Scott Sylvan Bell·Sep 25The VP Runs the Monday Meeting Better Than You Did.18 Months Building Independence. Hired the VP at $225K. Trained. Delegated. The VP Runs It Better. The Team Prefers It. Nobody Asked the…
Scott Sylvan Bell·Sep 185 Signs You’re Burned Out and 5 Ways to Fix It That Don’t Involve a Vacation.The Owner Hasn’t Had a Day Off in 14 Months. “After This Quarter.” “After the Launch.” “After We Close.” The Quarter Ends. Another Starts…
Scott Sylvan Bell·Sep 17You Don’t Have a Time Management Problem. You Have a Boundary Problem. 5 Statements That Fix It.The Calendar Says “Strategic Planning.” 9 to 11 AM. At 9:12 the Office Manager Knocks. At 9:34 the Sales Rep Calls. At 10:15 the VP Stops…
Scott Sylvan Bell·Sep 3The Owner Who Wants to Sell but Won’t Allow Accountability Is the Owner Who Pays for Both.The Owner Hired the Advisor. Started the Timeline. Then the Advisor Said “Implement Reviews” and the Owner Said “We Don’t Do That Here.”…
Scott Sylvan Bell·Aug 11Who Is Black Box Bob. And Why They’re Holding Your Company Hostage With Information You Own.You Own the Company. You Don’t Own the Information. Bob Has It. Locked Up. In Their Head, in Their Process, in the Way They’ve Done Things…
Scott Sylvan Bell·Aug 9The Employee Review Process That Ranks the Team, Finds the Gaps, and Builds Exit EvidenceThe Owner Knows Who the Best People Are. Intuitively. After 15 Years Together. The Problem Is the Ranking Lives in the Owner’s Head. “I…
Scott Sylvan Bell·Aug 7The Boundaries You Don’t Have Will Show Up at the Worst Time — and They’ll Cost YouGrowth Exposes Missing Boundaries. Scale Amplifies Them. Exit Prices Them. The Owner Who Can’t Say No at $8M Is the Owner Who Collapses at…
Scott Sylvan Bell·Jul 29When You Find Top Talent — Hire Them.The Owner Met the Perfect Candidate and Didn’t Hire Them. Not Because the Budget Wasn’t There. Because the Owner Was Afraid. Every One of…