On my first visit to a new consulting client, I was impressed with the brand new prefabricated metal corporate headquarters. Their mom-and-pop business had grown so fast that they were having growing pains, and that's why they hired me. How could fast growth be a bad thing? Well, it is when you aren't prepared to manage the growth the right way. It can leave you feeling like you're under the gun from customers and staff alike. The best you can do is manage on roller skates.
The Mrs. had called me because they were struggling with trying to manage the workload and their employees. They'd gone from just running three crews a day to 10 crews a day in only three years. And now, all their resources had been stretched.