How You’re Secretly Staying Stuck

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As we were building our $30M engineering and built environment consultancy, we thought we were great at delegating.

Tasks were getting handed off.

Projects were being shared around.

It felt like we were really letting go.

But in reality, we were still the bottleneck.

Every meaningful decision still ran through us.

“Just check with me first.”

“Send it through before it goes out.”

“Let me have a quick look.”

We’d fallen into the delegation trap.

We were delegating tasks, but keeping decisions.

Which meant nothing truly moved forward without us.

Capable people on the team waited for us instead of stepping up.

And despite having a team, we stayed overloaded.

The business looked bigger — but it still ran through us as the founders.

The big shift came when we realised that:

Real delegation isn’t about moving tasks or work around.

It’s about transferring ownership.

That means handing over:

— Decision-making authority.
— Clear accountability.
— And the consequences that come with it.

Once we stopped saying “just check with me” and started letting the team decide, things changed fast.

People stepped up.

Projects moved forward without us.

And the business finally started to grow without us being involved in everything.

If you feel busy, stretched, and involved in every decision — even with a solid team around you —

There’s a good chance this is what’s keeping you stuck.

Growth stalls because you’re still holding onto all the decisions.

So maybe it’s time to start letting go?

To your success,

Josh

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