Step Back From Your Business - A Burned-Out Owner's Guide to Hiring a Manager, Deciding Whether to Sell, and Working Out Who You Are When You're No Longer the CEO #1012509

You built it, you carry it, and some nights you search for a way out. If you have ever typed 'I dream of no longer being the CEO' into a search box, you are not alone, and you are not a failure. Step Back From Your Business is a practical, ordered guide for small-business owners who want out of the day-to-day. It starts with the honest questions (could this run for two weeks without me, and am I burned out, bored or done), then walks you through writing the playbook, handing off in stages, hiring or promoting a replacement, testing a real step back, and deciding whether to keep, hand off or sell. It is written from the owner's side of the table: it is not a guide to buying a company, not a book on investing a windfall, and not a manager's skills course. Inside, you'll learn: Whether you end up with a manager running the shop, a smaller role, or a closing day, you will leave with a plan, a checklist and a calmer head. General education only; talk to your attorney, CPA and a broker before you act.