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A small business owner is a leader. So whether you feel like
a good leader, a poor leader, or not a leader at all, you are a leader if you
own a business.
So what? Why does it matter? It matters because the
fundamental problem with most small businesses is that the leader is doing the
wrong work. Doing the wrong work means that vital 'leadership work' never gets
done - usually because you do not leave enough time and energy to do it, and
that means you fail to reap the rewards that this leadership work can
bring.
If this leadership work is so important, what is it?
Essentially it's all about deciding what you want your business to look like
and then making sure it happens. Failing to do the leadership work can mean you
never get what you want from your business.
The E-Myth lays down three key elements of leadership:
vision action and spirit.
Vision is about deciding what you want your business to look
like if you are to receive the personal rewards you want in your life (see
article Why Do You Run A Business?). In other
words your business is a vehicle to bring you what you want and your vision is
what this vehicle will need to look like. In The E-Myth Mastery Program this
vision for your business is called Your Strategic Objective.
Having a vision - an idea in your head - gets you nowhere
unless you take action. For a leader, taking action means doing what it takes
to move the business towards your strategic objective. Doing what it takes
means working ON the business to build systems, recruit and manage staff to run
the systems and get the results needed.
Spirit is the way the business owner goes about taking
action. It's about who the leader is as a person and how this is reflected
throughout the business. It's about matching the spirit of the business to your
own values.
If your business is not working the way you would like your
first step is to review your role as leader. Are you doing the leadership work
needed or is that work simply not getting done? Have you decided what you want
your business to look like and, if so, are you taking action to get it
there?
The E-Myth Mastery Program starts with
Leadership because you will never get what you want from your
business unless the leadership work gets done. |
