The right people aren’t in the right jobs.

One of the toughest issues facing a fast-growing business is that some people – particularly top team members – will be incapable of handling their growing responsibilities. The complexity of a growing organization dramatically compounds the number and intricacy of management’s decisions and activities – all of which require new skills to handle. Some people can adjust to the changes brought about by growth. Many cannot.

Just one weak person in a key position can drag down the performance of the entire organization. Ensuring that the right people with the right skills are doing the right things at the right time is key to long-term success.

Your company’s leaders must make hard and objective evaluations – sooner rather than later – of every current team member to assess performance and determine if they have the skills needed to scale with the organization. This evaluation process will likely require retraining, recycling, and replacing people, particularly managers.