Gerber’s E-Myth and the Rising Dough of a Rectangular Pizza

Has your passion turned into a job? Do you regret opening a business that has taken away your life?  Michael Gerber’s book, the E-Myth, discusses such feelings and offers remedies.  Join Brandon and Rick as they use Gerber’s book and  look inside the mind of the small/mid-sized business owner by telling the story of their family’s Italian restaurant, the Villa Italian, which was opened in 1949.

 

1. Homework assignment–Steps
   • Are you wearing these three hats? If not, you need to change.
     1. The Entrepreneur
        • Do you have the personality to turn the most trivial condition into an exceptional opportunity?
        • Are you a visionary?
     2. The Manager
        • Do you have the personality that is pragmatic?
        • Do you plan and manage?
2. The Technician
   • Do you have the personality to dig into the details and do the work?
   • Do you like to tinker with your product or service to make it better?
   • Are you uncomfortable with the company growing because it puts more pressure on you to deliver?
3. Build a preliminary organization chart, even if you don’t have any people to fill the boxes.
4. Hire or re-shuffle people to fill the slots. Get the right people on the bus (Jim Colins “Good to Great.”)
   • First right people
   • Motivation and management issues go away
   • If you found the wrong people, make the hard decision early.
5. Set up the processes and procedures that allow you to delegate as much as possible.