrepreneurs can keep consistency – 29:18
• “The biggest limitation that you have is going to be the talent and attention of your best people.” – 33:03
• How to maintain focus and planning – 38:40
• How to grow your business beyond 8 figures – 42:26
• An explanation of Strategic Depth and why you should be using it – 46:22
• The concept of creating a legacy – 56:20

Key Takeaways: 

• Don’t make decisions and never revisit them
• When we have fear, uncertainty and doubt (F.U.D factor) we go into a mode of survival, which can fixate decisions instead of getting broader perspectives
• Know how to work with your grow players and your role players
• Your staff needs time to get stuff done
• The most successful companies have CEOs that don’t have many tasks
• Most people can’t sustain by winging it
• Even if you’re alone in your business you can’t be alone in the journey

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• Build a Business, Not a Job Book

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