After more than 10,000 hours coaching founder-CEOs, I've seen what works and what breaks in that 15-250 employee range, especially in no man's land (70-100 people), where every decision bottlenecks with you. In this video, I'm showing you seven books and one principle from each that you can use this week to stop being the bottleneck.WARNING: Don't try to read all seven books this week—that's just another way to stay busy. Pick the one that solves your biggest bottleneck right now and commit to that one principle for the next 90 days. When it's a habit, move to the next.⏱️ TIMESTAMPS:0:00 - Are You Building a Business or a Prison?0:54 - Book 1: Multipliers by Liz Wiseman (Stop Being the Genius)2:04 - Book 2: Scaling Up by Verne Harnish (You Can't Scale Heroics)3:15 - Book 3: Big Bet Leadership by John Rossman (One Name, One Owner)4:17 - Book 4: The Geek Way by Andrew McAfee (Hire for Curiosity)5:37 - Book 5: Clear Thinking by Shane Parrish (Decision Quality Beats Speed)6:25 - Book 6: Be Useful by Arnold Schwarzenegger (Contribution vs Acquisition)7:22 - Book 7: Legacy by James Kerr (Leave the Jersey Better)8:24 - Summary: Seven Principles to Stop Being the BottleneckSEVEN PRINCIPLES TO STOP BEING THE BOTTLENECK:1. To build leaders: Become a genius maker2. To stop firefighting: Build systems, not heroics3. To get things done: Assign a single owner (DRI)4. To build a smarter team: Hire for curiosity5. To get your time back: Prioritise decision quality6. To find your focus: Be useful (contribution vs acquisition)7. To build a company that lasts: Create a culture of stewardship📧 Want one email a day to get your time back and stop firefighting? 33 lessons in the description: https://join.monkhouseandcompany.com/33-days-of-no-bollocks-business-insights📞 Ready to build a moat around your champions? Book a call: https://book.monkhouseandcompany.com/founder-freedom-call→ FOLLOW DOMINIC MONKHOUSE:LinkedIn: 👔 https://www.linkedin.com/in/dominicmonkhouse/Website: https://www.monkhouseandcompany.comABOUT DOMINIC:I'm a UK-based business coach who helps founder-CEOs scale their companies from 50 to 250 employees. I've scaled two UK tech companies to £30M ARR in five years. Now, my mission is to help 2,000 British companies build systems that scale without the founder at the centre of everything.Stop being the bottleneck. Pick one principle for 90 days.#FounderCEO #Leadership #ScalingBusiness #BookRecommendations