Leadership Development - Convergence Organizational Performance Solutions

Is Your Leadership Team a Bottleneck? Five Signs Your Decision Making Is Holding Growth Back

April 15, 2026February 9, 2026 by Darryl Treadwell

decision making bottleneck small business — leadership team waiting for owner approval in meeting

Most small business owners blame slow growth on external forces. The market is soft. Competition is up. The economy is unpredictable. Those explanations feel reasonable. But in many companies with 20 to 50 employees, the real constraint is internal. The decision making bottleneck small business owners rarely see coming is structural, not situational. Decisions pile … Read more

You Don’t Need a New Hire. You Need to Develop the Team You Already Have.

March 18, 2026September 8, 2025 by Darryl Treadwell

employee development vs hiring small business — manager coaching existing employees instead of posting job listing

When a team is not performing the way you need it to, the instinct is often to look outside the organization. Post a job, bring in fresh talent, start over with someone who already has the skills. It feels like the fastest fix. In many cases it is also the most expensive one — and … Read more