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How to spot a leadership gap in ten minutes.

November 13, 2025 Obsidian Thorne, LLC
How to spot a leadership gap in ten minutes. You don’t need a 360 review to spot a leadership gap. You just need to look at how people behave when no one’s watching. → Are meetings filled with
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Busy is not the same as productive.

November 12, 2025 Obsidian Thorne, LLC
Busy is not the same as productive. Objection: “We already have people or processes.” 🚨 Do those people give you control, or just consume payroll? The fix = structure: ✔ Dashboards ✔
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🚨 I’ll need to run this by someone else.

November 12, 2025 Obsidian Thorne, LLC
🚨 “I’ll need to run this by someone else.” That stall costs you money. Fix it with alignment: ✔ Bring decision makers into the room early ✔ Keep the loop tight ✔ Lock authority beside
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You don’t get control by waiting for things to slow down.

November 11, 2025 Obsidian Thorne, LLC
You don’t get control by waiting for things to slow down. Too many founders stall with this line: “We’ll put systems in when things lighten up.” Wrong move. 🚨 Busy seasons expose
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How to cut three hours of admin without hiring.

November 07, 2025 Obsidian Thorne, LLC
How to cut three hours of admin without hiring. You don’t need more people, you need cleaner systems. Most teams burn hours every week fixing the same problems automation could
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Micromanaging Isn’t a Flaw, It’s Leadership

November 05, 2025 Obsidian Thorne, LLC
Micromanaging Isn’t a Flaw, It’s Leadership. You can’t lead what you don’t understand. Sometimes that means getting into the weeds. Email : strategy@obsidianthorne.com to learn more.
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If your team drains your energy, your business is built wrong.

November 03, 2025 Obsidian Thorne, LLC
If your team drains your energy, your business is built wrong. 👥 You can't scale with seat-fillers. 🔁 You can't keep re-explaining the same job. 😤 If you're still fixing their mistakes,
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Build It Once, Scale It Forever: How Duplication and Systems Create Growth Paths That Keep Employees

October 11, 2025 Obsidian Thorne, LLC
Build It Once, Scale It Forever: How Duplication and Systems Create Growth Paths That Keep Employees
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If your day starts at 7:30 AM and ends at 7 PM, your business is running you.

October 11, 2025 Obsidian Thorne, LLC
If your day starts at 7:30 AM and ends at 7 PM, your business is running you.
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