Most of the frustrations in owning a business (the "insanity") come from an owner unwilling to remove him or herself from key daily tasks. The result of not doing so results in a newly coined phrase, "Entrepreneurial Insanity".
There are three types of business owners. Most people are Doers. They own the business and do the work. Any employees are simply there to help them do the job. They are only assistants. Then there are the Overseers. They let the employees do the work, but under their direct supervision and advice.
The smallest number of business owners are called Entrepreneurs. They establish the systems needed to make the business run and they get out of the way. Their mangers manage the systems; the systems manage the employees.
It is fascinating to see how these different types of business owners think. The Entrepreneur is always thinking. It is his job. Thinking creates the vision from which all opportunities spring. Thinking is why an entrepreneur gets out of bed in the morning.
The Overseer is a little more pragmatic. This thinking thing is OK, but only about the current operation; the things for which he has responsibility. He does not want to think outside of these self-imposed boundaries.
The Doer would prefer not to think. Thinking is not work. And, there is always work to do. He knows what to do and how to do it. Why think about anything else?
Such definitions are not absolute, but most people see themselves within one of those basic types of business owners.
Distinctions between Doers, Overseers and Entrepreneurs occur in many other areas of small business management including how they view change, opportunities and growth. In other articles I will explore each of these.
There are three types of business owners. Most people are Doers. They own the business and do the work. Any employees are simply there to help them do the job. They are only assistants. Then there are the Overseers. They let the employees do the work, but under their direct supervision and advice.
The smallest number of business owners are called Entrepreneurs. They establish the systems needed to make the business run and they get out of the way. Their mangers manage the systems; the systems manage the employees.
It is fascinating to see how these different types of business owners think. The Entrepreneur is always thinking. It is his job. Thinking creates the vision from which all opportunities spring. Thinking is why an entrepreneur gets out of bed in the morning.
The Overseer is a little more pragmatic. This thinking thing is OK, but only about the current operation; the things for which he has responsibility. He does not want to think outside of these self-imposed boundaries.
The Doer would prefer not to think. Thinking is not work. And, there is always work to do. He knows what to do and how to do it. Why think about anything else?
Such definitions are not absolute, but most people see themselves within one of those basic types of business owners.
Distinctions between Doers, Overseers and Entrepreneurs occur in many other areas of small business management including how they view change, opportunities and growth. In other articles I will explore each of these.
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