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One of the cliches of business ownership is that “owners don’t like to delegate.”

I really dislike cliches and would never make a podcast episode dedicated to such a shallow idea. 

Yet – in every cliche there is truth… and that’s what we wanted to explore in this episode on micromanagement, delegation, trusting team, and the dark side of scaling your music school.

This roundtable discussion explores:

• How micromanagement can backfire and lead to more work, not less.
• Personal stories from Daniel, Nate, and Alyssa on learning to let go of control.
• Practical frameworks for building trust and empowering your team to take ownership.
• Strategies for overcoming the fear of delegation and hiring the right people for the right tasks.

Plus: Nate shares a personal story about how a life-altering health emergency forced him to step back from his business—and what he learned about trusting his team in the process.

Click below to listen to the episode.

Here’s what we cover in the episode:

• The ‘dark side’ of scaling: micromanagement and delegation
• Defining delegation and learning from struggles
• Teaching as a framework for effective delegation
• 3 questions to ask if you don’t trust your employees / teachers
• Embracing feedback, letting go, and growth
• Practical advice and personal stories on forced delegation
• Scaling, hiring for success, and employee competence levels

We’d love to hear from you… what was your big takeaway this episode? What questions do you have?

Last Week for Forum Applications

Nate and I have been busy talking to school owners who applied to join the Forum!

Many have already joined… and are gearing up for a year in the “Brain Trust.”

Applications will close in a few days.

Don’t hesitate…

This is an opportunity to go beyond just knowledge and get into practical application

Here’s what you’ll do in the Forum:

• Build a clear roadmap for your business growth so you can hit 7-figure milestones without burning out
• Develop leadership skills in your team leaders that allow you to step away from daily operations and trust your team to deliver
• Master financial fluency so you can confidently make decisions based on real data, not guesswork (we are spending a LOT of time on this in our work with you on this)
• Create systems that streamline your operations, saving you time and freeing you from constant “fire-fighting” in your business
• Join live, interactive sessions where you’ll solve real-time challenges with your peers, getting actionable advice instantly
• Get personalized feedback on your plans so you stop second-guessing and move forward with confidence
• Create big changes in your first 60 days so you actually have TIME to do the work

Click here to apply to get a seat in the Forum

Show Notes

Here are the resources we mentioned…

Work the System by Sam Carpenter | The simple mechanics of making more and working less. Nate recommends!

Sloppy Leadership, Music School Growth, and Smart KPIs – Episode 83 | Over the years, I’ve heard a phrase over and over again… “I wish there was just a step-by-step guide to building my music studio.” “I just want someone to tell me what to do.” Good news… there’s a book that gives you a “tactical guide to building a company.” It’s short, it’s sweet… and it’s the topic of today’s episode. This is our “book report” on THE GREAT CEO WITHIN by Matt Mochary…

And how it applies to building your school or studio!

What’s Most Urgent in Your Music School? (w. Kyrsten R.) – Episode 89 | “How do I know what to work on next in my music school?!?!?” There is so much competing for your attention and so many tasks to complete. It can be difficult to know what’s best next!!! In this episode, we invited Kyrsten, who used to manage Grow Your Music Studio’s projects, to come on the podcast. Kyrsten gives a lot of great ideas on how to choose projects, how to delegate, and what it takes to do it efficiently and on a sensible budget.

How to Rapidly Complete Projects in Your Music Academy (w. Kyrsten R.) – Episode 95 | Do you struggle to manage large projects in your studio? Do you struggle to delegate? Do you sometimes feel that you AVOID large projects… simply because they feel difficult to complete? If so, then you will want to listen to this episode all the way to the end… We invited Kyrsten back on to teach the complete project management system that we used in my music school, at Grow Your Music Studio, and at GroupLessons.com Additionally, we give plenty of practical “hacks” as well as softwares and tools we use to make everything run smoothly in our business.

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Now’s the time of year to consider what programs you are going to be offering in your music studio this fall…
And if you are looking for a program that will:

• Increase student retention…
• Increase the number of your beginners that become intermediate students
• Help students go through their books faster (Proven! We did a study on this!)…
• Increase home practice time (Proven! We have years of data showing that this happens)
• And increase the profit in your studio (not just revenue)…

… Then you need to head over to GroupLessons.com, sign up for a free demo, and we’ll show you how hundreds of studios have easily started a new group program (sometimes in just a few weeks)… with little to no difficulty.

You can even begin our owner training for free (download our shopping list, and look through our teacher guides and method).

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