{"id":59336,"date":"2025-08-12T15:24:30","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T15:24:30","guid":{"rendered":"\/alzntwg\/overcoming-challenges-growth-leo-ortega\/"},"modified":"2026-01-13T14:45:26","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T14:45:26","slug":"overcoming-challenges-growth-leo-ortega","status":"publish","type":"product-content","link":"https:\/\/www.mindtools.com\/alzntwg\/overcoming-challenges-growth-leo-ortega\/","title":{"rendered":"Overcoming the Challenges of Growth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This expert video explains the different challenges you may face as you scale up your organization.<\/p><div class=\"ew-video\" data-videosource=\"embed\" data-videotranscriptkey=\"transcript-e0b8d75f-06b7-40c9-9038-9d843c906685.txt\"><div class=\"ew-video-embed\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"360\" scrolling=\"auto\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jwplayer.com\/players\/JHRLxgHC-5WSyalpf.html\" title=\"Overcoming the Challenges of Growth\" width=\"640\"><\/iframe><\/div><a class=\"ew-video-transcript\" href=\"https:\/\/nova-live-content.s3.undefined.amazonaws.com\/undefined\/transcript-e0b8d75f-06b7-40c9-9038-9d843c906685.txt\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Download transcript<\/a><\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key Takeaways: understanding the different challenges<\/h2>\n\n<p><strong>Consider the different structures<\/strong>. Your teams will grow along with the organization, so you&#8217;ll need to have processes.<\/p><p><strong>Keep on learning<\/strong>. It&#8217;s perfectly normal and OK to make mistakes as you grow, just learn from them.<\/p><p><strong>Make connections<\/strong>. Networking with others, either within or outside your industry, will give you different perspectives and pieces of advice as you grow.<\/p><div class=\"ew-note\" data-type=\"default\"><div class=\"ew-note-body\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About Leo Ortega<\/h2>\n\n<p><a class=\"ew-link\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/lortegad\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/lortegad\/\" target=\"_blank\">Leo Ortega<\/a> is an independent specialist in Consumer Goods with a strong background in customer data optimization. He was most recently Managing Director of the UK, Iberian Peninsula, and Latin American markets for Peak &amp; Peak.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Let&#8217;s Act: diversifying as you grow<\/h2>\n\n<p>One thing you can do to avoid, or better prepare for, any future crisis is to diversify what you do and specialize in. As you grow, make the most of your people and their skills. Support them in training when it comes to broadening their specialities.<\/p><p>So make this commitment today:<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Expand your horizons.<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><p>Being an expert in something specific today may not be as advantegous tomorrow, so see your growth as an opportunity to <strong>diversify in what you offer<\/strong>.<\/p><p>Explore more Mindtools resources on the <strong>growing organizations<\/strong> to continue your learning:<\/p><p><strong>Article<\/strong>: <a class=\"ew-link\" data-url=\"am8pq0k\/first-steps-into-international-expansion\" href=\"\/am8pq0k\/first-steps-into-international-expansion\" target=\"_blank\">Taking the First Steps Into International Expansion<\/a><\/p><p><strong>Article<\/strong>: <a class=\"ew-link\" data-url=\"asdml1n\/cage-distance-framework\" href=\"\/asdml1n\/cage-distance-framework\" target=\"_blank\">CAGE Distance Framework<\/a><\/p><p><strong>Video<\/strong>: <a class=\"ew-link\" data-url=\"ava6itu\/building-expert-power-video\" href=\"\/ava6itu\/building-expert-power-video\" target=\"_blank\">How to Build Expert Power<\/a><\/p><p><strong>Article<\/strong>: <a class=\"ew-link\" data-url=\"alpqam5\/diversification\" href=\"\/alpqam5\/diversification\" target=\"_blank\">Diversification<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As organizations grow, they encounter different hardships. 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