Escape the Founder's Funnel
Many business owners struggle to transition from doing the work, to managing the work, to leading the work. When everything important in your business flows through you, you’re stuck in the “founder's funnel.”
Owning a business is hard enough. Finding yourself in the founder’s funnel can be truly overwhelming. You know it’s time to make some changes when white-water rafting seems like a relaxing break.
We know. We’ve been there.
But it doesn't have to be this way. We can help.
Working with Barcanic Consulting, you will...
Identify and understand the specific bottlenecks that are holding you back.
Implement a strategy and action plan to achieve consistent and sustainable growth.
Expand employee skills and capacity in ways that directly influence performance.
Increase trust, engagement, and teamwork.
Develop processes that enable you to stay on top of what is most important.
Decrease conflict and drama.
Establish proven systems to bear the weight that has been on your shoulders.
Learn new ways of leading that unleash the potential of your people and free you to focus on what you do best.
Chaos gives way to coordination. Exhaustion is replaced by excitement. And you’ll have the confidence of knowing that you have access to the information you need to make good decisions. You deserve to experience the joy and freedom you always knew business ownership could provide.
Our Process
Every engagement starts by determining your current position. We dig deep to identify the root issues and solve the most important problems that are holding you back.
Together we create a 3-year strategy that defines your destination, diagnoses your greatest challenge in reaching that destination, and develops an overall strategic approach to overcoming that challenge.
From this strategy we then design a 1-year action plan. By weaving interrelated goals, milestones, actions, and assignments together you can achieve maximum progress towards your destination.
“A goal without a plan is just a wish.” ~Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Strategy
New Learning
To achieve what you’ve never achieved, you must do what you’ve never done. While most training organizations provide stock learning opportunities with a minimum of customization, we help you and your team develop the specific capabilities you need to break through the growth barrier that’s holding you back.
This new learning is acquired through a mix of customized team workshops, reading and reflection, observation and debrief, one-on-one advising, and real-world practice. You and your team will move beyond mere intellectual understanding. You will gain the wisdom that comes from applying knowledge to real-world situations, learning from those experiences, and improving over time.
“Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.” ~John F. Kennedy
Guided Implementation
Ideas without execution are like mac without cheese or peanut butter without jelly. Not really what you need to get you going. Unlike most consulting firms, we don’t leave you hanging once the initial analysis and strategy are complete. We are committed to guiding you through the changes necessary to accomplish your goals and attain your vision.
Depending on your situation, this may include weekly advisory meetings, developing new tools, resources, and systems, observing and mentoring team members, facilitating planning sessions, analyzing tactics and recommending adjustments, and more.
“Plans are only good intentions unless they immediately degenerate into hard work.” ~Peter Drucker