Being needed can feel like success when you own a firm.
Clients come to you with questions. Your team waits for your decisions. Problems eventually make their way back to you.
But there is a downside to becoming the person everything depends on.
You cannot really step away.
This video is about the difference between having support around you and building a firm that can function without you sitting in the middle of every decision.
A strong team should be able to own responsibilities, communicate, and keep the business moving.
That does not mean the founder becomes irrelevant.
It means your role can change.
Instead of spending your time answering every question and approving every move, you can focus on the work that actually requires you.
For firm owners, there is a useful test:
If you stepped away for a week, what would stop working?
The answer may tell you exactly where the business still depends on you too much.
Jackie Meyer, Dr Jackie Meyer, CPA firm, accounting firm, firm owner, accounting firm owner, CPA, accounting, accountant, firm growth, business systems, delegation, leadership, team leadership, business owner, entrepreneurship, business growth, practice management, work life balance, burnout, accounting profession #short
