The Construction Leading Edge Podcast Stop Setting More Goals. Fix One Constraint | EP 425
Jan 7, 2026
Tired of setting the same goals year after year? Discover why traditional goals often fail by ignoring the real constraints in your business. Learn to identify the bottlenecks that hold you back, like being too involved in operations or allowing profit leaks to go unchecked. Instead of a wish list, focus on one key mission to drive real change. Utilize a quick exercise to pinpoint and tackle your biggest constraint today!
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Goals Can Ignore The Real Constraint
- Setting different goals won't help if they ignore the real constraint running your business.
- The constraint, not the goal list, determines whether the business actually changes year to year.
Business Speed Is Set By The Bottleneck
- The speed of a business is set by its narrowest point, like a traffic bottleneck on a highway.
- Adding lanes (or goals) without fixing the bottleneck just creates a bigger jam.
Obliterate One Constraint, Not Many Goals
- Pick one constraint and devote every spare hour this year to destroying that bottleneck.
- Replace a long wish list with one mission until the bottleneck is fixed.
