If you’re making every decision, you’re slowing your company down.
Early on, being the decision-maker is a superpower.
You move fast. Nothing gets stuck.
Everyone comes to you.
But somewhere around 15–30 employees, that strength quietly becomes the biggest bottleneck in the business.
Every question needs your input. Every decision waits for your approval.
Every small issue lands in your inbox.
And it’s not because your team isn’t capable.
But because you’ve trained them to rely on you.
Most founders aren’t overwhelmed by work.
They’re overwhelmed by decisions.
I’ve realised this:
Scaling isn’t about making better decisions.
It’s about making fewer of them.
A few things that help:
Be painfully clear on ‘what good looks like’
Push decisions to the lowest responsible level
Document how decisions should be made (not just what was decided)
Accept that 80% done by the team beats 100% done by you.
You’re not going to be able to scale if everything needs you.
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