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",[46,52,56,61,65,69,73,77,81,87,91,95,99,103,136,140,145,149,153,157,161,165,169,173,194,198,202,206,210,214,218,221,224,228,232,236,240,265,269,273,277,281,285,289,293,297,301,305,309,327,331,335,338,342,346,350,354,379,383,387,391,395,399,413,417,421,425,429,433,437,441,444,447,451,455,459,463,467,492,496,500,504,526,530,534,538,542,546,550,554,569,573,577,580,584,588,592,596,600,604,608,611,614,618,622,626,630,634,638,642,646,650,654,658],{"type":47,"children":48},"paragraph",[49],{"text":50,"type":51},"Growing a business sounds simple on paper. Hire good people, assign responsibilities, and keep moving forward. However, that's rarely how growth works in real life. As businesses expand, people take on extra tasks, roles start overlapping, and owners often step in wherever help is needed. ","text",{"type":47,"children":53},[54],{"text":55,"type":51},"Over time, it becomes harder to see who truly owns each part of the business. Work still gets done, but accountability becomes less clear, and that can create problems as the company grows.",{"type":47,"children":57},[58],{"code":59,"text":60,"type":51},true,"\u003Cdiv class=\"font-inherit text-center text-xl\">WATCH THE VIDEO VERSION\u003C/div>",{"type":47,"children":62},[63],{"code":59,"text":64,"type":51},"\u003Cp>\u003Ccenter>\u003Ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/xU4bEo8xmLk\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen>\u003C/iframe>\u003C/center>",{"type":47,"children":66},[67],{"text":68,"type":51},"Barrett Young, CPA, has spent years helping business owners solve those problems. As a Tax and Marketing Partner at GWCPA, CPA firm owner, business leader, EOS practitioner, and co-owner of a 12-person CPA firm, he works closely with growing companies that need better structure and clearer accountability.",{"type":47,"children":70},[71],{"text":72,"type":51},"Through his work in organizational design, hiring, succession planning, and role clarity, he has seen a common mistake. Many businesses build roles around people first, when they should start by defining the work that needs to be done.",{"type":47,"children":74},[75],{"text":76,"type":51},"Here, we will break this down step by step. We will explain why accountability charts should start with business functions instead of people. We will show how role gaps, shared ownership, and unclear responsibilities can limit growth. 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The real issue is not knowing which seats they fill.",{"type":47,"children":464},[465],{"text":466,"type":51},"When everyone can see those roles clearly, expectations become much easier to understand. 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It's also a planning tool.",{"type":47,"children":551},[552],{"text":553,"type":51},"Many owners find it helpful to create:",{"type":174,"format":555,"children":556},"ordered",[557,561,565],{"type":178,"children":558},[559],{"text":560,"type":51},"A chart for the business today",{"type":178,"children":562},[563],{"text":564,"type":51},"A chart for where they want the business in a year",{"type":178,"children":566},[567],{"text":568,"type":51},"A chart for their ideal future structure",{"type":47,"children":570},[571],{"text":572,"type":51},"This approach helps connect today's reality with tomorrow's goals. Most importantly, start with a blank sheet of paper. Don't begin with names. Begin with functions. The gaps you find aren't mistakes. 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