Question: If a potential buyer evaluated your payroll, would he see that you employ some high-caliber leaders and that this is reflected in their compensation? Or would they see a bunch of low-paid "worker bees" who rely on your leadership and guidance?

A-Players Give You Your Life Back
I can't tell you how many business owners I work with whose lives have become subsumed in their businesses.  Can you leave your business for a week and trust that it will be run well?  Do you have anyone with whom you can (literally and figuratively) trust the keys to your shop?  If your answer to these questions is no, you probably don't have much of a life. Hiring just one A-player can make all the difference in the world when it comes to bringing some balance to your life.

Question: Can you go on vacation for a week and trust that someone will run things well in your absence? Or does your operation grind to a halt without you?

No matter your answer to these questions, the right next step is to recommit to finding and hiring A-players.  If you don't have anyone you can rely on to be a leader today, adding that one person will make a huge difference in your life.  If you do have such people in your company today, you have demonstrated that you know how to hire and keep A-players.  Now your challenge is to find the next talented player who can make your team even better.

Every business can get better. Name on position in your company where hiring an A-player would make a measurable impact to your top and bottom lines. This is where you should focus your recruiting efforts next.