CEOs: Operations can quickly fall apart…

I managed studios for 25 years.

From Blizzard Korea to Huuuge Games.

Operations can quickly fall apart..

– Admin
– Hiring
– Training
– Delegating
– Management
– Company growth

IF you are not careful.

As a CEO you have to manage all of them.

On top of picking up the kids and tying your shoes.

It is a lot.

Here’s what I learned about inefficient operations:

1/ Lost money

When operations are off track, resources bleed.
I’ve seen medium studios lose $100k+ monthly.
Due to bottlenecks and poor processes.

2/ Slow decisions

Every delayed decision = missed opportunity
At Gameloft, we scaled from 1 to 150 people.
Quick decisions were our edge.

3/ Team burnout

Bad operations create chaos.
Your best people get frustrated.
They leave. (very common)

5/ Growth ceiling

You can’t scale what’s broken.
Fix operations first.
Then aim for growth.

The solution?

1) Simplify 1st.
2) Delegate FULL ownership

You can do this through a fractional CEO or Full-time CXO.

What is important is that you are not the bottleneck.

Your operations are your foundation.

And your foundation should be clear processes.

Clear processes lead to fast decisions.
Fast decisions lead to opportunities.
Opportunities lead to growth.

Build them right.

Everything falls into place.

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