Dave Bailey

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The most dangerous trap for a scaling founder is the "Expertise Gap."

You hire someone because they are better than you at a specific function.

Then, you stop managing them because you feel you don't have the right to.

This is how cultures rot from the top down.

𝟭. 𝗬𝗼𝘂'𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗳𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮

When an expert presents a report, you nod along even if your gut says something is off. You assume their years of experience outweigh your intuition for your own business.

𝟮. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗮𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 "𝘄𝗵𝘆"

You hire a Head of Sales and let them set the targets, the strategy, and the tone. Six months later, you realize they've built a department that doesn't align with your personal values.

𝟯. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗮 𝗯𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁

They ask you for "approval" on things you don't understand, so you just say yes to keep things moving.

The solution?

You don't need to be an expert in their field to be their leader.

You just need to be an expert in the standards of your company.

The best CEOs don't get out of the way.

They stay in the way of anything that isn't excellent.

Agree or disagree?

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