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Escape the Owner's Trap - by Dan Paulson - 1 of 1

Escape the Owner's Trap - by Dan Paulson (Hardcover)

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  • Most business owners don't set out to become the center of everything.
  • Author(s): Dan Paulson
  • 298 Pages
  • Business + Money Management, Entrepreneurship

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Most business owners don't set out to become the center of everything. It happens over time.

At first, stepping in makes sense. You make the call, fix the issue, keep things moving. Then the business grows, the team expands, and instead of gaining freedom, you find yourself pulled into more decisions, more problems, and more follow-up than ever before. The work gets done, but it doesn't move unless you're involved.

That's where things stall.

Escape the Owner's Trap breaks down why this happens even in businesses that look successful from the outside. The team is working. The strategy is there. Yet execution stays inconsistent, ownership is unclear, and the same issues keep showing up. The problem isn't effort. It's how the business is actually running day to day.

Dan Paulson walks through what changes when leadership shifts from reacting to building structure that holds under pressure. Not more meetings. Not more tools. A different way of operating that makes expectations clear, decisions faster, and follow-through consistent across the team.

The MAAX System(TM)-Management, Accounting, Accountability, and eXcellence-gives leaders a way to close the gap between what should happen and what actually does. As that gap closes, work starts moving without constant involvement from the owner. The team steps up. Problems get handled at the right level. Progress becomes visible.

The goal isn't to remove the owner from the business. It's to remove the need for them to be in everything.

Dimensions (Overall): 9.0 Inches (H) x 6.0 Inches (W) x .81 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.25 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 298
Genre: Business + Money Management
Sub-Genre: Entrepreneurship
Publisher: Palmetto Publishing
Format: Hardcover
Author: Dan Paulson
Language: English
Street Date: April 29, 2026
TCIN: 1011327564
UPC: 9798318833199
Item Number (DPCI): 247-05-9617
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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