Find the single sub-domain most holding back the others, so the work fixes the cause rather than a symptom.
The five sub-domains sit in a dependency order. Upstream weakness constrains everything downstream, so it is fixed first. Your binding constraint is the lowest-scoring sub-domain that sits highest in this order. If two are tied, the one higher in the order wins. One override: an acute personal crisis is addressed immediately, regardless of sequence.
| Order | Sub-domain | Why it sits here | Your level (1 to 5) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1, most upstream | Founder role clarity | You cannot delegate or systematize toward nothing; the role must be redefined first. | |
| 2 | Delegation and capacity | Moving work to people, the Team way out of the bottleneck. | |
| 3 | Systematizing founder-dependent work | Turning work into systems, the Systems way out. | |
| 4 | Personal effectiveness | Using the reclaimed time well; depends on time being freed. | |
| 5 | Personal sustainability | Protects the whole, but an acute crisis is addressed immediately. |
Say role clarity scores 2, delegation 2, systematizing 4, effectiveness 3, sustainability 3. The two lowest are role clarity and delegation, both at 2. Role clarity sits higher in the order, so it is your binding constraint. You cannot delegate well toward a role you have not defined, so you start there.
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