Episode 6

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The real barrier to delegation is not finding the right people. It is documentation. In this quick tip solo episode, Brandon Seigel makes the case that every repeated question, every inconsistent task, and every cancelled vacation is a documentation gap. Documentation is the bridge between working harder and building something that truly scales.

Brandon opens with a scenario from a group coaching session: a practice owner who wanted to leave for six months and have the practice run without her. When Brandon asked to see her processes and org structure, the diagnosis was immediate. Every decision funneled through her or her COO. Nothing could happen without the person at the top. That is not a scalable practice. It is an expensive assistant situation.

Most practice owners do not want to hear the core insight: the reason they cannot delegate is not staffing. It is that they have never written anything down. As Michael Gerber argues in The E-Myth Revisited, systems run the business and people run the systems. Documentation is how you build the systems.

Brandon's framework starts with capturing processes while you perform them. Use screen recording tools like Loom to record yourself completing a task in real time. Rough documentation that exists beats perfect documentation that never gets made.

Once captured, organize each process with a simple template: purpose, when to perform it, step-by-step instructions, quality checks, and required tools. Then train using the document. Walk the employee through it, let them perform the task while referencing the guide, and correct as needed. After they complete it, have them answer three questions that test whether they can replicate it independently. As documentation accumulates, it becomes a practice playbook that makes the business scalable, resilient, and eventually saleable.

Key Takeaways

• Every repeated question, inconsistent task, or cancelled vacation is a documentation gap. Fix it
• Capture processes while performing them. Use Loom or screen recording for instant training materials
• Organize each process: purpose, when to use it, step-by-step instructions, quality checks, and tools
• Train using the document. Walk employees through it, have them practice, and verify comprehension
• Documentation is an investment in your future self. Every process you document removes one dependency on you

"Clarity is kindness."  -- Brene Brown

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