The book
How to Stop Doing Everything and Build a Team That Runs Without You
Most owners build a company that runs on them. Every decision routes back to the founder, the team waits for answers, and the work piles up faster than one person can clear it. Bernd Geropp has spent his career fixing that. Six printings in Germany. Now available in English.
Every chapter starts with a sentence founders actually say and ends with the fix
If I don’t get involved, nothing happens
Even the raise didn’t help!
I can’t control everything and everyone…
My employees always work on the wrong thing!
I’ve told my employees ten times, and still nothing happened!
My employees simply won’t follow my rules
Another customer complaining about missed deadlines
They’re welcome to try new things, as long as nothing goes wrong!
They always do it differently than I want!
When the house is on fire, I can’t exactly stay calm!
In the end, I have to make all the decisions myself
Today the phone stays off
Business founders
and owners
who are still deeply involved in daily operations and want to build a company that runs independently of them.
CEO's of small and
mid-sized companies
who need clear sturcture, roles and decision systems to scale beyond their own capacity.
Leaders who want to step out of daily operations
who aim to develop teams that take ownership instead of constantly relying on direction.
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Bernd Geropp is a business advisor, leadership mentor, and author who works with founders and owners of small and medium-sized manufacturing companies.
He consults on strategic challenges and helps companies build stronger leadership.
His approach combines practical experience from co-founding and leading his own high-tech start-up with his subsequent work as a managing director in an international corporation. Born in 1963, Geropp studied electrical engineering and holds a doctorate in engineering (Dr.-Ing.).
After holding roles in service, production, and management, he founded his leadership consulting firm in 2009.
Since then, he has worked with thousands of executives and business owners on issues of leadership, delegation, strategy, and organizational culture.
Brian Creager handled the translation and adaptation for this English edition, and co-hosts the Founder Independence podcast with Bernd.
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