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Discover 4 books that helped me scale Univium with clear systems, better hiring, and smarter delegation.

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Patrick Flanagan

August 5th, 2025

๐Ÿฐ ๐—•๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐˜€ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐— ๐—ฒ ๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐— ๐˜† ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—บ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—•๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—•๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€

As weโ€™ve grown Univium, Iโ€™ve gotten more ruthless about one thing: operational clarity. No matter how talented your team is, youโ€™ll bottleneck progress without clear processes, strong hiring decisions, and systems that scale.

Here are 4 books that have directly influenced how I build, automate, and delegate both inside my own business and for the clients we support:

๐Ÿ“˜ ๐˜ฝ๐™ช๐™ฎ ๐˜ฝ๐™–๐™˜๐™  ๐™”๐™ค๐™ช๐™ง ๐™๐™ž๐™ข๐™š โ€“ Dan Martell โ€œBuy back your time so that you can spend it on high-value activities.โ€ Tactical strategies for removing yourself from the weeds and building repeatable playbooks.

๐Ÿ“˜ ๐˜พ๐™ค๐™ข๐™š ๐™๐™ฅ ๐™›๐™ค๐™ง ๐˜ผ๐™ž๐™ง โ€“ Nick Sonnenberg โ€œThe faster you can access information, the faster you can act.โ€ Introduces the CPR (Communicateโ€“Planโ€“Resource) methodโ€”essential for organizing team operations and reducing digital clutter.

๐Ÿ“˜ ๐™๐™๐™š ๐˜พ๐™๐™š๐™˜๐™ ๐™ก๐™ž๐™จ๐™ฉ ๐™ˆ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™ž๐™›๐™š๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™ค โ€“ ๐—”๐˜๐˜‚๐—น ๐—š๐—ฎ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒโ€œChecklists turn complexity into a series of simple, reliable steps.โ€ A reminder that execution isnโ€™t about brilliance, itโ€™s about consistency. Simpler systems = fewer errors.

๐Ÿ“˜ ๐™’๐™๐™ค โ€“ Geoff Smart The ultimate hiring book. Practical frameworks for identifying A-players and avoiding costly mis-hires. Each of these books fed directly into the process optimization framework Iโ€™m using now to grow Univium, and help clients streamline ops through automation, delegation, and system design. Each of these books fed directly into the process optimization framework Iโ€™m using now to grow Univium and help clients streamline ops through automation, delegation, and smart system design.

๐Ÿ‘‰ If youโ€™re scaling a business and care about building systems that donโ€™t break, follow Univium for more.

And Iโ€™d love to know: whatโ€™s one book that changed how you work?

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