Can't Stop the Growth CSTG 221: The Law of Explosive Growth with Chad Peterman
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Jul 15, 2025 What if the key to explosive growth is actually to stop hiring? Chad dives into the messy reality of scaling, emphasizing that true growth comes from nurturing leaders rather than simply adding team members. Explore the importance of structure, personal discipline, and mentoring in creating lasting impact. With humor and heart, he underscores that real leadership fosters a people-first legacy, urging listeners to build something worth multiplying.
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Multiply Leaders, Not Just Heads
- John Maxwell's core idea: to add growth lead followers; to multiply lead leaders.
- Multiplication scales impact far faster than continual addition.
Too Many Hires, Too Fast
- Chad Peterman recounts hiring 300 people in 365 days during COVID without proper onboarding or KPIs.
- That rapid addition created long-term messes they had to rebuild from after initial success.
Link People To Amplify Effort
- Connect and empower high performers so their influence moves others like linked K'nex wheels.
- Use interconnection to get more movement with the same effort and scale capability.
