You built your business for freedom, not to carry it all alone. So when your team steps up, you get to step back, and finally lead the way you always imagined.

This episode breaks down exactly why your team isn’t taking ownership and stepping up, and how to fix it without burnout, micromanagement, or more stress on your shoulders. We’re talking about practical strategies that give your team autonomy and give you your freedom back.

Nick and Mark unpack the 4 big blocks stopping your team from taking ownership and how to eliminate each one so your business runs without every decision running through you.

If you’ve ever felt like freedom’s slipping away the more your business grows, this episode will help you take it back.

Your team can do more. You just need the right systems and a whole lot less micromanagement.

In today's podcast, Mark explores:

• Your team members don’t want clearer instructions. They want this (00:45)
• How your reactions to mistakes might be training your team not to think for themselves (02:29)
• Creating a culture where smart risks are safe to take (07:36)
• How unclear expectations keep your team stuck and turn you into the bottleneck (10:08)
• Why micromanagement backfires, even when it comes from good intentions (13:16)
• Why withholding trust kills motivation (15:43)
• Identifying who’s ready to step up and who’s not (18:48)
• A smarter way to tie salary increases to accountability (20:14)
• Quick recap (22:33)

Get in touch with Mark Creedon

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-creedon/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/markcreedoncoach/
• Business Accelerator Mastermind: https://investor.metropole.com.au/business-mastermind/

About Mastermind Business Accelerator

Mastermind Business Accelerator is a hands-on practical program aimed at driving results fast. Spearheaded by Mark and Caroline Creedon and a range of highly qualified experts, the program will give you back the freedom you hoped for when you first started your business or professional practice. With his coaching program, Business Accelerator Mastermind, Mark helps business owners maximise their time, set and achieve goals, while remaining accountable.

It’s not about working harder. It’s about finding (and fixing) what’s quietly draining your momentum.

In this snapshot episode, Mark Creedon breaks down a deceptively simple 4-tier self-assessment that reveals exactly where your business bottlenecks are hiding.

Instead of slapping on bandaids (like, hiring another salesperson when delivery is the real problem), this episode shows you how to diagnose and fix the right things, so you can finally scale with sanity and freedom.

If you’ve ever felt like your business is a leaky bucket, this episode is going to be helpful. It’s time to stop chasing quick wins and start finding the right fix.

Listen to the full episode here

Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-to-work-out-what-the-next-right-thing-is-in-your-business/id1683205897?i=1000638189134

Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/episode/0lhAOpegluUIMrOTKAmiaL

Links:

• https://www.facebook.com/mastermindbusinesspodcast
• https://www.instagram.com/mastermindbusinesspodcast/
• https://www.linkedin.com/company/mastermindbusinesspodcast/
• https://www.linkedin.com/company/mastermindbusinesspodcast/
• https://www.youtube.com/@mastermindforbusinesspodcast

About Business Accelerator Mastermind

Business Accelerator Mastermind is a hands-on practical program aimed at driving results fast. Spearheaded by Mark and Caroline Creedon and a range of highly qualified experts, the program will give you back the freedom you hoped for when you first started your business or professional practice. With his coaching program, Business Accelerator Mastermind, Mark helps business owners maximise their time, set and achieve goals, while remaining accountable.

You can’t build freedom in your business if you’re the only one who acts like an owner.

In this episode, Mark and Nick Creedon break down what it really takes to empower your team so they step up, take ownership, and free you up from being the go-to for everything. They unpack five powerful and practical ways to stop wishing your team would “care more” and start creating the kind of culture where ownership isn't just expected, it’s natural.

Whether you run a lean crew or a growing enterprise, these strategies will help you create a workplace that breathes accountability, initiative, and real human connection.

If you're constantly thinking “Why don’t they just treat the business like I do?” this episode is a must-listen. It’s about creating a culture that brings out the best in the team you already have. Because when your people grow, so does your business, and you get your time, headspace, and freedom back.

In today's podcast, Mark explores:

• Why most business owners feel stuck in the trenches and why your team holds the key (00:33)
• Sparking ownership in your team by knowing how to frame challenges (01:34)
• How even a mundane job can help create memorable customer experiences (03:36)
• Craig Bellamy’s rituals that build respect, discipline, and deep connection (06:44)
• Setting meaningful goals (not just KPIs) that inspire and resonate with your team (09:10)
• Using the jigsaw puzzle analogy to build buy-in across your business (11:07)
• Creating opportunities for growth to support the loyalty-ownership loop (14:18)
• Why “they get paid” is the mindset that kills team initiative (18:34)
• How small, consistent, personal gestures can build deep loyalty and daily ownership (21:12)
• Why showing appreciation beyond your team and into their home life builds unmatched loyalty and a culture of true ownership (23:26)

Get in touch with Mark Creedon

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-creedon/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/markcreedoncoach/
• Business Accelerator Mastermind: https://investor.metropole.com.au/business-mastermind/

About Mastermind Business Accelerator

Mastermind Business Accelerator is a hands-on practical program aimed at driving results fast. Spearheaded by Mark and Caroline Creedon and a range of highly qualified experts, the program will give you back the freedom you hoped for when you first started your business or professional practice. With his coaching program, Business Accelerator Mastermind, Mark helps business owners maximise their time, set and achieve goals, while remaining accountable.