The Human Side of Scaling: Why Your Growth Depends on Behavior, Not Just Strategy

Most business owners don’t realize that their biggest scaling limitations aren’t in their systems, they’re in themselves.

In this episode of the Lubar Executive Education Podcast, I unpack how human behavior, values misalignment, and unrecognized blind spots stall business growth. We explore how pride, burnout, and control issues disguise themselves as “leadership” but actually create noise, friction, and fatigue at every level of the company.

You’ll learn why understanding your core values and structuring your role and your business around them, is the key to sustainable scale. I share real client stories of companies stuck in execution chaos, hiring the wrong people, or losing steam in the middle of expansion, and how they turned things around by addressing behavioral misalignment at the leadership level.

We also talk about how to build engaged teams that thrive under pressure, how to identify where your business is plateauing, and how to systematize growth so it doesn’t depend solely on your effort.

If you’re ready to scale, but want to do it without sacrificing your energy, purpose, or leadership clarity, this episode breaks down exactly how to align your business strategy with human behavior to drive lasting results.

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