You can’t scale without people.
That’s the first brutal truth.
Most business owners never grow past a basic salary because they try to do everything themselves.
No leverage.
No delegation.
No team.
The second brutal truth?
The ones who do hire…
Often hire badly.
They keep poor performers.
They tolerate unreliability.
They excuse toxic behaviour.
Persistent sickness, disengagement, or unreliability spreads fast.
Toe. Foot. Leg. Life.
Small issues grow into culture killers.
Loyalty does not mean tolerance of behaviour that threatens the business.
Your responsibility is to the business.
To the clients.
And to the wider team who show up and deliver every day.
Winning teams only have the best players.
If you want to grow, you must act early.
Recruit well.
Set standards.
Protect the culture.
Remove those who refuse to meet the level required.
Scale demands people.
Success demands the right people.
Are you building a team that lifts your business…
Or drains it?