Wearing Multiple Hats in Business: Is Your Hat Collection Out of Control?

From admin to bookkeeper, designer to marketer, wearing multiple hats in business often feels like a never-ending hat parade. You put on one hat to answer emails, swap it for another to update spreadsheets, and somehow end up wearing the juggling hat just to keep everything from falling over.

Research shows that SME owners lose over ten hours every week on tasks outside their main role*, and 76% say this constant hat-swapping affects their mental health*. Those hours are not just lost, they are hours you could spend wearing the hats you were made for, the ones that use your skills and actually grow your business.

Every extra hat you wear pulls you away from your zone of genius. The designer hat might keep you updating a logo instead of creating your product. The bookkeeper hat might have you buried in invoices instead of building client relationships. And the admin hat could keep you tied to emails while opportunities slip by.

The problem is, the hat collection grows quietly. One day you’re a CEO, the next day you are a cleaner, a social media manager, and a project coordinator all rolled into one. By the end of the week, the hats you love, the ones that make your business unique, have barely been touched.

Knowing which hats to keep and which to pass on can transform your day. Delegating, outsourcing, or streamlining some tasks lets you focus on the hats that actually matter, the ones that make use of your talents and grow your business.

Feeling Overwhelmed Wearing Multiple Hats in Your Business?

If your hat collection feels overwhelming, I help business owners take on some of the extra hats so you can focus on the ones that matter, and maybe even save a space for a party hat! Free yourself from wearing multiple hats in business and spend more time doing what you do best.

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*Virgin Media O2 Business SME Survey, 2023