Feb 06, 2025
Description: Forecasting and planning for growth is an essential part of scaling your company. Laying out your direction and path for this progress is key to understanding how to get from 1 to 3, or 3-30 people in your organization. You’ll need to prioritize the ORG chart expansion plan to make this dream a reality, with a by quarter, year, and 3-5 year forecast for your intention so you can save for it and do the weekly tasks to tick off your progress to milestones of team growth. Study your options for how to add team. Do your research. There’s always more than one way to get from A to B. Looking into 1099, contracted, and “fractional” staff options in the C- suite can be a great way to test people out and can be quite budget friendly when you are in your infancy to early stages of start up level growth in your early years. Know your options and even “split test” for clarity on your preferences that achieve what your own organization needs. This way when you are ready for the FTE in your C- suite and staffing increases to meet demand for your services, you’ll have the peace of mind that you’ve prepared and found the right team members for the right seats on your bus to success! Accept the hiccups, and the back steps along the way. Growing is hard. People will leave. The grass will look greener on the other side, for some. Work through your loyalty emotions (privately), and move on. Try again. You can’t scale if you quit trying. No one will believe in what you are doing more than you do, and no one will try as hard, day in and day out, 60+ hours per week at times. It’s just the truth. There are also times when the metrics you track will tell you to “stay put” or even “scale back” due to economic and industry changes, or based on perfecting your systems and IDEAL CLIENT selection. Find your RIGHT SIZE for your geographic area, personal preferences, and life balance you desire.
You will LEARN:
- How to plan and forecast for scaling your company, and why establishing your ORG chart growth plan is key.
- When to consider 1099, fractional, and eventually FTE staff additions to your team & C-suite, and in what order.
- How to overcome setbacks, departures, & hiccups during your growth, while you find your “right sized” company.