Everything goes through me.


A Sprint intervention for founders and leaders who can’t step away without everything stalling.

Find out if everything goes through you
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The part you don’t say out loud

On paper, you have a team. In practice:

Your name appears in most decisions.
People “just need two minutes” of your time all day.
You can’t take a real day off without paying for it later.
Delegation somehow circles back to you as checks, reworks or escalations.
You carry the people side, the quality side, and the “keep the whole thing together” side.


You’re running a real operation, and you care about it.
You also know that this way of working is heavy, and
that it’s not only about processes or tools.

This Sprint is where we lay things out clearly and
work through them with structure and care.

What this Sprint is

A 6–8 week Identity Sprint for founders and senior leaders who keep becoming the point where work gets stuck, even when the business is stable.

We work on two layers in parallel:
Operating layer – where requests enter, who decides what, how priorities are set, where work bounces
Identity layer – the stories, expectations, and reflexes that pull responsibility back onto you
The structure follows my ERDI method (Excavate → Reconstruct → Deploy → Integrate), grounded in Lean systems thinking and informed by ULM-D™, so the changes are both practical and personally sustainable.


The aim is to:
–> see exactly where you are acting as a bottleneck.
–> reshape work and decisions’ flow.
–> do it in a way that doesn’t break trust or quality.

When this Sprint is worth it

If you’re still reading, you probably want at least one of these:

To leave your laptop closed for an evening without dread.
To answer fewer tiny questions so you can think about the bigger ones.
To move some responsibilities off your plate and see them stay off.
To feel like the team actually knows what to do when you’re not around.
To keep caring about people and quality without sacrificing yourself.



If this resonates, the Sprint has something to offer.

How we’ll work together



Before we start:
a short questionnaire (3–5 min) so I understand your workload and where “everything goes through you” shows up.


3x 75’ sessions.
Session 1 – Friction map: we map where work sticks and what only you do.
Session 2 – Operating redesign: we redraw the workflow+decision rules.
Session 3 – Delegation + safeguards: concrete delegation plan+simple rules so you don’t slide back.



Between sessions:
voice support (WhatsApp, Teams, similar)
up to 2 check-ins/week
replies within 24–48 business hours
for micro-decisions + stuck points



Final deliverable: Leadership Flow Mosaic (visual document, 4–6 pages)
current friction map
new operating flow
delegation + role-protection plan
Optional: Team version

Investment

Built for founders and leaders who want to reclaim ~10 hours/month without hiring more people.


Identity Sprint – bottleneck focus: from €1,800 + VAT
Team add-on (feedback + adapted deliverable): + €250 + VAT
Includes anonymous internal feedback collection + analysis and an adapted deliverable.

If price is the main blocker but everything else fits, mention it when you reach out. Occasionally I open reduced-rate pilot spots in exchange for structured feedback.


Guarantee
If, within 30 days after the sprint, you haven’t reclaimed at least 5 hours/month in operational load, I’ll either redo the plan with you or refund you.
What “5 hours” means: time you no longer spend on approvals, rework loops, escalations, and interruption-driven micro-decisions.
This applies in a normal month (not an exceptional crisis), and only if you’ve tested the agreed changes between sessions.

Fit quick check

This is for you if…

  • You’re running a real operation (team, suppliers, clients) and feel overloaded.
  • Delegation often returns as rework, approvals, or escalations
  • You’re willing to test changes between sessions
  • You can adjust decision routes and ownership in your context

Not the right container if:

  • ou’re in acute crisis and need intensive support
  • you’re looking for a full organisational redesign
  • you can’t change roles or decision rights at all
  • the core issue is volume and capacity only

If you’re not sure, reach out and we’ll look at it together.

Next step

Option 1 – Leadership Load scan
Complete the short scan (3–5 minutes). I’ll review your answers and, if it looks like a fit, invite you to a free 20–30 minute scope call.

Option 2 – Scope call directly
Book a call and share a brief description of your context in the notes.

Option 3 – Email
Write to carmen@carmenlammardo.com with subject “Bottleneck” and include: your role, team size, one or two examples of where everything currently goes through you.

We’ll decide together whether this Sprint is the right place to start.