1065. Four Things You Shouldn’t Outsource as a CEO

The Kelly Roach Show

Kelly Roach

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5 • 928 Ratings

🗓️ 3 October 2024

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of The Kelly Roach Show, Kelly dives deep into four crucial aspects of running a successful and sustainable business that should never be outsourced, even as you build a strong team. Drawing from her extensive experience in leadership, team-building, and her book *Bigger Than You*, Kelly highlights why CEOs must retain control over certain areas to avoid burnout and stagnation while driving growth.

Key Takeaways:

- Culture Ownership: As the CEO, you are the energy and visionary force behind your company’s culture. Kelly explains why your involvement is essential in maintaining the core values and standards that drive your organization.

- Setting Standards: CEOs must continuously set and reinforce high standards to lead their teams effectively. Whether it’s how your team shows up on camera or the benchmarks for success, you set the tone.
- Fiscal Responsibility: Never abdicate your power over finances. Kelly shares real-life horror stories of CEOs who lost control by relying on others for financial oversight. Keeping your hands on the wheel ensures your business remains profitable and protected.
- Judgment Calls: Tough decisions come with the territory of leadership. Whether it’s making high-stakes decisions on hiring, firing, or company direction, Kelly emphasizes that no one else can make these judgment calls for you.

Kelly offers actionable advice for entrepreneurs who are looking to build a dream team without losing sight of the key areas they need to oversee personally. If you're eager to foster both freedom and success in your business, this episode is a must-listen!

Resources Mentioned:
- Kelly’s book, Bigger Than You: The Entrepreneur's Guide to Building an Unstoppable Dream Team https://a.co/d/4psBMkp

Connect with Kelly:
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kellyroachofficial/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kellyroachint/
- Website: https://kellyroachinternational.com/

Transcript

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0:00.0	Welcome back to the Kelly Road Show. So today we're going to talk about four things that I am going to recommend that you skip outsourcing if you want to build a profitable business long term.
0:14.0	Now, if you've been following me for any period of time,
0:17.5	you know that my greatest love is building championship teams.
0:21.8	I love building teams. I love building teams. I love promoting people. I love growing people, elevating them,
0:28.7	helping them to maximize their potential. And I just personally feel that building businesses and
0:34.8	building companies is a whole lot more fun when you do it with a great team that you love
0:39.0	and so this has been a focus of mind for a really long time so much so that I wrote a book on it.
0:45.1	It's called Bigger than You, The Entrepreneurs Guide to Building an Unstoppable Dream Team.
0:49.9	And if you haven't read that book, I absolutely recommend that you head on over to Amazon and
0:55.0	grab a copy right away.
0:56.9	It will change the trajectory of your business forever.
1:00.4	But that being said, with all the things that I love about building teams and how
1:06.2	important and how central I know that building teams is to building successful
1:11.7	businesses without burnout. I also know that us
1:15.3	entrepreneurs have a tendency to go a little bit overboard every now and then.
1:19.9	That's right. Sometimes we get a little delegation crazy and we get so excited about building
1:26.5	teams. We get so excited about getting things off our plate. We get so excited about not
1:31.8	having our hands and everything, but oftentimes we give away too much.
1:37.4	And I've even recorded podcast episodes talking about the difference between abdicating your power and delegating effectively, which
1:46.7	are two different things.
1:48.7	So today I want to talk about four things that you really do need to keep your hands on the wheel with in your business
1:55.9	no matter how great your team is and I personally think I have a team that is 10 out of
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