How To Grow Your Family Business Without Working Any Harder Than You Already Are

21 July

If everyone in your business improved by just 1%, what would that be worth in a year's time?

In this episode, Mark and Caroline introduce the first half of their GIPD framework and explain why every single person in your business should be responsible for moving the business forward. You'll discover the difference between growing something and improving something, why tiny gains across every department create massive results, and how to stop being a business full of problem spotters and start building a team of problem solvers.

If your business feels stuck despite everyone working hard, this episode will give you a completely different way to think about growth.

Growth isn't reserved for leadership. When everyone in the business owns a piece of the outcome, momentum stops depending on one person and starts becoming part of the culture. That's when real growth becomes sustainable.

In today's podcast, Mark explores:

4:28 - How the four business growth levers create momentum across your entire business
06:06 - Why every single person in your business should own a growth number
08:49 - Why doing less but doing it better is sometimes the most powerful growth move you can make
10:12 - The difference between growing results and improving systems
11:01 - How to stop just raising problems and start creating solutions
14:49 - The simple seven-day challenge that gets your whole team pulling in the same direction

Quotes

“There are levers you need to pull in the business, everybody needs to be pulling the same levers at the same time, or working on the levers that they've got control over.”- Mark Creedon

“Leave the business better today than it was yesterday, that's everybody's responsibility.” - Mark Creedon

“It's not about doing more. Sometimes the best way to grow is to do what you're doing now, just better, more efficiently. Sometimes, do less.” - Mark Creedon

“As a business owner, you think you're the only one who can grow and improve the business. But bring everyone else on board, and it's far more meaningful, you get more buy-in, and it's a lot easier.” - Caroline Creedon

“Be the problem solver, not just a problem spotter.” - Caroline Creedon

The Mastermind for Business podcast is powered by Business Accelerator Mastermind, a coaching program that helps service business owners and professionals double their revenue whilst halving their time in the business. Each week, Mark Creedon, a Business Coach at Business Accelerator Mastermind, speaks with some of the best business minds in the world and shares simple, practical steps you can take to create the business you always wanted.

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Mastermind Business Accelerator is a hands-on practical program aimed at driving results fast. Spearheaded by Mark and Caroline Creedon and a range of highly qualified experts, the program will give you back the freedom you hoped for when you first started your business or professional practice. With his coaching program, Business Accelerator Mastermind, Mark helps business owners maximise their time, set and achieve goals, while remaining accountable.