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Owner-dependence checklist

How much of the company still depends directly on you?

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Check the statements that currently describe your business. Use the pattern to start a discussion about authority, information and capability.

Routine spending requires my personal approval.Customer issues frequently wait for me.Managers ask me to resolve decisions within their roles.Important relationships are held only by me.Work slows noticeably when I am away.I am the only person who can explain the financial picture.Hiring or staffing decisions bottleneck at my desk.Too much critical knowledge lives in my head.Priorities change when I am pulled into a new issue.The team relies on me to follow up on commitments.

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A count is not a diagnosis. Start with the recurring dependence that creates the most delay or risk.

Which decision or responsibility could move to a manager first?What authority, information and support would make that possible?