David Aferiat: Stop the Bottleneck and How a 3D Decision Engine Transforms Leadership Teams

About this episode

David Aferiat discusses how decision bottlenecks can hinder business growth and shares a framework to empower leadership teams.

David Aferiat: Stop the Bottleneck and How a 3D Decision Engine Transforms Leadership Teams Overview What if the biggest thing holding your business back is not the market, not your team, and not your strategy, but you? In this episode of the Stay On Course Podcast, host Julie Riga sits down with seasoned growth coach and entrepreneur David Aferiat to unpack one of the most overlooked leadership killers in business: decision bottlenecks. David draws on over 25 years of experience, including scaling a fintech company to the Inc. 5000 list six years in a row, to share a practical, repeatable framework that frees founders, empowers leadership teams, and builds companies designed to thrive with or without the owner in the room.

People in this episode

Host: Julie Riga

Guest: David Aferiat

Topics covered

• leadership
• decision making
• business growth
• entrepreneurship
• team empowerment

Keywords

• decision bottlenecks
• leadership teams
• business growth
• 3D decision engine
• entrepreneurship

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Inc. 5000

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