Cutting Back to Scale Up: 3 Lessons from My Bonsai Trees

Hi Reader Scaling a business is a lot like trimming a bonsai tree (stick with me here). Just like a bonsai needs careful pruning to grow in the right direction, your business needs the right adjustments to thrive. As I was cutting some branches on one of my bonsai recently, it struck me how easy it is to let things overgrow—whether it's adding too many processes, expanding too quickly, or losing sight of what really matters. Here are three common mistakes entrepreneurs make when scaling, and...