Stop Carrying
Everything Yourself.
The Maker To Multiplier Leadership System™ helps managers install the structure that expands team capacity.
(Limited number of leadership sessions available each month.)
Leadership Development | Executive Coaching | Management Training | Strategic Facilitation
Why Managers Feel Overwhelmed
Most managers were promoted because they were great at doing the work.
Leadership requires something different.
Instead of producing results yourself, you must create the structure that allows your team to produce results.
Without that structure, managers become:
• The bottleneck
• The decision maker for everything
• The person carrying the workload
That is not leadership. That is overload.
The Maker to Multiplier Leadership System™
Most managers struggle because they were promoted for producing work. Leadership requires something different. Grow Yourself Academy helps managers move through a structured transition from Maker to Multiplier.
MAKER
Produces Work
SHIFT
Leadership Mindset
MULTIPLIER
Expanded Team Capacity
DELEGATION ARCHITECTURE
Structure & Ownership
EXECUTIVE TIME MASTERY
Leadership Focus
If You Are A Manager and This Sounds Familiar…
• Everything flows through you
• Your team constantly asks for approval
• Your calendar is overloaded
• Delegation feels difficult
• You feel responsible for solving every problem
What leaders want instead:
• clear decision ownership
• stronger team accountability
• time for leadership and strategy
• less reactive problem solving
The Three Ambiguities That Kill Capacity
If your team is working hard but output is not expanding, check for these:
Priority
Ambiguity
When teams don’t know the most important focus, everything feels urgent.
Authority
Ambiguity
When decision boundaries are unclear, managers become the default decision maker.
Completion
Ambiguity
When teams don’t share a clear definition of “done,” work constantly returns for revision
Structure removes ambiguity. Ambiguity creates overload.
Grow Yourself Academy Programs
Maker to
Multiplier™
A foundational leadership program helping new managers shift from individual contributor to team leader.
Executive Time
Mastery™
An implementation program designed to help managers stop carrying everything themselves and expand team capacity.
New Manager
Toolbelt™
A practical 90-day leadership system covering delegation, communication, feedback, and performance management.
Helping Leaders Grow Since 2002
Grow Yourself Academy helps managers become leaders
by installing the structure that improves focus, delegation, and team performance.
Led by Jerry Ervin, leadership coach and business consultant with more than two decades of experience helping organizations improve leadership effectiveness.
– Leadership coaching
– Strategic facilitation
– Management development programs
– Executive performance systems
1. Believe
“In 1998, I was living the ‘dream’—owning a firm, sitting on five boards, and training for Ironman triathlons. On paper, I was successful. In reality, I was drowning. My calendar was a game of Tetris, and I was losing. I realized that ‘busy’ wasn’t a badge of honor; it was a prison. I spent years identifying the 9 Shifts required to move from a reactionary ‘Maker’ to a high-impact ‘Multiplier.’ This blueprint became the Foundation of everything I teach.”
2. Achieve
“Once I stopped reacting to my day and started leading it, everything changed. I didn’t just get my time back; I got my energy back. I went from missing deadlines to finishing five ‘Escape from Alcatraz’ Triathlons, a full Ironman & 7- 70.3 Ironman distance races—all while building a thriving business. I realized that implementation is faster when you have the right tools and a community pushing you. This is why I built the Accelerator—to give you the momentum I had to find the hard way.”
3. Succeed
“Today, having spoken to over 5,000 professionals. My mission is simple: To help you do less of the wrong things so you can do more of what matters. Through the Time Mastery program, I work alongside leaders who are ready to scale their legacy without sacrificing their sanity. You don’t need more time; you need a better way to use it.”
What Leaders Are Saying
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“Clear, structured, and immediately applicable.”
Teresa Henry
VP operations
Exploratoriam
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“I finally felt in control of my schedule for the first time in years.””
Mark Swartzki
Program Manager
Gensler
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“Within weeks, I stopped stepping back into tasks and finally felt in control.”
Martina Henks
VP Training
Sony playstation
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“I never really thought about going from doing the job, to delegating tasks..”
Cory Small
Vice President
Cellular One
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“The 9 Shifts have saved me 10+ per week. Really!”
Tina Donatella
Program Manager
Goodbye
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“WOW. There is so much information for the price.”
Leslie Ellis
CEO/Owner
Ellis insurance
This Program Is …
For You If…
• You manage a small team
(3–15 people)
• You feel like everything flows through you
• You spend too much time answering questions and solving problems
• Your calendar is full but progress still feels slow
• You want to develop leaders on your team, not just workers
• You are ready to move from doing the work to leading the work
Is NOT For You If…
• You prefer to stay hands-on with every task
• You want a quick productivity hack instead of real leadership structure
• You believe leadership means working harder than everyone else
• You are not ready to trust and develop your team
• You are looking for generic time management advice
The leaders who get the most value from
Executive Time Mastery are those who are ready to stop being
the bottleneck and start multiplying their team’s output.
Ready to Stop Carrying Everything Yourself?
If you’re a manager who feels like everything flows through you, Executive Time Mastery can help you install the leadership systems that expand team capacity.