BUILD THE TEAM
Know What to Hand Off First
Know what to hand off, when, and to whom, so you stop being the bottleneck and start working on the business instead of in it.
What it solves
Owners who do everything become the bottleneck their business cannot grow past. This map is for owners ready to delegate but unsure where to start. You audit a week of your time, rank low-value, high-frequency tasks to hand off first, write SOPs before you hire, choose the right kind of help, and hand off cleanly.
What this is worth: Consultants build ops and onboarding systems at $150 to $300 an hour.
What is inside
- A one-week time audit that marks every task as low or high value.
- A ranking method that puts frequent, low-skill work like admin and scheduling first.
- A systemize-before-you-hire step: an SOP for every task you plan to hand off.
- A guide to matching contractor, part-timer, VA, or employee to the task and budget.
- A clean handoff routine: share the SOP, walk it once, check results, not steps.

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Questions, answered
The file suggests starting with a contractor or VA to test the work, then growing to employees as the load proves out. The right type of help depends on the task and your budget.
A documented task is an easy handoff. With an SOP in place, a new person can do the task right on day one instead of inheriting chaos, and their questions help you refine the SOP.
An honest week of how you spend your time, your SOPs or a plan to build them, and your budget for help. The audit comes first, since you cannot delegate what you have not named.
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