{"product_id":"compendium-three-when-the-owner-becomes-the-constraint","title":"COMPENDIUM THREE - When the Owner Becomes the Constraint","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"1355\" data-end=\"1423\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eBusiness owners often believe they are the company's greatest asset. \u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eSometimes they are. Sometimes they are also its greatest constraint.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1496\" data-end=\"1788\"\u003eIn \u003cstrong data-start=\"1499\" data-end=\"1540\"\u003eWhen the Owner Becomes the Constraint\u003c\/strong\u003e, Lawrence M. Schneider explores one of the most common—and least recognized—governing constraints in growing businesses: the founder whose decisions, identity, authority, and operating habits unintentionally prevent the organization from maturing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1790\" data-end=\"2138\"\u003eAs companies expand, the practices that created early success frequently become barriers to future growth. Every important decision returns to the owner. Employees hesitate to act without approval. Customers expect direct involvement. Managers become coordinators instead of leaders. The business succeeds only when the owner is personally engaged.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2140\" data-end=\"2174\"\u003eThese are not leadership failures. They are structural symptoms of a governing constraint centered on the founder.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2257\" data-end=\"2497\"\u003eDrawing upon decades of CEO operating experience and the principles of the Business Constraint Discipline™, Schneider explains why many organizations remain dependent upon the owner long after they have outgrown founder-centered management.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Schneider Axiom Institute","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48012856983710,"sku":"SAI-COMP3-Hardcover","price":44.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/8534\/9022\/files\/CompendiumThreecover-3D.png?v=1784657263","url":"https:\/\/schneider-axiom-institute-llc.myshopify.com\/products\/compendium-three-when-the-owner-becomes-the-constraint","provider":"Schneider Axiom Institute","version":"1.0","type":"link"}