Build Kickass Teams: Hire Better. Lead Smarter. Grow Faster.

Narrated by Jeff Cecil

If your business falls apart when you step away, you don't have a team—you have a bottleneck. And that bottleneck is you.

Most leadership problems aren't people problems. They're clarity problems.

Founders and managers don't burn out because they care too much. They burn out because decisions, approvals, and fixes keep flowing back to them. The company runs—but only because the leader keeps carrying the weight.

Build Kickass Teams is a practical leadership, hiring, and team-building playbook for small business owners, founders, entrepreneurs, and managers who are tired of being the bottleneck in their own business.

This isn't an HR book. It's about building clarity, standards, and structure so your team can perform without constant oversight.

Inside you'll learn how to:

• Hire intentionally and identify assets vs. liabilities fast
• Onboard with clarity using expectations and simple 30/60/90 plans
• Build accountability through priorities, feedback loops, and scorecards
• Coach performance in real time instead of waiting for reviews
• Address underperformance and toxicity with fairness and backbone
• Delegate outcomes—not tasks—so ownership actually sticks

Each chapter ends with a Monday Morning Playbook—clear, practical steps you can apply immediately.

If you're tired of carrying the company yourself and ready to build a team that performs, Build Kickass Teams gives you the blueprint.

Lead with clarity. Build with intention. Scale without burning out.

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