The Bottleneck Stalling Growth

The biggest growth bottleneck for $20M+ businesses isn’t competition, it’s internal friction. Here’s how to remove execution barriers and scale faster.

The Silent Killer of Business Growth

Most businesses in the $20M–$200M revenue range don’t struggle with competition or market conditions. They struggle with themselves.

The biggest bottleneck? Internal friction—misaligned teams, slow execution, and decision-making gridlock.

At this level, speed beats strategy. The best ideas die when execution slows to a crawl. If your company is moving at half-speed, you’re bleeding millions in unrealized revenue.

Identifying Bottlenecks in Your Business

Here’s where most $20M+ businesses stall:

→ Decision Paralysis: Leadership teams debating instead of executing.
→ Misaligned Priorities: Teams working on what’s urgent, not what’s impactful.
→ Slow Hiring & Delegation: Founders & execs bottlenecking execution.
→ Siloed Departments: Lack of communication between key functions.
→ Process Bloat: Too many approvals, too much red tape.

These inefficiencies compound as you scale, choking growth and creating unnecessary complexity.

How to Eliminate Execution Barriers

1. Shift to an Execution-First Culture

Decisions should be made faster with clear accountability. Implement a disagree-and-commit policy to prevent endless debates.

2. Implement a War Room Approach

Top-performing companies have daily pulse meetings to clear blockers in real time. Speed of execution compounds over time.

3. Kill Unnecessary Processes

Every layer of complexity slows you down. Audit your approval chains and cut unnecessary steps.

4. Hire for Execution, Not Titles

You need operators, not just leaders. Build a team of high-agency decision-makers who drive projects forward.

5. Leverage External Experts

Outside consultants (like me) solve execution problems faster than internal teams drowning in existing inefficiencies.

The Cost of Inaction

A $50M company losing just 5% efficiency is bleeding $2.5M+ annually. Most companies are losing far more.

If your business feels like it’s moving too slow, you don’t have a strategy problem. You have an execution problem. And every day it goes unfixed, you’re burning millions in lost opportunity.

Ready to Fix This?

I work with $20M–$200M+ business owners to eliminate execution bottlenecks and scale faster. If you want to remove friction, increase speed, and unlock growth, let’s talk.