Dr. Benjamin Hardy: The Science of Scaling and Why 10x Changes Leadership

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Dr. Benjamin Hardy is an organizational psychologist who leads business scaling programs for entrepreneurs, executives, and high-performing teams.

In this conversation, Dr. Hardy joins host Nick Berry to unpack the science of scaling and the 10x growth mindset. They explore how scale reframes strategy, exposes the founder bottleneck, and requires raising the floor through hard tradeoffs. Hardy explains why leaders must simplify their roles, build A-player teams, and use goals and time as filters.  

What You’ll Learn

• How 10x reframes strategy beyond linear growth
• Why founders become bottlenecks
• When raising the floor creates leverage
• How impossible goals attract A players
• How goals and time filter decisions

Links
Official Website (Personal)
Scaling.com
Dr. Benjamin Hardy on LinkedIn
Dr. Benjamin Hardy on FB
The Science of Scaling™ (Free audiobook)

Chapters
00:00 Science of Scaling overview
04:37 Founder bottleneck and self-deception
07:18 10x growth mindset explained
09:22 Scale vs growth in business strategy
14:50 Identity shifts for scaling a business
20:18 Building elite teams for leverage
22:49 Raising the floor and letting go
26:55 Simplifying leadership roles
28:22 Scaling without sacrificing family
32:11 Hiring A-players and leadership leverage
36:58 Scaling.com

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