People Management
Why A Values Statement Is Important
It is easy to think that things like a mission statement or values statement are only important in large corporates. Words on a page or on a wall or drafted for marketing purposes to ultimately sell or promote more. But, they are an incredibly important part of the backbone of your team. Your VALUES. Your…
Read More5 Hiring Myths that you NEED to ignore
Over the years, I have heard some pretty wild things about hiring… How to do it When to do it Why to do it… And two of my favourites… Why YOU should NOT be the one to do it … (ahem YES you should). How it’s all such a guess and it’s a 50/50 of…
Read MoreIs your team wandering blind in the woods?
Is your team wandering blind in the woods? >> GOALS << Love them or hate them, but without CLEAR individual goals for your team that link into your BIG BUSINESS goal >> you are sabotaging the success of your team. As an entrepreneur it’s likely that you have “big goals” for yourself. As a high…
Read MoreIt’s time to take time OUT of your business
It’s time to take time OUT of your business Recently, three of my clients have been working towards taking uncontactable time out of their business and we’ve been working together on strategies and actions to make sure this is a success. (And by success… I mean YOU relaxing and the BUSINESS thriving) And as a…
Read MoreDon’t hire them because you like them
The #1 biggest hiring mistake that I often see with my clients is that they have hired someone because they liked them. Rather than, going through the hiring assessment process properly and hiring someone that they KNOW WITH CONFIDENCE can do exactly what they need them to do and exactly how they want it to…
Read MoreDon’t hire unicorns
Let’s chat about a pet peeve of mine – and that is this concept of finding a unicorn team member. There are a few reasons why you DON’T want to go out in search of a Unicorn and then hire what you think is a unicorn. Let’s dive into this. Firstly – Unicorns don’t exist.…
Read MoreHow to stop fixing your team’s mistakes
I think it’s safe to say that this is everyone’s bugbear. “How can I stop finding and fixing my teams mistakes?” Let’s set the scene >> You want your time back >> So you’ve hired someone and handed over a bunch of work… >> And now…you are spending all your time finding and fixing…
Read MoreThe 2 Key Elements to Successful 7 Figure Teams
Alot of the clients I speak to are scaling from multiple 6 figures to 7 figures – or they are scaling to multiple 7 figures and they come to me because it’s feeling messy and the people side is feeling hard. Often – people come to me thinking the issue they have is a recruitment…
Read MoreHow to get enough time to focus on ‘team’
You’re currently bogged down in all the things. You are successful business owner, a successful CEO, with a clear idea of your zone of genius and you know the multimillionaire version of you is waiting to step forward. But let’s pause there. To do that….you need to stop the story that you “don’t have time…
Read MoreHow to deal with the emotions of your team
As humans – we are going to be emotional. However, problems occur when we get too involved with the emotion of a situation and don’t maintain good boundaries. So we can end up acting like our teams parents or their cheerleaders and it moves us away from our requirement for them to perform a certain…
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