Posts by PaulaM
Is it time to challenge your beliefs?
Challenging your beliefs is damn well uncomfortable. But when you are expanding your BUSINESS, you are expanding your SELF And when you are expanding your SELF you need to look inwards to find the resistance And face it head on We ALL have established beliefs about what we think ‘needs’ to happen in our business…
Read MoreWhat are you accepting & why
Is this going to be yet another day/week/month when you feel disappointed with what you get from your team? If last week you found yourself ➡️ disappointed ➡️ frustrated or ➡️ annoyed with someone on your team (or maybe your whole team) And let’s say this feeling popped up more than TWICE… Then it’s time…
Read MoreHow often do you acknowledge your team?
As a fast growing entrepreneur, you are no doubt used to setting big goals and driving an “always improving” culture for yourself and your team. So I want to check in and see if you’ve stopped to say a personal Thank You to every single one of your team? I know, you have a to-do…
Read MoreAre you making your leadership too personal?
As entrepreneurs, we are often trying to juggle all the things to ensure our business is running in top gear – and this includes making sure our team is happy. Sometimes we focus so much on ensuring our team is highly engaged that it can actually be to our – and their – detriment. Not sure…
Read MoreTired of mistakes? Ask, don’t tell.
A constant challenge I hear from my clients, is how to get their team tracking to their goals and stop having to fix their mistakes. If you feel like this, don’t worry, it’s totally normal! This is a challenge all successful, highly capable entrepreneurs experience when managing their team. So, let me introduce you to…
Read MoreWhy Every Team Member Needs Goals & Key Performance Indicators
It’s a common question (or objection) that I discuss with many clients and prospects… “Goals & KPI’s….Really? Are they really necessary? But we are only a small business? But it’s just me and a few others, everyone knows what they need to do”. My response? YES. It’s that simple. Every single person who is on…
Read MoreMy Top 10 Tips For Having THAT Difficult Conversation With Your Team Member (that you are probably trying to avoid)
A common challenge we all face is how to have a difficult conversation with a team member. You know “that” conversation you’re dreading? It may be over something that has been brewing for a while, or it may simply be that you don’t know how to address something that recently came up… or perhaps you…
Read More7 signs its time to hire in your business
I often get asked 👉 When is the Right Time to start to hire a team? And if I’m honest, many of the people I speak to – typically leave it until they are stressed, overwhelmed, over loaded, too busy and well feeling a bit desperate. If that’s you, don’t worry – that’s totally normal, but it’s…
Read MoreTaking the time to Plan
It’s been a while since I haven’t had so many urgent things to do that my to-do list that I have had to just ‘do’, and do it ‘as fast as I can’, rather than think about what to do and how to do it. So this week feels a bit different, and it’s Tuesday…
Read MoreThe Secret to Motivating Employees?
I read an interesting Harvard Business Review Article this morning by Frederick Herzberg titled ‘How do you Motivate Employees’ . As a business owner and a coach to many clients with large numbers of employees, fighting to reduce employee turnover, it’s certainly a relevant topic and ongoing challenge for most people I speak to on…
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