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I'm Still Redoing My Team's Work—How Do I Actually Let Go?
Episode 4326th March 2026 • Fix My Business • B. Scott Todd
00:00:00 00:07:45

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Steven asks: "I've been running my company for six years. We do about half a million a year. I have a team, but I'm still actively involved in everything. I've tried delegating, but it ends up with me redoing the work. Is this just my personality?"

In this episode, Scott diagnoses Steven's real problem (the control trap isn't personality—it's an unwritten standard), explains why "what winning looks like" must be defined, and shares the Walt Disney Jungle Cruise story: how Walt noticed inconsistent ride times but went upstream to set the standard instead of fixing it himself. You'll learn why your company is capped at your capacity and what to do when delegated work comes back wrong.

The bottom line: Paint a picture of what success looks like. Get out of the way. Let them redo it—not you.

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