Your revenue forecast doesn’t tell me if you can double. Your org chart does. Here’s why: as you grow, people hit their ceiling. Someone who thrives at $5M might not be able to lead at $10M. The question isn’t whether you can hit the number, it’s whether you have the people to hold it up. Map the org chart you’ll need in 24 months, then go build it.
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And to know if your company is actually ready to double, don't show me your revenue forecast. Show me your org chart. People on your team will reach their ceiling. People who could lead at 5 million, sometimes can't lead at 10 and so on and so forth. What are those key positions in your company that maybe you don't have today, but in the future if you were to double, you're definitely going to need. Who are those people within your organization that may be nearing that ceiling, may be bumping up against it and are going to prevent you from growing because they don't have the skill set. It's not that they're a bad person, it's just that maybe they need to find a new seat on the bus and/or maybe other layers of management need to be brought in to continue to accelerate that growth. What I want you to do is build your org chart today and then what it needs to look like in 24 months. What are those three to five key positions that you know that you're going to need and you probably should start looking for them right now.
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