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The Boschetto Bulletin - Busy Leaders

Chris Scott
April 28, 2025

Businesses find themselves stuck when the leader becomes the bottleneck.

Not because the leaders are lazy.
Not because they don’t care.

Because they’re too busy to lead.

I’ve seen it happen all over — from scaling service firms to multi-site logistics companies:
The founder. The COO. The department head.

They’re moving fast — but they’re managing by reaction, not by design.
And it bleeds into everything.

That’s Execution Debt™ at the leadership level.

📖 Execution Playbook: The Busy Leader Bottleneck

Here’s how it happens:

You’re in back-to-back meetings all day
You approve everything because “it’s faster if I just handle it”
You’re dragged into every small decision
You’re solving problems two levels below where you should be

Meanwhile:

Projects stall waiting for your input
Your best people disengage because they’re blocked
Strategic initiatives get pushed “to next quarter” — again

Signs You’re Leading by Reaction, Not Design

If you disappear for 3 days, major initiatives freeze
No one else feels fully accountable for project outcomes
Your week is 90% reacting to fires instead of driving strategic priorities

That’s not leadership.
That’s compounded Execution Debt™ in real time.

How to Break the Pattern

1. Shift From Approving to Empowering’

The goal isn’t to review everything yourself.
It’s to build decision frameworks so your team can move without you.

Good operators don't approve tasks.
They approve judgment.

2. Redefine Your “True North” Weekly

Every Monday, define the 3 strategic outcomes you personally need to drive that week.
If you don’t, you’ll be ruled by everyone else’s urgency.

Ask yourself:

“What outcomes require my leadership, not just my attendance?”

3. Promote Decision Velocity, Not Personal Control

If your team can’t make decisions without you, you're not leading — you're hoarding.

Teach speed.
Teach clarity.
Expect execution without babysitting.

Execution Debt™ shrinks when velocity increases — without sacrificing alignment.
Your leadership system either compounds execution — or compounds drag.
There’s no neutral ground.

🚀 Ready to Spot Your Execution Gaps?

Most businesses are losing at least $10K a year from Execution Debt™ — but they don’t realize it until it’s too late.

Take the Execution Debt™ Score Quiz and see exactly where you’re bleeding time and money.

🔗 Take the Quiz Now

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💡 Smart Business Move of the Week

Netflix operates on the principle of “high alignment, high autonomy.”

“Do not seek to please your boss. Seek to do what is best for the company.”

Reed Hastings, Netflix Founder

Netflix doesn’t reward task-following.
They reward independent judgment aligned with clear strategic goals.

When leaders stop controlling every decision — and start clarifying direction — execution accelerates at scale.

⚡️ Execution Power-Up: Leadership Audit

Look at your calendar for the last 7 days and ask:

“How much of my time pushed work forward? How much cleared the way for others to move faster?”

If you're spending more time pushing than clearing, you’re compounding Execution Debt™ without realizing it.

Small shifts here drive massive gains later.

If your leadership requires you to personally touch every project, every decision, every milestone…
You’re not scaling.
You’re bottlenecking.

🎯 Boschetto Consulting - Eliminating Execution Debt™

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Struggling with Execution Debt™? Let’s fix it.

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