EPISODE · Sep 12, 2025 · 52 MIN
Stop Being the Bottleneck: The Six-Part Delegation Playbook for Accounting Firms
from Earmark Podcast | Earn Free Accounting CPE · host Blake Oliver, CPA
Still running every meeting and answering every Slack ping? Blake Oliver talks with Chase Damiano of Human at Scale about escaping founder bottlenecks. Learn a six-part delegation framework (responsibility, purpose, success, process, resources, decisions), turn 1:1s into leadership labs, build a team responsibility inventory and a delegation roadmap, and see why great prompts mirror great delegation. Leave with practical steps to hand off meetings, elevate decision-making, and reclaim time for strategy and growth.Chapters(01:17) - Chase's Sabbatical and Transformation (02:36) - Challenges of Rapid Growth and Burnout (03:28) - Finding Purpose and Slowing Down (13:59) - Effective Delegation Strategies (19:11) - Delegation Example: Managing Team Meetings (25:16) - Approval for Meeting Cancellations (25:37) - Delegation Framework Explained (26:02) - Addressing Delegation Failures (30:48) - Team Responsibility Inventory (32:56) - Delegation Roadmap (36:28) - Defining Success in Delegation (42:11) - Encouraging Decision-Making Autonomy (49:21) - Human at Scale: Transforming Operations (51:51) - Conclusion and Next Steps Sign up to get free CPE for listening to this podcasthttps://earmarkcpe.comhttps://earmark.app/Download the Earmark CPE App Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/earmark-cpe/id1562599728Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.earmarkcpe.appConnect with Our Guest, Chase DamianoLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chasedamiano/Learn more about Human at ScaleVisit Websitehttps://humanatscale.com/?utm_source=earmark&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=podcast-promo&utm_content=shownotesTake the Assessmenthttps://humanatscale.com/assessment?utm_source=earmark&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=podcast-promo&utm_content=shownotesConnect with Blake Oliver, CPALinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/blaketoliverTwitter: https://twitter.com/blaketoliver/
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Still running every meeting and answering every Slack ping? Blake Oliver talks with Chase Damiano of Human at Scale about escaping founder bottlenecks. Learn a six-part delegation framework (responsibility, purpose, success, process, resources, decisions), turn 1:1s into leadership labs, build a team responsibility inventory and a delegation roadmap, and see why great prompts mirror great delegation. Leave with practical steps to hand off meetings, elevate decision-making, and reclaim time for strategy and growth.Chapters(01:17) - Chase's Sabbatical and Transformation (02:36) - Challenges of Rapid Growth and Burnout (03:28) - Finding Purpose and Slowing Down (13:59) - Effective Delegation Strategies (19:11) - Delegation Example: Managing Team Meetings (25:16) - Approval for Meeting Cancellations (25:37) - Delegation Framework Explained (26:02) - Addressing Delegation Failures (30:48) - Team Responsibility Inventory (32:56) - Delegation Roadmap (36:28) - Defining Success in Delegation (42:11) - Encouraging Decision-Making Autonomy (49:21) - Human at Scale: Transforming Operations (51:51) - Conclusion and Next Steps Sign up to get free CPE for listening to this podcasthttps://earmarkcpe.comhttps://earmark.app/Download the Earmark CPE App Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/earmark-cpe/id1562599728Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.earmarkcpe.appConnect with Our Guest, Chase DamianoLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chasedamiano/Learn more about Human at ScaleVisit Websitehttps://humanatscale.com/?utm_source=earmark&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=podcast-promo&utm_content=shownotesTake the Assessmenthttps://humanatscale.com/assessment?utm_source=earmark&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=podcast-promo&utm_content=shownotesConnect with Blake Oliver, CPALinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/blaketoliverTwitter: https://twitter.com/blaketoliver/
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