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In my last post on the role of a CEO, we talked about how the head of a company can best use their time. But what about the CEO or business owner who finds themselves drifting out of their designated area on the org chart and into their team’s domain? Call it drifting. Or meddling. Or smothering. Or micromanaging. There *might* be a good reason for it in the short term, but long term, it’s always a problem.

CEO. It’s the most important job in your whole company, right? It’s certainly up there. But I’ve met a surprising number of CEOs who finally make it to the top of their org chart and can’t quite figure out…what exactly they’re supposed to DO all day.

Simon Anderson is the EY Entrepreneur of the Year for Greater Los Angeles. Check out his advice for fellow entrepreneurs.

Working the plan is the perfect blend of strategy and execution (two of the four key areas we cover in our Growth system). The plan itself? It starts with your strategy. The plan is borne from you taking a 30,000 foot view, deciding what you want 10 years, 3 years, 1 year from now. The details of the plan are your roadmap for getting there—what do you need to do in order to get what you want?.

What can your company afford to invest in? What can’t you afford to invest in? And, importantly: what can’t you afford NOT to invest in? If I could wave a magic wand, these are the questions I would answer for every entrepreneur.

In the last few months, I’ve shared a lot of tips, tricks, and tactics for finding, hiring, and retaining great people. People are at least 90% of your success in business. So in case you missed it…here’s a recap of all of our recent content on people performance.

Over the last few weeks, I’ve shared some perspectives on how to win in today’s competitive hiring market. We talked about the importance of company culture. We talked about treating candidates like prospects and taking them through a frictionless hiring process. But one of the most important aspects of hiring isn’t about hiring new people at all. It’s about retaining the ones you already have.

Too many business owners are used to a different kind of market, one where employees are hungry for work and eagerly seeking the security of stable employment. That is not the market we’re operating in today. Today, candidates run the show.