Growing Your Team Podcast with Jamie Van Cuyk: Recent Episodes
Jamie Van Cuyk
The Growing Your Team Podcast with Jamie Van Cuyk is designed for small business owners seeking to grow their company with the help of team members.
Your time is limited, which means growing and leveraging teams is essential for business success.
The Growing Your Team Podcast is the place to learn tips and techniques designed to help you know when it’s the right time to hire, how to select perfect-fit team members, and how to maximize productivity while creating a positive work culture.
Are you overwhelmed and ready to hire help? You’re stuck in the cycle of having enough work to be successful but not enough time to grow your business.
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You need the three-step method for finding the right person who will save you time and earn you more by getting the right work off your plate. Download your free copy today at https://growingyourteam.com/who-to-hire/
On Today's Episode
Can you even afford to hire a new employee?
For many small business owners, that seems like an overwhelming question. Employees often seem unaffordable, even when your business really needs the help.
The problem often isn't that hiring help isn't possible, but rather that, as a small-business owner, we're misjudging the affordability of hiring help. It's often your hiring mindset that's standing in the way of the support you need.
In this episode of the Growing Your Team podcast, you'll learn how one slight shift in your mindset can make hiring employees affordable.
Quote From Today's Episode
"I can't do all these projects by myself anymore; I need team members to help with these projects." -Jamie Van Cuyk
🎧 Related Episodes
Episode 224 – How to Know if You Can Afford to Hire with Abby Gallo
Episode 240 – How to Afford Management and Executive-Level Employees with Hannah Smolinski
Episode 248 – How Small Businesses Can Afford Legal Support with Michelle Bomberger
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On Today's Episode
Is your company sellable? Is your team ready for the sale of your company?
Selling your business is more than a financial decision. It's a strategic transformation that starts long before you list it. Whether you plan to sell soon or years from now, taking steps today to prepare your company and your team will yield the highest return when the time comes.
In this episode, Jamie Van Cuyk sits down with Dr. Ruth Mannschreck to discuss why business owners should focus on making their business sellable even before they're ready to sell, and how to prepare their team. Hence, they feel supported by a future sale and by the key steps that ensure you get the highest value for the business you've built.
Quote From Today's Episode
"If you are like everyone else in your industry, you are a commodity you don't want to be in that category, so that when a buyer looks at your business, you want them to think boutique, not commodity. - Dr. Ruth Mannschreck
Want to connect with Dr. Ruth Mannschreck:
Dr. Ruth Mannschreck, dentist, business strategist, and founder of Shoreline Strategies LLC, has over 30 years of experience in private practice. After a life-altering experience with her daughter's NICU stay, she reimagined her business, reducing her hours while boosting revenue. This shift inspired her to develop a streamlined business model centered on efficient systems, high-performing teams, and a thriving company culture. Now, through her transformative programs Business Lifestyle By Design and Prep It To Sell, Dr. Ruth helps entrepreneurs build scalable businesses and unlock their full potential, ensuring they sell for maximum value when the time is right.
When she's not coaching and mentoring small business owners, Dr. Ruth can be found engrossed in a good book, walking her two dogs, taste-testing new wines, or paddleboarding around a lake in Northern Michigan.
Website: www.ShorelineStrategies.com
Email: Ruth@ShorelineStrategies.com
🎧 Related Episodes
Episode 31 – How to Manage a Team Without it Monopolizing Your Time
Episode 127 – How to Keep Your Team Organized Without Taking Your Time with Ashley Shuler
Epiosde 168 – How Delegating Can Help You Start a Second Business Without Working More Hours with Alyssa Morton
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Listen and learn to the key components in determining the success of your new employees.
Melissa Fackler uses hospitality techniques to make thoughtful and insightful teams that excel.
Amanda Crowell examines what great work really is and how to navigate the challenges that get in your way of focusing on that great work.
Listen here as we explore the similarities of leading both children and your team. Learn how structuring your leadership in this manner can positively affect your team's morale and growth.
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Ciara Stockeland highlights how creating an efficient team will create profitability in your business.
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Are you feeling the pressure in your business? Here are clear signs that indicate it’s time to grow your team.
Danielle Hendon shares how each hire can be an investment, not just an expense, and offers insights on aligning team growth with financial growth.
Listen here in this episode as I share the five key lessons I learned the hard way when hiring my first employee—insights that can save you time, money, and a few growing pains.
Laura Doehle empowers business owners to move their companies forward with clarity, confidence—and well-deserved breaks.
Brad Farris shares how you can go from working obsessively in your business to the entrepreneurship freedom you desire to have.
Explore the most common 'resume red flags' and consider whether they might be steering you away from valuable candidates.
Nate Ginter returns to Growing Your Team to discuss the importance of properly protecting data for yourself, your business, and all your valuable clients.
Listen in this episode as we identify the pitfalls of unequal pay between new and existing employees.
Louise Brogan teaches business owners how to properly delegate LinkedIn activities and use LinkedIn to aid in hiring efforts.
Tune in as we distinguish a job post from a job description to see what works best in pulling the right people for your team.
Celina Mattocks discusses the importance of talent development in your team for engagement, retention, and overall growth of your organization.
Listen to the key tips and tricks in reviewing a resume so you can find the perfect candidate you are looking for.
Caroline Tanis discusses what makes up a good compensation plan that employers should offer their workers and where you can start if you feel like you can’t afford those plans.
Listen in this episode as we weigh the pros and cons of delegating vs outsourcing your hiring so you can decide what best aligns with your business.
Amy Climer shares her model and assessment scale she has developed that identifies what teams need in order to be creative together.
Are you getting in your own way from growing your small business? Listen in this episode as we share how to step aside and get the proper support you need.
Hannah Dannecker analyzes how to recruit and retain Gen-Z workers with this new shift in the work force.
Listen to the three reasons why hiring can be challenging and how Growing Your Team can help you through this stressful process.
Anna Wolfman guides business owners through solopreneurship and bartering relationships to meet your company's goals.
Delegation is hard!
As a small business owner, it isn't easy to let go of tasks and trust that someone else will do the work. But not delegating can hold you back from reaching your full potential. Why? Because your time is spent split across too many tasks instead of focusing your time on the tasks that are best suited for your talents.
In this episode of the Growing Your Team Podcast, we examine the three main reasons women business owners resist delegating even when they feel overwhelmed by their to-do list.
Listen to all the new changes emerging with Growing Your Team and dive into the ways to prepare for an interview so you don’t come in with interview biases.
Elizabeth Lotardo examines how business owners can be the leader in their company instead of the worker while simultaneously lifting up their team members.
In this episode Jamie highlights pet peeves she has noticed throughout the years when interviewing candidates.
Managing Attorney Michelle Bomberger gives small business owners the inside scoop on accessing a General Counsel to provide consistent needed support.
In this episode we discuss the challenges that arise when delegating out tasks and how to avoid them.
Grace Zeigler analyzes successful onboarding processes to build a well-rounded team that reflect the values of your company.
Listen and learn as Jamie shares her personal experiences on why customer service training should never be neglected.
Samantha Irwin discusses why business owners need to prioritize the customer service experience to retain both employees and clients.
Listen and learn in this episode as we dive into the structures of the interview process so you can determine if candidate’s cultural fit aligns with your businesses.’
Lesley Pyle shares her expertise through connecting businesses with talented candidates at the employment level needed.
Listen and learn to find what interview format is right for you when creating your hiring process.
Hannah Smolinski provides business owners with financial clarity so they can build a skillful team that they can actually afford.
Listen and learn to various tips on negotiating salaries with candidates. We uncover the dos and don'ts so you don't make common mistakes when hiring employees.
Professional EOS® Implementer Melanie Bowman explains to business leaders various ways to determine that their team members are in the correct roles fit for them.
Listen as we discuss the ways that business owners mistakenly set false expectations for their team members. Learn how to properly treat contractors vs employees so you can retain people better.
Financial professional Melissa Leon evaluates the importance of financial literacy, both personally and professionally.
Listen and learn to the business owner’s guide to handling contractors vs employees. In this episode we explain how to treat these different roles and transition when necessary.
Laura Bull highlights the three major elements that make up a brand so entrepreneurs can avoid the many mistakes she has seen in the field in order to create a team that uplifts the organization’s values.
Ever get stuck interviewing a candidate who won’t stop talking? In this episode we discuss how to handle interviewees that find themselves in this predicament.
Kathy Svetina helps business owners deal with ongoing financial anxiety despite the achievements they may be having. She shares how to set yourself up for success by figuring out what type of support you actually need.
Listen to the reasons why it’s so vital to be fully transparent with new team members you bring into your organization.
Master of SEO practices Melissa Rose guides Growing Your Team listeners through the various tools to use when trying to bring on your ideal team member.
Listen as we discuss the goal of a job post and why trying to turn people away from the position you are seeking could be the answer to finding your dream team member.
Courtenay Shipley shares her expertise in the retirement plan industry to help business owners learn ways to supply affordable benefits to retain team members.
Listen and learn as we analyze why bringing on a recruiter could be exactly what your small business needs in order to continue to grow.
Shelli Warren educates listeners on ways to retain their current top-level talent without needing to break the bank.
Listen in this episode as we explain why placing value on your dedicated employees is incredibly vital, especially so when their roles may be more overlooked than others.
Abby Gallo invites business owners to know their numbers so they can feel confident about hiring team members.
Listen as we identify the necessary tools to use when trying to find your perfect hire. Learn how to get out of your own way to pave the way for success in your business.
Mike Michalowicz reviews his methodology and tactics in building that high-performing team that so many business owners strive to have.
In this episode we shed light to a small businesses’ role in valuing their team members. Listen as different tools are shared that can allow your company to retain working parents.
Marcel Petitpas guides business owners through improving their profitability by providing his tactics on data tracking.
Listen here as we examine the fear of delegating and learn how to overcome this in order to allow your business to flourish.
Angela Foster discusses how your company can achieve stylish success for your team that aligns with your brand.
Listen and learn as we highlight a top interview tip at Growing Your Team: zip your lips.
Sales Manager Mark Hurrell gives his input on how to provide cost-effective benefits to your team members.
Many business owners overlook the importance of creating effective job posts. Listen as we explore some of the most common job post errors so your company doesn’t make avoidable mistakes that could cost you.
Jessica Townsend highlights the key to being a successful leader to a team that has a skillset that you are not a master in.
Listen and learn as we explore the ways to get your team members to care about the growth of your business.
Danielle Hayden shares how you can step into your rightful role as the CEO of your business by delegating efficiently.
Are you paying your employees what they are worth? Listen and learn to the science behind retaining team members.
Jessica Lackey discusses ways to grow and scale your business in a manner that is aligned with your morals.
Listen as we examine how refusing to let go of a bad team member can negatively impact both you and your business.
Brooke Janousek gives insight on her experience as a fractional CMO and how incorporating that into your business could alleviate significant stressors.
Listen as we explore the reasoning behind high turnover in your business and why undervaluing your employees could be your downfall.
Cara Steinmann shares how building a proper network can transform your business and allow you to gain new opportunities.
Hiring quality team members isn’t always a quick process. Listen and learn as we evaluate the process of hiring worthwhile candidates.
Sarah Potts discusses the strategies she utilizes to delegate tasks to team members and in trusting them to do so.
In this episode we discuss how to handle the growth of your business, especially when that growth isn’t aligning with that of your team members.
Vicky Brown takes business owners through the process of both gaining and losing team members while avoiding common HR issues.
Listen and learn as we analyze if hiring friends is the right move for your small business.
Dana Dowdell discusses why small business owners should seek HR support early on to be proactive and build reliance.
Listen and learn as we discuss if hiring entry-level workers is right for your company.
Steve Rosen explains strategies to implement effective employee reviews in order to retain critical staff members.
Listen as we examine how to create the proper job title in order to find candidates right for your company.
Heather Polivka shares behind-the-scenes info of managing different people and how to handle the challenges that arise.
Amber De La Garza highlights what areas in your business to focus on to make you more productive.
Listen as we explore the reasoning behind a candidate taking time to consider a job offer and why it isn’t always a red flag.
Heather Dominick explains how each person can use their own strengths to lead effectively. As both a highly sensitive individual and greatly successful, Heather shares how she has used that to be a good leader
Julie Fry helps us analyze the hiring process in hopes of maintaining a good image for your business while selecting people that represent you in the right way.
The hiring process can often be overwhelming when dealing with numerous candidates. Listen and learn as we uncover how to handle rejection emails during the interview process.
Jennifer Lawrence examines how assessments can be useful tools when building a strong team that effectively collaborates.
In this episode we examine why prioritizing consistency over recruitment of top employees can actually be harmful to your business.
Sarah Wallace and I discuss ways to build a cohesive team through use of the Enneagram test. We also analyze different ways to approach hiring new team members.
In this episode we discuss various ways to be inclusive when hiring so you can create an organization that people feel welcome in.
In this episode we explore key tools to use when creating a job posting and examine the role of ChatGPT.
Kathleen Ribeiro takes us through an introduction to Clickup in order to delegate easily.
Listen and learn to the final sign that might arise showing it’s time to hire an employee.
Listen and learn to the third sign that might arise in your business that show it's time to hire.
Bob Jordan shares how to identify your leadership style in order to help positvitley guide your company.
In this episode we continue the examiniation of the signs that show it’s time to hire an employee with sign 2.
Listen and learn to the first sign that might arise in your business to signify it’s time to hire an employee.
Monique McLead shares different ways to make sure your team members needs are being met while increasing retention rates.
Listen to the most common aspect missing from business owners who are trying to scale and grow their business.
Is your team the right size to meet your personal and company needs? Listen to determine what business structure can best benefit you long-term.
Mary Beth Simón helps business owners identify their second-in-command and build must-have contingency plans.
Are the expenses of full-service recruiting worth it for small business owners? Listen to learn why this could be a necessary addition to your company’s progression.
Are you feeling overwhelmed by everyday tasks in your business? Listen here to discover some tips to avoid entrepreneur burnout and alleviate stress.
Rosyln Ranse explains how you can incorporate travel within your company to build strong teams.
In this episode we delve into the dynamics of hybrid and remote working models to see what is a right fit for your business.
Listen to see why seeking out experts for delegating high-level tasks can positively impact your organization and allow you to be the true CEO.
Alyssa Morton highlights techniques to systemize in order to delegate effectively for your company.
Is your new employee a slow learner or is it time for them to be fired? Listen here to determine how to decipher between the two in order to benefit your company.
In this episode we delve into the five most popular interview questions that receive lies from candidates.
Melissa Morris helps us self-examine the workflows in our small business to alleviate stress and promote efficiency.
Listen to four key items used in order to make the hiring process sustainable and effective.
Scaling your podcast or other media platforms often means letting go of certain reins. Here I share changes you can make today in order to see substantial growth in these areas.
Carla Titus shares her expertise in achieving a level of success financially in order to allow your business to grow.
When is the right time to give your employees a raise and how do you go about that? Listen and learn to the breakdown of salary increases.
Hiring family members isn't always the right fit for business owners. Listen to the signs that this could be a make or break hiring decision for you.
Shannon Hughes explains various ways to motivate your team members in a budget-friendly manner.
I've made some big mistakes when managing remote team members. Learn from my errors so you can successfully manage your remote employees.
Jody Grunden analyzes the dynamics of remote teams and how to maintain connections via an online space.
As a small business owner, what should you do when your employees start discussing their pay with each? Listen and find out.
Shanice Miller helps business owners move their company forward through implementation of systems and processes.
We're in the final stretch of the year. If you've been thinking about hiring, you might be wondering if hiring at the end of the year is a good idea. Find out the reality of the end-of-the-year hiring market and how you can succeed when hiring this time of year.
Sophie Robinson shares how to set both realistic and distinguished expectations for contractors vs employees.
Sophie Robinson shares how to set both realistic and distinguished expectations for contractors vs employees.
Pay is something that should be discussed early on in every hiring process. Learn how to do it legally and effectively.
Pay is something that should be discussed early on in every hiring process. Learn how to do it legally and effectively.
Dane Sanders examines how to motivate employees and make people want to work with you long-term.
Is it legal and ethical to check a candidate's social media profiles during the hiring process? Listen and learn.
Katrinna Roth helps us analyze whether contractors or employees are better to hire in certain roles within your company.
Katrinna Roth helps us analyze whether contractors or employees are better to hire in certain roles within your company.
When was the last time you took a day off to only focus on yourself? It's what you, your business, and your team need!
When was the last time you took a day off to only focus on yourself? It's what you, your business, and your team need!
Brittany Ranew shares how to let go of control in your business in order to initiate room for growth.
Brittany Ranew shares how to let go of control in your business in order to initiate room for growth.
Employees should be happy with any job you give them, right? Wrong. Employees should not be expected to learn to love their job. Listen and learn why.
Employees should be happy with any job you give them, right? Wrong. Employees should not be expected to learn to love their job. Listen and learn why.
Elizabeth Louis discusses common communication mistakes business owners make and ways to combat them.
Elizabeth Louis discusses common communication mistakes business owners make and ways to combat them.
Are you quiet firing your employees? Quiet firing is when you don't actively exit a team member from your organization, but you start taking subtle actions that make the employee want to leave your team.
As a business owner, you shouldn't do it. While it might lead to the team member leaving, it can create a lot of long-term damage for your business. Learn why and what to do instead.
Are you quiet firing your employees? Quiet firing is when you don't actively exit a team member from your organization, but you start taking subtle actions that make the employee want to leave your team.
As a business owner, you shouldn't do it. While it might lead to the team member leaving, it can create a lot of long-term damage for your business. Learn why and what to do instead.
Pete Mohr runs us through some of his frameworks in order to achieve your desired business outcomes and life desires.
Pete Mohr runs us through some of his frameworks in order to achieve your desired business outcomes and life desires.
What is quiet quitting? It's a term that has been trending lately, but it's something that has been going on within businesses forever. Learn what it is, why the employees might be right, and what you can do to prevent it within your own business.
What is quiet quitting? It's a term that has been trending lately, but it's something that has been going on within businesses forever. Learn what it is, why the employees might be right, and what you can do to prevent it within your own business.
Nate Ginter shares his I.T. expertise to avoid tech disasters that can arise within your company.
Do you want to write a job posting that attracts quality candidates? Then it should include these five sections.
Too many small business owners let emotions drive their hiring decisions. Yes - even if you don't identify as emotional, you are still at risk of letting your emotions control the process! Learn how emotions-based hiring can impact your business.
Travis Johnson discusses the value that time holds when developing your team and training.
Are you thinking of adding interns to your small business team? There are a few important facts that you need to know before making this move.
There's a cost to hiring employees. But, did you know that there is also a cost to not hiring employees? Yes, not hiring when your business needs the help can have a greater financial impact on your business than hiring an employee.
Ashley Haywood discusses how to scale your team effectively before going full-time as the business owner.
My very first hire ever seemed like the perfect fit. In the long run, they were not right for the role at all! Learn why my first hire was a bad hire and how you can avoid the same mistakes.
Jon Howard shares the positive outcomes that can ensue when you prioritize your team members needs.
You know you need to hire, but something is holding you back. Is it a fear that something could change in your business and you would have to let go of that team member?
If so, you need to stop running your business on What Ifs and take the steps to hire the help your business needs today.
Heather Chumbris highlights effective ways to train new members as your team continues to grow.
When you're trying to hire, should you post the pay range on a job posting? Listen and learn what you should do and why.
Do you want to keep your employees? Then it's time to consider giving them raises. It's not something you'll hear me say often, but right now it's needed. Learn why.
Joe Sanok walks us through the positive effects of implementing a shorter workweek and how to use these methods in your business.
Have you heard about one-way video interviews? They are meant to save you time as you find your perfect team member, but do they? You might be surprised by how they really impact the interview process.
Jennifer Caldron gives input on an innovative way to take your business to the next level.
Are you keeping team members on your payroll who are not pulling their weight? If so, you need to stop!
You want dependable employees on your team. But what is the proper definition of a dependable employee? You might be defining it wrong.
Claire Crum shares how to use your company's values as a tool to find the right team members.
Do you automatically add the requirement of a degree to your job postings when hiring for your company? Many people do, but should you? In many cases, adding this one requirement can knock out your perfect-fit candidates and leave you with candidates that look good on paper but are not right for the role. Learn why.
Nikki Rausch highlights how to sell your team on discovery calls through titles, framing expectations, and more.
Have you ever been conducting an interview when you realized only a few questions in that the candidate was not someone you wanted to hire? You don't want to waste anyone's time continuing with the interview but you also don't want to offend the candidate by noticeably cutting the interview short. Listen and learn how to properly end a bad interview early.
Cheale Villa shares her tips on strengthening your remote team and maintaining your brand culture.
How many times should you meet with a candidate before you make your hiring decision? If you want to make the right hiring decision, you should meet with candidates at least twice. Listen and learn why you need to meet with a candidate more than once and how to structure the interviews effectively to uncover what you need to know about a candidate.
Veronica Romney helps navigate the proper steps to building a dream team and letting go as business owners.
Do you use personality tests during the hiring process? If so, you might be using them wrong. And, if you use them incorrectly, you might be accidentally disqualifying your ideal employee. Learn when to use personality tests and properly use the results to find your perfect hire.
Rebecca Kay takes us through the process of becoming a CEO within your business and building the necessary systems in place.
Ask anyone hiring and they will tell you that they are getting fewer applicants than ever when trying to hire. It begs the question, Where are all the applicants? Don't people have to work to keep a roof over their heads and food on the table?
Yes, but there are still fewer candidates on the job market today. Listen and learn three reasons why.
Aleia Walker highlights the implications of hiring for cultural fit and how to reshape your perspective on it to benefit your company.
My first employee quit after only seven months. However, I couldn't be happier. Here are two reasons why her quitting was the best decision.
Punam V. Saxena explains how the biases we hold hinder the establishment of the most optimal team.
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Many business owners state that one of the top reasons they became a business owner was that they quit their job due to a bad boss. They no longer wanted to report to someone who treated them poorly, so they were going to be their own boss moving forward.
But the truth is, many of these business owners turn into that bad boss once they start hiring their own team. Listen and learn why.
Ken McGarrie navigates through the process of developing a strong team in a field with high turnover.
Are you ready to expand your team and are trying to model your new hire after you? This isn't a good idea if you want to scale your business successfully. Listen and learn why.
Mitch Gray discusses effective techniques for leading and hiring teams within your small business.
Your new employee accepted the position. Now what?
It's time to start onboarding! Learn the first three steps you need to take so you can successfully onboard your new team member and make them a long-lasting employee.
Kellie Tinnin invites a new take on onboarding team members to develop self-leaders through collaboration and communication.
Have you ever found yourself asking, "Did that really just happen?" I have... especially after some interviews.
Listen and hear about the craziest experience I have had as I interview candidates.
Do you like to ask Think outside the box interview questions? Questions like, "How would you move a mountain?" or "If you were a crayon, what color would you be?"
Many business owners like to ask these questions, but they really shouldn't. Learn why you need to cross these off your list before you conduct your next interview.
Ryann Halo delves into creating opportunities for your team members to grow to help enhance them and your business.
Many business owners feel overwhelmed by their hiring process. Their solution - just hire a VA. But, is a virtual assistant the right answer? In many cases, it's not.
Listen and learn why hiring a VA is not always the best answer and why, even when hiring a VA is the right choice, it's not as simple as it seems.
Amber Hawley shares how to combat distractions within your business while leading a successful team.
Ghosting has become a hot topic when it comes to hiring. Candidates have been ghosted for years, but now candidates are starting to do the ghosting. Learn what ghosting is and how you can positively impact this trend.
Josh Little analyzes a new take on effective workplace communication. He challenges business norms while building stronger relationships among team members.
Have you been tempted to use a generic job posting for your job opening? My advice is don't! Listen and learn why. Go to https://growingyourteam.com/audit to sign up for your Will Your Job Posting Attract the Right Candidates? Audit
Casey Gromer explains how to dismantle old leadership styles in order to create a company that is true to you and your vision.
If you want to find your ideal candidates, there is one thing you need to know. Today's hiring market is operating very differently than the norm.
Learn what you need to know when it comes to posting your opening and sorting through candidates to be successful in today's very different hiring market.
Michelle Kaplan shares how to navigate leading a team remotely and ways to build cohesiveness through unpredictable circumstances.
During the month of July, I had my highest sales month ever! I also didn't work one full week and worked many short days.
How did I do it? Listen and learn the three steps I took so I could scale my business without taking more of my time.
Julie Bartkus explains how creating a dynamic team can become the most vital aspect in your business. Through uncovering hidden problems, you can begin to transform your staff.
Monique Allen is back to talk about the current hiring market. To sum it up, it can only be described as odd. The tables have turned and now the candidates are in control.
Hear why that is and how you can still win when you need to hire great new talent for your team.
Monique Allen discusses the scary process of hiring and how to optimize the experience through commitments.
We're in a time of business called The Great Resignation. What is it and what should you do if it impacts your business? Listen and find out.
Nikki Rausch gives a deep dive on how to find the perfect contractors for your business and ways to create those new positions.
Are you getting ready to hire an employee? Here are three reasons why having a well-planned hiring strategy will make the process easier and lead you to a better team member.
Max Borges shares his strategic approach to scaling his business and developing a work environment that doesn't need to rely on him everyday.
When an employee decides to leave your business, it can bring out many emotions - most of which tend to be negative. While these emotions are 100% natural, you need to be careful.
Listen and learn why you need to stop resenting your employees when they quit if you want to continue running a successful business.
Kerry Guard highlights her implementation of a people-first philosophy to create a balanced and more productive work environment.
Is the current candidate market making it hard to attract applicants when you never had problems in the past? Listen and learn the steps you can take to fill your open positions.
Abby Herman shares her experience as she went from making a series of bad hires to achieving hiring success.
Growing Your Team is hiring and we're taking you behind the scenes. In part 5, you'll hear about how we created a realistic and effective onboarding plan. One that matched our time availability to train and will prepare our new team member for success.
Julie Shopa shares how she went from paying an employee more than she could afford to gaining clarity and hiring her perfect-fit team member by going through the H.I.R.E. framework. In addition, Julie shares how she overcame her fears of delegation and learn how to become comfortable with handing off responsibilities.
Growing Your Team is hiring and we're taking you behind the scenes. In part 4, you'll hear the process we went through to go from 30+ candidates to selecting our great new hire.
If one simple action could increase your profits by over 500%, would you do it?
What if I also told you that the action required no financial investment, no getting up at 4 am (or earlier!), no burning the midnight oil, and no working weekends to complete? All it took was a few minutes of your and your team member's time that would dramatically increase your productivity and profits.
If you're saying, "YES, I'm in!" then you must listen to this episode of the Growing Your Team podcast, where Sensei Victoria Whitfield tells us the power behind the action, how to master it, and how to pass along the activity so your entire team experiences the benefits and the results.
Growing Your Team is hiring and we're taking you behind the scenes. In part 3, you'll hear the real and honest emotions we felt when we posted the job and how we sorted through the candidates to decide who to interview.
Before you hire a team member, you have to know if you can afford that team member.
In this episode, Michelle Cooper is sharing how to know if you can afford to hire an employee and why employees might not be as expensive as you think.
Growing Your Team is hiring and we're taking you behind the scenes. In part 2, you'll learn why we didn't hire an employee sooner and how we decided what type of position we should add.
Did you build your business through a team of contractors? While it might feel like it's working, have you ever wondered if and when you might need to switch from contractors to employees?
For many businesses, there comes a time when this move is needed. A few years ago, it was time for Interview Connections to make this move.
In this episode of the podcast, Margy Feldhuhn shares why Interview Connections switched from contractors to employees and how it saved them money. She also shares the details of her journey as she went from contractor to employee to co-owner of Interview Connections.
See the full show notes on GrowingYourTeam.com
Exciting things are happening over here at Growing Your Team. We're getting ready to hire our very first employee!
Even better, we're going to share all the details with you as we navigate this journey.
In this episode of the podcast, you'll learn how we identified that now is the right time to move forward with hiring an employee after only working with contractors before.
It might sound cliche, but it's true. What got you here won't get you there.
As your business grows, you have to adjust how you do things and who supports you if you want to keep it moving in a profitable direction.
But what do you let go of, and what do you add? Who do you hire, and how should you adjust positions from one hire to the next to match your changing business?
This is exactly what Kristen Westcott helps scaling business owners figure out, and in this episode of the Growing Your Team podcast, she's sharing her best tips.
Have you heard of the saying Hire Slowly, Fire Quickly? Is it one that you practice in your small business?
If so, listen up! I hate to break it to you, but many of the business owners I know who follow this practice are doing it all wrong.
In this episode of the podcast, we're digging into what Fire Slowly really means and when you should do it within your small business.
As you expand from a business of one to a business with a team, what kind of team is best for you? A team of freelancers and contractors, a team of employees, or a mixture?
Eve Epstein shares how to determine what type of team is best for you and how to properly use that team so you can feel supported and continue growing your business.
About Eve Epstein: Eve Epstein is the CEO and Co-Founder of SoleVenture. SoleVenture is a single solution that automates business setup and compliance, benefits enrollment, tax estimation, and invoicing for new freelancers.
Eve practiced labor and employment law at the U.S. Department of Labor and the National Treasury Employees Union in Washington, DC and served as in-house counsel in one of the largest privately held Professional Employer Organizations.
From her years of practicing labor and employment law, she saw that the workforce changed. By 2028, more than half of the US workforce will be freelancing. She started SoleVenture to offer self-employed workers the financial security and benefits of traditional employment.
How to Connect with Eve Epstein: Website: www.soleventure.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/soleventureevolution
Twitter for SoleVenture https://twitter.com/soleventureinc
Twitter for Eve: https://twitter.com/EveEEpstein
There is a saying that a lot of entrepreneurs shout about hiring a team...Hire Slowly and Fire Quickly. It makes sense, but, 95% of the people I know are applying it wrong.
Most people think, Hiring slowly means not hiring until you 110% need the help.
- Yes, it might mean skipping lunch a few days a week to get work done.
- Yes, it might mean working after everyone in your house goes off to bed.
- Yes, it might mean spending hours learning how to do something that isn’t in your area of expertise so you can do it yourself.
Anything to save a few bucks right?
And, because you heard that you should hire slowly, you don’t believe you’re at the point where you need to add finding and managing a team member to your plate.
Well, I hate to burst your bubble, but hiring slowly does NOT mean waiting to hire until your business is bursting at the seams.
In this episode of the Growing Your Team podcast you'll learn what hiring slowly really means and how to apply it to your small business.
As a small business owner, not only does your plate feel full, it seems to keep getting heavier. When this happens, one of your options is to outsource some of your work to an assistant.
But, what should you outsource? How do you sort through everything you are currently doing and figure out what makes the most sense to get off your plate and delegate to a team member?
Bianca Smith is sharing her journey and how she is helping business owners make this very important delegation decision.
I was married surrounded by sharks at a wedding venue that was supposed to be a joke. In the end, I guess the joke was on me!
Not only did the whole experience lead to an unforgettable wedding, but it also taught me to be a better leader.
The leadership mistake that I was making before this experience is one that I see too many business owners make when they first start hiring workers for their team. And, it's one that you must learn to avoid if you want to scale your business with the help of a team.
You can add many different positions to your business when you are looking to add support that will help you scale. Virtual Assistants (VA) and Online Business Managers (OBM) are two popular virtual positions.
The question is, which one do you need, and how do you find the right one? Then, how do you keep the relationship productive and healthy for the long-run?
Sandra Booker, the owner of Any Old Task, is sharing all her secrets on how to hire and work with high-producing VAs and OBMs.
Think back to the most recent job interview you conducted. During that interview, what was the goal of the questions you asked? Did you ask questions to uncover skills and abilities, or did you ask questions designed to discover the best storyteller?
You might think that's a silly question for me to ask, but chances are, you unintentionally asked questions that tested candidates' storytelling abilities.
It's time to stop hiring employees for their storytelling abilities and start hiring employees because they are truly the right person for the job. In this episode, you'll learn how.
Do you want to know the secret to great employees? It’s you!
Hiring perfect-fit team members is only step one. Getting them to fully become and stay great employees is 100% dependent on the actions you take once they join your team. You can empower your team members to greatness or be the root cause of their bad habits.
Molly McGrath shares her secrets on the basic things you can do so you’re always happy with employee performance.
www.hiringandempowering.com
Have you ever wondered what is better: hiring for passion or hiring for skill?
It's the subject of many debates, and many people answer passion.
After all, you have full passion for your business, so naturally, you want to hire someone who feels and matches your passion. You can always train them to do the job specifics later... right???
Is hiring for passion really the answer? Not exactly. Listen and learn why.
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Trusting others to help you in your business can be a scary step. How do you have confidence and peace of mind that the relationship you form with your contractors and employees will be a positive one that builds your business?
The answer is setting up strong legal foundations with the right contracts.
Layne Lyons JD shares how to protect your business, content, relationships, and money through simple and straightforward contracts.
How to Connect with Layne Lyons JD: Website: laynelyons.com
Instagram: instagram.com/laynelyonsjd
Facebook: facebook.com/laynelyonsjd
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/laynelyonsjd
Email: layne@laynelyons.com
Next Steps: **Protect Your Business Legal Checklist** – You cant grow your business from a place of fear and what-ifs. Growth comes from knowing all your hard work and investments are protected. laynelyons.com/checklist
Book a free call with Layne – Book your Rainy Day Readiness Call to make sure that your business foundations can withstand any storm that comes its way. bookwithlayne.com
Have you ever wondered how many candidates you should interview before making a hiring decision?
This is a question many small business owners ask when they start reviewing candidates for their opening. They want to ensure they make the right hiring choice, so they aim to have a set number of candidates reach the final round.
But what is that ideal number of candidates? How many candidates should you interview to ensure you're making the right hiring decision?
In this episode, you'll learn the perfect number and why that number matters if you want to find your perfect-fit team member.
https://growingyourteam.com/jumpstart
Whether the next position you're trying to fill is an in-office position or a remote position, chances are, part of the hiring process will be conducted remotely. The question is, do you know how to conduct effective remote interviews?
How do you ensure you're creating a process that helps you identify if someone is the right fit? How do you judge a candidate on the right criteria and not let biases get in the way?
Anna Shcherbyna answers all these questions. Listen as she shares how to conduct effective remote interviews that will lead you to your perfect new hire.
And then my skirt was wet... Had I really been peed on during an interview?
Yes, it happened. Even worse, it was just the icing on the cake of my worst interview ever as a job candidate.
During this episode of the Growing Your Team podcast, you'll hear all the details of my worst interview ever as a job candidate (including what led to me being peed on!) and how you can avoid creating similar experiences for the candidate you interview for your job openings.
Schedule your Jump Start call at - https://growingyourteam.com/jumpstart
When you start to outsource tasks within your small business, who should be among your first key hires?
If you want to scale your business, financial team members, like a bookkeeper, should be one of the first hires on your list.
In this episode of the Growing Your Team podcast, Andrea Jenson shares how hiring the right financial team is essential for business growth and how those team members can quickly pay for themselves.
About Andrea Jenson: Andrea Jenson is the Founder of The Cash Flow CFO – the entrepreneur’s solution to confidently running their business based on facts, not emotions, providing virtual CFO services, bookkeeping & tax support to small business owners.
Andrea has had an affinity for numbers from an early age, and prior to opening her firm ran the accounting departments for some of the largest companies in the world.
Today Andrea’s goal is simple: to give business owners a simpler way to understand their numbers.
Andrea and her team help their clients implement financial systems and processes that allow for empowered decision making, to help entrepreneurs scale their business to the next level. Their modern, boutique approach provides well thought-out, practical financial solutions, designed to help entrepreneurs run & scale their business with confidence and clarity.
Andrea is a wife, mother, soccer player, and passionate volunteer who spends her free time helping kids with cancer thrive, and shelter dogs find their forever homes.
Suggested Resources: Download Andrea’s guide on how to grow your financial team here: www.thecashflowcfo.com/GrowingYourTeam
Get the checklist to ensure you are bringing in the right people at the right time.
How to Connect with Andrea Jenson: Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/thecashflowcfo/
Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/moneysecretsforceos/
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreamjenson/
Have you ever considered using an employee trial period when hiring?
Many companies, large and small, do. They use it as a way to test out if the person they want to hire is really a good fit.
The question is, are these trial periods really a good use of your time and money? Or is there a better way to determine if a candidate is the right fit for your open position?
We answer those questions in this episode of the Growing Your Team podcast.
Have you ever thought about how hiring a great team member is like finding the perfect client?
When you take the time to really think about who your perfect client is, you can describe them as clear as day to another person. However, most people struggle to do the same when asked who would be their perfect team member. This often leads to poor hiring decisions.
In this episode of the Growing Your Team podcast, Caroline Chou shares about the team she has grown within her two businesses and how she ensures she's getting the right team member every time she hires - whether for a remote or in-office position.
About Caroline Chou: Caroline Chou is the Design Director of international award-winning interdisciplinary firm OPENUU.
Originally born in Texas, Chou spent her early years shuttling between Taiwan and the U.S. — where she later went on to study architecture at the Rhode Island School of Design. Along with husband (and OPENUU founder) Kevin Lim, Chou has become something of a marquee name on the burgeoning Hong Kong design/architecture scene. Since Chou and Lim moved their business to Hong Kong in 2012, OPENUU has been awarded ‘Best of Year’ firm by Interior Design Magazine four times; and bagged the prestigious Will Ching Design Prize in April 2019 — awarded for ‘original and excellent’ design by small companies with up to five employees.
How to Connect with Caroline Chou: Website: http://openuu.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/openuu/ and https://www.instagram.com/cchoudesign/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/openuu
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cchou/
Email: hello@openuu.com
Do you base your business decisions on feelings or facts? Have you ever let what-ifs stop you in your tracks?
While many of us will not admit that we make business decisions based on fear, the fact is that running a company in the "what-ifs" is all too common. Instead of making business decisions based on what is actually happening, we get stuck on what could happen.
In this episode of the Growing Your Team podcast, you'll hear why making hiring decisions based on what-ifs will hurt your business and why you need to hire based on data.
Do you want to know one of the best ways to attract top talent, retain key employees, and have team members excel at their job? Having a purpose.
In this episode of the Growing Your Team podcast, Elizabeth Lotardo shares what it means to have a purpose in your small business and how it can give you a competitive advantage when it comes to hiring talent and making the sales needed to scale your business.
About Elizabeth Lotardo: Elizabeth Lotardo is a consultant, researcher, and co-author of Selling with Noble Purpose: How to Drive Revenue and Do Work that Makes You Proud.
As the VP of Services at sales leadership consultancy McLeod & More, Elizabeth leads sales transformation initiatives for clients like Oracle, G Adventures, and Fiserv. She is a popular LinkedInLearning author, and her work has been featured in The Wall Street Journal and on NPR.
With an undergraduate degree in advertising from Boston University and a Master’s in Organizational Psychology, Elizabeth has enabled firms to drive employee engagement, competitive differentiation, and ultimately revenue.
How to Connect with Elizabeth Lotardo: McLeod & More Website: https://www.mcleodandmore.com/
Elizabeth’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabethlotardo/
When you're getting ready to fill a position, a job posting is your way of communicating that opening to the available candidate pool. Without an effective job post, it's challenging to get the talent you want into your hiring process.
The question is, is your job posting doing its job? Is it bringing you the candidates you want to interview and eventually hire?
In this episode of the Growing Your Team podcast, you'll learn why having a great job posting matters and three ways having an effective one will ease your new hire search.
Schedule your hiring jump-start call today - https://growingyourteam.com/jumpstart
Whether they are automated or manual, your small business runs on processes. The question is, are your processes as simple and effective as they could be?
The answer is an important one.
If the answer is yes and you're still feeling overwhelmed in your business, it's time to hire. If the answer is no, it's time to lean out your processes.
Crista Grasso is a business process expert, and in this episode of the podcast, she is sharing tips on how to figure out if you need to simplify your process or hire help. Plus, she's spilling her secrets on how to be successful at both.
About Crista Grasso: Crista Grasso is an international lean business consultant and the creator of the Lean Out Method and the 90 Day Lean Out Planner. She has been helping businesses achieve accelerated results and increased profitability for two decades through a combination of strategic planning and lean business practices.
Known as the “Business Optimizer”, Crista has the ability to quickly cut through the noise and focus on optimizing the core things that will make the biggest impact to grow and scale a business. She specializes in helping businesses identify the most important things they should focus on right now that will drive maximum value for their customers and maximum profits for their business.
How to Connect with Crista Grasso: Website: https://www.leanoutmethod.com
Instagram: http://instagram.com/cristagrasso
Facebook Group: https://www.leanoutmethod.com/group
Free Masterclass: https://www.leanoutmethod.com/masterclass
Whether it is in recognition of a work achievement, to celebrate a birthday, holiday or end of the year, or for a work anniversary, giving your team members gifts can be a great way to show them that you appreciate them and their work. Selecting the right gifts for employees can sometimes be a challenge.
To help you with your gift selection, in this episode of the Growing Your Team podcast, you'll learn the best gifts to give your team members and a few items they might not appreciate.
Have you given thought to the HR policies in your small business?
Whether you have one employee or 100 plus employees, HR policies are a must-have! They help set the ground rules for dress codes, vacation policies, social media use, and so much more.
In this episode of the Growing Your Team podcast, Laura Tolhoek is sharing why HR policies are a must-have for any size business and how to navigate some of the sticky situations you're bound to encounter once you start managing employees.
About Laura Tolhoek: Laura Tolhoek is a Certified Human Resource Leader and the proprietor of Essential HR.
For the last 15 years, she has blended sound HR practices with her pragmatic approach to improve business performance. Now, Laura leads a team of HR rock stars as they navigate complex HR situations with managers, help guide decisions, and instill confidence with actionable steps.
In her spare time, Laura enjoys the company of her husband and two children. The kids continue to help her hone her leadership skills of negotiation and compromise, and after a decade, her husband is starting to warm up to the performance reviews.
Suggested Resources: Do you know that you need a policy manual but not sure where to start?
Or, do you already have a policy manual but not sure if it has everything you need?
Download Essential HR’s Policy List today and continue building your team on a solid foundation!
Grab your copy here: EssentialHR.CA/GrowingYourTeam
How to Connect with Laura Tolhoek: Website: www.essentialhr.ca
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/essential-hr-canada
Instagram: www.instagram.com/essentialhr.ca
Have you ever thought about outsourcing work within your small business to offshore team members?
While some small business owners welcome the idea of offshore workers, others try to avoid the possibility. The drive to avoid hiring offshore help is typically routed in unvalidated concerns.
In this episode of the Growing Your Team Podcast, Austin Epperson is setting the record straight about hiring offshore team members, including language challenges and time differences, and discussing why it might be the right move for your business.
About Austin Epperson: Austin works with ecommerce, SaaS, and venture-backed Artificial Intelligence startups to scale their offshore customer service and data validation teams.
After graduating college, Austin traveled the United States and then the world to find where he could make a unique difference. When he arrived in The Philippines in 2015, he fell in love with the warm people, the need for jobs, and also his now wife.
Over the past five years, Austin has built office and home based teams amounting to over 400 full time hires.
How to Connect with Austin Epperson: Schedule time with Austin: MeetwithAustin.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/austinepp
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/austinepperson/
Have you had a bad hiring experience in the past, or are you worried you might have one in the future?
The truth is, bad hiring experiences are common within small businesses. What's also true is that they are avoidable.
In this episode of the Growing Your Team podcast, Jamie shares a personal experience of hers and the main factor that differentiates a good and bad hiring experience.
Have you ever struggled through doing something for your business because you were determined to do it yourself? Did you ever looked back and evaluated all the time you wasted because you allowed yourself to spend your time instead of your money?
The truth is, there will be many occurrences in your business when spending your time costs MORE than spending your money. This is because you are not using that time serving your clients, making products, or focusing on other revenue-generating activities.
In this episode, Caroline Wilson joins the podcast to have a real and honest conversation about the struggles and achievements she is experiencing as she continues to build the team her two businesses need for success.
About Caroline Wilson: Caroline is the Owner and Principal Consultant at Vireo Research, as well as the Founder and Owner at Hoodie Chew Chew. Vireo Research is a research and strategy consulting firm that works with marketers, innovators and entrepreneurs to make better, faster and more innovative decisions using consumer research and data. And Hoodie Chew Chew, is the only chewable teether that attaches to your hoodie string – for moms, dads and babies, as well as big kids who chew for sensory needs.
In this Episode You’ll Hear: * Why you need to learn to be okay with not being good at everything if you want to scale your business. (4:34)
- When you need to stop rolling with the struggles and realize that spending your money will cost you less than spending your time. (8:19)
- Why it’s important to know what you expect BEFORE you hire a team member and how you can figure this out. (12:12)
- How you’re in control of your business, and you are the one that gets to decide how to put it into market. (18:51)
- Why advisors can be just as important to your business as paid team members. (23:05)
- What made Caroline build up her team, what made her later reduce her time in size, and where she’s going next. (27:49)
- Whether you need two teams if you run two businesses. (43:51)
How to Connect with Caroline Wilson: Vireo Research Website: www.vireoresearch.com
Hoodie Chew Chew: www.hoodiechewchew.com
Ruth Bader Ginsburg recently passed away. And while not everyone agreed with her viewpoints, most people saw her as an influential leader.
In this episode, we’re digging into two of her famous quotes and discussing why they are 100% true if you want to be an impactful leader within your small business.
Your ability to lead will impact the success and dedication of your team. The success and dedication of your team will then impact the long-term success of your business. Therefore, being a strong leader that a team wants to follow and support is essential for business success.
Have you ever heard of the term Brilliant Jerk?
In the workplace, a Brilliant Jerk is someone who is great at their job and produces the results you want when it comes to the role, but their attitude disrupts the workplace. Other team members don’t want to work for or with the Brilliant Jerk.
These team members can be toxic in your business, and even worse, this team member could be you.
Dr. Katrina Burrus shares how to identify a Brilliant Jerk, the impact they have on your business, and what you can do to change their behavior.
About Dr. Katrina Burrus: Dr. Katrina Burrus, CEO/founder of Excellent Executive Coaching LLC, is known for “Fast-tracking leaders to the C-Suite and Beyond” and for “Transforming Brilliant Jerks into Inspiring Leaders.” Clients often comment that working with Katrina enlightens leaders to empower co-workers to walk the extra mile.
She is a keynote speaker and published, “Managing Brilliant Jerks” and, “Global Leadership” a body of work used by Nestle, Novartis, the World Health Organization, the International Labor Organization, the United Nations, and many more. She was most recently featured in Mexico, India,
the U.S., Kazakhstan, and Russia.
Dr. Burrus has 18 years of experience as the first Master Certified Coach and Founding Board Member from the (ICF) International Coaching Federation in Switzerland.
In this Episode You’ll Hear: * What a Brilliant Jerk is and why they are a problem even when they produce results (1:36)
- What you can do if you discover there’s a Brilliant Jerk in your small business (and it might be you!) (5:12)
- The difference between Brillant Jerk and a leader who has high standards. (10:16)
- What you can do to find out if you’re a Brilliant Jerk within your business. (15:35)
- How you can get feedback even when your team is hesitant about giving you feedback. (22:04)
- How Brilliant Jerks hurt your company even when they are helping to grow your revenue. (30:06)
How to Connect with Dr. Katrina Burrus: Website: www.ExcellentExecutiveCoaching.com
Facebook: Facebook.com/katrina.Burrus
Instagram: Instagram.com/DrKatrinaBurrus
Email: DrKatrina@ExcellentExecutiveCoaching.com
Have you ever wondered what questions you should ask when hiring a new employee or contractor?
No matter who you're hiring, you should always conduct an interview and ask carefully selected questions to determine if someone is the right fit. The challenge is, with so many options for possible questions, how do you decide which questions are worth your time? Which questions will lead you to your perfect-fit team member, and which questions will help you avoid hiring the employee or contractor that will waste your time, money, and energy?
In this episode of the Growing Your Team podcast, you'll learn the four ways to uncover what questions to ask when hiring.
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Do you want to offer health benefits to your employees but providing health insurance seems out of your budget? You're not alone.
While many small business owners understand the importance of their employees' mental and physical health, they are left wondering what they can afford to offer. The good news is, there is now a valuable alternative that you can offer.
Maureen Healy started Virtual Healing, a company designed to be a health insurance alternative for small business owners. You now have a budget-friendly way to offer health benefits and show your team members you care about their health. In this episode, Maureen shares how.
About Maureen Healy:
Maureen Healy is a Nurse Practitioner & founder of Virtual Healing, Inc., a telehealth company providing mental health coaching, covid screening and prevention, treatment of minor illnesses and injuries, and help to control chronic conditions.
From nursing for over thirty years; empowering patients and their families to take an active role in their health is her area of expertise.
Maureen recently published Your Guide to a Safe and Swift Hospital Stay. This book offers tips on how to prevent medical and nursing errors while promoting a rapid recovery.
In this Episode You’ll Hear: * The benefits of telehealth services (4:28)
- Why now is an important time to focus on your team member’s mental health (6:37)
- Why having fun can be one of the best preventative medicines (9:43)
- How a team member’s mental health impacts their production and quality of work (11:08)
- Why rewarding your team with pizza might be causing harmful effects you didn’t intend. (14:16)
- How small businesses can use telehealth options as an alternative for health insurance (15:59)
- How services like Virtual Healing can offer a much-needed health care supplement for your employees who have outside health insurance (19:38)
Suggested Resources: Get your FREE copy of Maureen’s book, Your Guide to a Safe and Swift Hospital Stay, by emailing Maureen at Maureen@virtualhealing.com. In your email, state that you are a listener of the Growing Your Team Podcast and supply the address where you would like your free book sent.
**How to Connect with Maureen Healy:** Website: https://www.virtualhealing.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VirtualHealingInc
Hiring the wrong team members is a mistake that many business owners make. They think they found the best person to assist with their business, but then they end up regretting their new hire. Not only does that relationship not work out as planned, it sometimes even makes them want to avoid hiring altogether.
However, growing a team is needed in order to continue growing any business.
So, how do you avoid making hiring decisions that lead you to regretting your new hire? That's exactly what you're going to hear in this episode of the Growing Your Team podcast.
In this Episode You’ll Hear: * The top mistake business owners make that results in them regretting their new hire * Why planning is your key to success when growing your team * Why you need to be careful when hiring someone who is going to help you figure out where you need help in your business * How you can ensure you are hiring the best team member for your business
In this episode of the Growing Your Team podcast, we’re talking about not hiring.
Wait! Hold up a minute! Are we really talking about not hiring on a podcast designed to help small businesses find and manage their ideal team members?
Yes, we are.
Why? Because sometimes hiring is not the right move – even though you feel overwhelmed.
Brandi Mowles is an expert on growing online service-based businesses to 10K without hiring, and today she’s sharing her tips on how you can do the same.
About Brandi Mowles: Brandi is a mom, wife, podcast host and helps online service-based entrepreneurs scale to 10K months without hiring a team. She is dedicated to helping small online businesses define their own success and take the complexity out of business so they can focus on the things that truly matter in life. When Brandi isn’t helping online businesses scale you can find her spending days at the beach with her husband and daughter.
In this Episode You’ll Hear: * The four needle-moving buckets that you need to focus on when you’re scaling a business. (6:33)
- Why you don’t want to invest in software before you know your ideal process. (8:35)
- Why it’s smart to give up on vanity metrics and move your focus to revenue-driven metrics. (10:54)
- It’s all about the money! Why charging the right, and probably higher price, is going to allow you to scale your business and how to use the Social Proof Pricing Method. (14:24)
- What made Brandi realize that she could no longer scale without a team and that it was time to hire. (19:02)
- Why you need to hire for very specific roles and not a generalist of tasks. (23:43)
- The one thing Brandi puts on all her job postings to help her narrow down her candidate pool. (25:41)
- Why hiring is required if you want to scale your business past a certain point – you can’t do it all yourself! (29:03)
- The next steps for Brandi’s evolving team. (33:47)
The last thing you want to hear your team members say is that your place of business is a toxic workplace.
Why? Because, when your team members enjoy working for you, they are more likely to produce higher quality work and will stay a part of your team longer.
However, many small business owners make mistakes from the moment they go to hire a new team member that leads to a toxic workplace. These mistakes are common but easily avoidable.
In this episode of the Growing Your Team podcast, Jamie shares the four common mistakes that lead to a toxic workplace, and her experience encountering each of them when she was an employee.
In This Episode, You’ll Hear:
- What caused Jamie to almost give up on her desire to become a business owner. (1:33)
- Why you need to remember that you hire team members to complete a specific job, not just to add more hands to your company. (4:00)
- Why each new team member must know what they are getting into before they are hired. (6:34)
- How guiding your team members to the right expectations produces better long-term work. (7:33)
- The worst thing you can do when you think a team member made a mistake. (13:07)
- Why you must understand the real difference between employees and contractors before you hire either. (18:41)
What happens to your business when you don’t work?
Maybe you’re not working because you’re taking a much-needed vacation. Maybe you’re sick. Or, maybe there is an emergency that takes you out of the office for days or weeks?
Will your business continue to thrive? Will your business even survive?
The best way to answer yes to either of these questions is to hire a team you can trust.
In this episode of the Growing Your Team podcast, Breanna Gunn joins the conversation to talk about why having a team is important, how she helps her clients find their perfect-fit team members, and what you need to do if you want to have a team that can function successfully without you.
About Breanna Gunn:
Breanna Gunn is an international messaging and funnel specialist, working with business owners and solopreneurs to create messaging that inspires loyalty, momentum, and action that leverages trust, authenticity, and profitability.
In this Episode You’ll Hear: * How being a solopreneur almost led to Breanna losing her business. (1:42) * Why you have a job and not a business when you don’t grow a team. (4:57) * The main differences between hiring within a small business and hiring within corporate. (8:39) * How the wrong onboarding processes can lead to mistakes and unmotivated team members. (12:42) * How Breanna helps to ensure her clients continue to have the right team of support in place even after their contract ends. (17:09) * When hiring multiple team members is more cost-effective than hiring one person to do it all. (25:25) * How you can never fully remove yourself from managing your team but what you can do to build a team that allows you not to be involved in it all. (34:36) * How being aware of our shortfalls is one of the keys to business success. (42:33)
Suggested Resources: Get your copy of Breanna’s Solopreneur to CEO checklist here: https://www.breannagunn.com/solopreneurtoceo/
How to Connect with Breanna Gunn: Website – www.breannagunn.com Facebook – www.facebook.com/thebreannagunn
Instagram – www.instagram.com/thebreannagunn
LinkedIn – www.linkedin.com/in/breannagunn
Do you know what type of support your business needs?
Not what title your new team members should have or whether they should be an employee or contractor. But do you know if you need to hire a teacher, a strategist, or an executor? Do you know the real difference between the three and what each can do for your business?
If you're like many business owners, you never thought of it.
This leads to hiring mistakes and people investing money in help they don't need or help they are not ready for within their business. Both of which lead to money wasted and often a resistance to hiring again.
In this podcast episode, we discuss the differences between the three types of support you can hire for your business and how each one provides value when utilized at the right time.
In this Episode You'll Hear:
- The difference between a teacher, a strategist, and an executor
- When you should hire each type of support in your business, and when it's okay to combine roles
- Why hiring each in the wrong order is like putting the cart before the horse
"Your financials are trying to tell you a story. It's your job as a business owner to listen to that story." - Danielle Hayden.
When it comes to trying to decide if it's the right time to hire a team member, do you know if you're in the right financial place? This is a question that stops many business owners from hiring. And that's not because the answer is no. It's because they assume the answer is no and never spend the time to uncover the real answer.
In this episode of the Growing Your Team podcast, Danielle Hayden shares how knowing your numbers will help you make the right hiring decisions in your small business.
About Danielle Hayden:
Danielle Hayden is a reformed corporate CFO (chief financial officer) who is on a mission to help rule-breaking female entrepreneurs understand their numbers so they can gain the confidence needed to create sustainable profits.
After spending 10+ years in the boardroom as a corporate finance officer, Danielle is now in her sweet spot as the co-owner of Kickstart Accounting, Inc. where she helps business owners with bookkeeping, financial analysis, and education and as the author of the Profit Planner book series.
When Danielle isn’t crunching numbers on her clients’ behalf or crafting the next iteration of the Profit Planner, you can find her hanging with her two kids as she inspires them to lead their fullest lives or doing any, and almost every fitness-related activity ranging from Spartan races to pilates.
In this Episode You’ll Hear:
- Why there’s no secret formula to determine if you can afford a team member and what you need to know instead. (4:32)
- Why you don’t want to hire just because everyone else is hiring. (5:34)
- Why you don’t need to hit a magic revenue number before hiring. (7:08)
- The signs in your financials that show that it’s time to make an investment, including hiring a team member. (7:53)
- Why there’s nothing wrong with hiring your first team member before you fully pay yourself
- What you should do if you want to make a big investment but can’t afford it at this time. (14:10)
- How to manage and prepare for the financial impact of adding a new team member. (18:50)
- Why your slow months can be the best month to hire a team member. (22:28)
- Why you need to keep an eye on your subscriptions if you want to make a profit in your business. (24:47)
- Why the payroll tax should not stop you from hiring the right person. (35:18)
Suggested Resources:
Grab Danielle’s financial goal setting worksheet!
This financial planning tool will help you build a strong foundation for success through goal setting, planning, and financial education.
Grab your worksheet at profitplannerbookkeeping.com/growing
How to Connect with Danielle Hayden:
Profit Planner Books – www.profitplannerbooks.com
Website – www.kickstartaccountinginc.com
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/DanielleHaydenOH
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/daniellehayden__oh/
Facebook Kickstart Accounting – https://www.facebook.com/kickstartaccountinginc/
Instagram Kickstart Accounting – https://www.instagram.com/kickstartaccounting/
One of the top reasons small businesses hire new team members is because there is a lack of time. More hands are needed in the business because you and the team you might have can no longer do it all.
However, many small business owners don't gain time when they hire. Why? Because they replace the time they were once taking doing tasks with overseeing their new team member(s).
The question many small business owners are left asking is, "How can I manage a team without it taking up all my time?"
The good news is, it's possible. In this episode of the Growing Your Team podcast, you'll hear three steps you can take to make sure you save time with each new team member and don't feel like you spend all your time managing.
In this Episode You'll Hear: * How if you're not careful, when you hire your first team members you can fill all the time you gain by delegating tasks to managing your new team. * Why you need to train all team members - even those who are in basic positions or have done the identical role for another business. * How it's easy to start micromanaging your team members even though you don't want to. * Why you can't be afraid of giving your team members authority to make decisions. * How giving your team members dedicated time out of your day saves you time overall.
Next Steps: Are you ready to be happy with your team's performance without having to micromanage their work?
You understand the benefits of having a team, but you’re not sure how to get them to do what you want when and how you want it.
You need the free checklistfor successfully setting and managing expectations.
By using The Ultimate Expectations Checklist your company can thrive, your team members will be happy, and you will see the positive value of each team member without having to spend all your time on management tasks.
https://growingyourteam.com/expectations-checklist/
Are you ready for your business to make a social impact?
Whether it's supporting the local homeless shelter, supporting organizations that fight for human rights, supporting environmental or animal causes, supporting health-focused research or charities, or more, many business owners want to use a part of their business to drive change and make an impact.
The question is, is your small business to small to start having a social impact? And, how can having a social impact influence your ability to attract the best talent?
In this episode of the Growing Your Team podcast, Tim Salmonson gives you the answers.
About Tim Salmonson:
Tim Salmonson is a communications specialist with over 30 years of experience in the field of visual arts. He is a well published professional photographer/ videographer.
In 2004, he founded a non-profit organization mobilizing volunteers to serve in under-resourced communities around the world and then in 2011 he founded what has now become Social Economic Enterprises, a company committed to helping organizations get clarity about their purpose, creating value for their stakeholders and making a positive contribution in the world.
Tim has a Bachelor of Science in Communication from Western Michigan University and a Master’s Degree (MA) in Organizational Leadership from Eastern University, St. Davids, PA. His experience and passion culminate in the areas of team building, team leading, creative problem solving, strategic planning and community building.
His aspiration is to, “Be the change you want to see in the world.” Mohandas Gandhi
In this Episode You’ll Hear:
- What led Tim Salmonson down the path of social change and a focus on businesses and social responsibility. (4:28)
- Why you need to create a business that has a noble purpose and how it gives your employees and customers something to rally behind. (6:05)
- Why your business is never too small to make a social impact. (10:52)
- Tim’s five steps, the Five C’s, for creating value and making an impact that connects with your audience. (14:55)
- How to have a true noble cause instead of having your giving back be seen as a PR stunt. (16:67)
- Why it’s right for consumers to make their purchasing decisions based on the causes or organizations a business supports. (21:56)
- Why as a small business owner you must establish authority and empathy with your audience. (27:17)
- How to attract the best talent with a social enterprise and how to get your existing team on board. (28:37)
How to Connect with Tim Salmonson: Website: https://socialeconomics.us
Email: tim@socialeconomics.us
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/timsalmonson/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tim.salmonson
What is the first thing that comes to your mind when you think about giving your employees vacation time?
If you're like most small business owners, you think about the expense. You think about the hours and days you will be paying a team member when they are not producing work.
However, did you know that while vacation time benefits the employee, it benefits you and your business too? Your business suffers when you're team members don't take a break from working and the impact could be greater than the cost of paid vacation time.
In this Episode You’ll Hear:
- Why it’s natural to think of giving your employees vacation time and only seeing the expense.
- How it can actually cost your business more when your employees don’t take vacation time.
- How a lack of vacation time impacts health.
- Why productivity increases when employees take time away from work.
- How to show your new employees that you value them and see them as more than a worker making you money.
- How to handle vacation time with contractors.
Next Steps:
Do you have questions about anything discussed in this episode? Or, do you have other questions about hiring or managing team members for your small business?
Then, you are invited to join the free Growing Your Team Facebook community.
The group is designed to provide you support as you grow and manage the team who is going to save you time and earn you more revenue.
So, come on over and join the Growing Your Team community and let’s grow you the team you need and deserve.
As business owners, we all want one thing when we start hiring teams. We want team members who will help us build a better and stronger business than we can do on our own.
In this episode of the Growing Your Team podcast, Christy Villasenor is sharing her tips on how you can lead your team to success by knowing more about yourself and leading your team in a way that promotes collaboration and growth.
About Christy Villasenor:
Christy Villasenor is a Certified Life & Business Coach living in Los Angeles, CA. Christy helps female entrepreneurs scale to a highly profitable business by harnessing their unique energy flow so they can make more money, while working less.
In this Episode You'll Hear:
- Why you need to enter every new opportunity from an "I don't know everything" perspective. (6:12)
- How having an open door policy builds better team members and stronger relationships. (8:48)
- What you need to do when a team member suggests an idea that won't work and how it will lead to a stronger business. (10:11)
- Why micromanaging limits your team's and your business's potential. (13:04)
- How learning more about yourself will make you more productive. (16:21)
- How to figure out what you should delegate. (19:30)
- Why you want to create an environment where employees want to leave the company better than when they started. (25:16)
- How to set the right boundaries with your team members by focusing on the end result. (27:13)
Suggested Resources:
Download your copy of Christy Villasenor's Business Personality Assessment and learn your managerial type. After working through the workbook, we will get on a 60 min deep dive call to use the information to navigate your life, business, and team.
https://goodthingsindeed.com/Business-Personality-Assessment
How to Connect with Christy Villasenor:
Instagram: www.instagram.com/goodthingsindeed
Website: www.goodthingsindeed.com
Did you know that black applicants receive 36% fewer calls for interviews than equally qualified white applicants?
Both are qualified to be invited to interview, but one is knocked out of the running simply because they are assumed black based on their name.
It's not a fun statistic to hear, but it's true. It's also a statistic that has not changed in over 30 years!
As business owners, we have the opportunity to change this statistic. We have an obligation to make hiring choices based on skills and abilities and not based on skin color.
It's not enough to simply not want to discriminate because too often, it happens in the subconscious. You have to consciously take the steps to not discriminate during the hiring process.
The question is, how do you do that? In this episode of the Growing Your Team Podcast, you'll learn three ways to avoid discriminating in the hiring process.
In this episode, you'll hear:
- How we have a responsibility as business owners to stop systematic racism starting within our own businesses.
- How growing your team will increase your ability to fight for the social changes you stand behind.
- Why we need to makes sure we're hiring based on the skills and abilities our business needs and not let biases get in the way of making sound hiring decisions.
- What you should look for when reviewing a resume to ensure you're not discriminating based on someone's name.
- Why you should avoid looking at social media profiles when deciding if a candidate should get an interview.
- How looking at social media profiles can lead to legal issues.
- Why preparing in advance will help you avoid discriminating in the hiring process.
Related Episodes: Ep21 – Why You Need to Leave Your Feelings Out of the Hiring Process
Next Steps: Where could your business go with a strong team of support to help get you there?
Imagine what goals you could achieve, the time you could save, clients and customers you could serve, and the revenue growth that could happen with the right people surrounding you in your business.
Can you see it?
While you might be able to imagine it, you might not be confident about the steps you need to take to get there.
At Growing Your Team, we can help. Schedule your free Jump-Start Consultation today.
Do you want to know one of the top hiring mistakes small business owners make?
It's not hiring the talent their business really needs. Typically, this is caused by jumping into hiring before organizing internal processes or evaluating where you really need help.
Kristen Diaz is on a mission to stop this behavior. While she supports businesses as a Virtual Assitant, one of her passions is to help small business owners determine what type of help they need before starting the hiring process. If they end up needing her services, great! If not, she knows that she still provided them tremendous value.
In this episode of the Growing Your Team podcast, Kristen is sharing her advice on how to know if it's time to explore hiring your first Virtual Assistant, how to build remote relationships, and more.
About Kristen Diaz: Kristen Diaz was born and partially raised in Albany, New York before moving down to Tampa, Florida. Studious with extracurriculars to boot, Kristen harnessed her talents at Loyola University New Orleans receiving a B.A. in Mass Communications and Marketing. Parting with the Big Easy after graduation, she moved back to Tampa with dreams of climbing the corporate ladder, running a marketing department, and moving to a new location. That clearly did not happen. Being a Type A perfectionist, she grew stressed in a 9-5 grind where anxiety attacks would take form often due to the need to over-perform, balance outside work life, and trying to meet her goals. After realizing that she needed to take control of her anxiety she was able to see her true passion- working for herself and helping others get balanced.
Vow + Vast was born to help solopreneurs grow with better balance. With virtual outsourcing, assistance, and productivity coaching, Kristen believes that with her help, you'll be able to do you- but better.
Kristen's specialties lie in organization, operations, and marketing. A solutions-oriented Virgo, she always favors getting tasks done right with quality and more importantly, on time. Her passions include Marie Kondo-ing messes, creating a better work-life balance for business owners, and working to become fluent in other languages. You can usually find her sending memes to friends in perfectly timed increments of distraction in between periods of extreme productivity.
In this episode, you’ll hear:
- How Kristen was encouraged by a past boss to leave her job and start her own business.
- Why, as business owners, we need to support our team member’s growth even if that means they end up leaving our team.
- How when building remote teams, it’s essential to gauge if a remote relationship will work between you and each team member before you make the hire.
- Why setting and keeping routines are one of the best things to do when building strong remote relationships.
- Why as business owners we need to focus more on the work being done rather than when it gets done.
- What you need to do and know before you hire a virtual assistant to make sure you don’t waste your money.
- Kristen’s tips for knowing when you’re ready to hire a VA for your business.
How to Connect with Kristen Diaz: Email: hithere@vowandvast.com
Website: https://www.lizmlopez.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vowandvast
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vowandvast
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/vowandvast
Next Steps: Do you have questions about anything mentioned in this episode? Or, do you want support and encouragement as you hire and lead your perfect-fit team?
Join the Growing Your Team Facebook community!
The group is designed to provide you support as you grow and manage the team that will save you time and earn you and your business more.
With the support of Jamie and other small business owners in the group, you can grow the team you both need and deserve.
"But what if something happens and I have to fire an employee?"
Many small business owners have asked this question as they think about expanding their team. While their business is doing well now, they worry about the what-ifs.
What if my current revenue trends don't continue, and I cannot afford an employee?
What if there is a recession/downturn/force closure that impacts my industry, and I have to close my doors or reduce my staff?
What if I later decided to take my business down a different path and it impact who I need on my team?
While these questions show that you care about the people you hire, the reality is, we cannot predict if any of these what-ifs will ever happen. When you make your decisions based on what-ifs, you're making your decisions based on fears and not your business needs.
In this episode of the Growing Your Team Podcast, we are digging into this fear and what you should remember if you find yourself asking these questions when it's time to hire a new team member.
In this episode, you'll hear:
- Why you need to stop worrying about what-ifs and do what is best for your business now.
- How businesses, large and small, are making decisions based on business needs daily.
- Why you might reach a point when you have to let go of awesome team members.
- The number one thing you must do if you want to stay in business.
- How being a great boss will help team members understand that you made the right decision even when it negatively impacts them.
Related Episodes: This episode refers to the following Growing Your Team podcast episodes:
Ep03 – How Not to Double Your Work When You Hire a Team with Jenna Carelli
Ep06 - Finding the Best Freelancers for Your Business with Micala Quinn
Ep19 - Hiring Mindset Challenges That Are Impacting Your Bottom Line
Next Steps: Do you have questions about anything mentioned in this episode? Or, do you want support and encouragement as you hire and lead your perfect-fit team?
Join the Growing Your Team Facebook community!
The group is designed to provide you support as you grow and manage the team that will save you time and earn you and your business more.
With the support of Jamie and other small business owners in the group, you can grow the team you both need and deserve.
As you start to grow your team, you will notice that there are two types of team members within your business; those who work directly with your customers and those who function behind the scenes. Both are essential to moving your business forward and serving your clients, but the one set gets no external recognition because the customer doesn’t really know they are there.
However, as the business owner, you know that both types of team members are important to your company’s success and that the show cannot go on without either set. The question is, how do you ensure all team members feel valued and motivated?
Peter Masone is very familiar with this problem. From a background in theater and stage music, to 20 years in the construction industry, to now the General Manager of a sports team, the Tampa Bay Cannons, Peter knows how essential the behind-the-scenes team is to the final product. In this episode of the Growing Your Team podcast, Peter shares his tips on how to build a team from the ground up and how to keep all team members feeling like they are essential, no matter their role.
About Peter Masone: Peter Masone started his career with 10 years behind the scenes in the stage music, theatrical and studio entertainment world. He then transitioned into the construction industry for 20 years as a project manager. Today, he is the General Manager of the Tampa Bay Cannons, advocate for women in sports and steward of the Tampa Bay community.
In this episode, you’ll hear:
- How the lessons learned from one industry can make someone better team member or manager when they transition to another industry.
- Why relationship building should always be your number one priority as a business owner and leader.
- How to keep your backend team motivated and feeling like their contributions are valuable even when they are not receiving customer recognition for the end product.
- Why, as a small business owner, you should not be afraid to roll up your sleeves and job into the work as you’re growing your team.
- How supporting charities or becoming involved in the community can positively impact your team’s drive.
- Why being a functional team within your business is essential for business success.
- How to build the team you need versus the team you want.
- Why you need to stop the habits of doing everything yourself and start delegating to your team.
How to Connect with Peter Masone: Email: TampaBayCannons@gmail.com
Website: TBCannons.com
AUDL TV: https://www.AUDL.tv/tampa-bay-cannons-1
Twitter, FB, IG, LinkedIn, TikTok & YouTube: @TampaBayCannons
Next Steps: Is a lack of time holding you back from scaling your business?
You dream of the days when you can focus on your zone of genius instead of being stuck doing all the things, and, you long for working fewer hours while still being able to grow your revenue.
You might think that long hours and being overworked is just a part of owning a business, but it’s actually a sign that you need to hire help.
Of course, hiring any new team member is a big step, and you most likely have questions.
It’s time for you to get the answers.
Schedule your Preparing to Hire session, let’s will dig into your business and determine:
– If it’s the right time for your business to hire a new team member
– What tasks you should get off your plate first to give you back the time you need and produce the best financial ROI
– The roles and responsibilities of the new team member so you can be clear and confident on who to hire
– Whether you should hire a contractor (like a VA or Social Media Manager), or a part-time or full-time employee
Learn more and schedule your session today: Preparing to Hire
Are you asking the right kind of questions when you interview candidates for your open positions?
While there are many questions you can ask, there is one type of question that is essential to ask. That type of question is behavioral interview questions.
Listen to this episode of the Growing Your Team podcast to learn more about behavioral interview questions and why you're putting yourself at risk when the majority of your interview questions don't fall into this category.
In this episode, you'll hear:
- Why interviews are an important step when searching for a new team member.
- Why you should determine if a candidate can the job before you care if they fit your culture.
- What behavioral interview questions are and how they will help you figure out if a candidate is the right person for your opening.
- Why you should avoid hypothetical questions during an interview.
- How past performance is the best indicator of future performance.
- How to prepare questions that uncover the information you need to make a good hiring decision.
Related Episodes: Learn more about interviewing candidates through these Growing Your Team podcast episodes:
Ep15 - Learning How to Conduct Better Interviews
Ep22 - Making a Good First Impression with Video Interviews with Liz M. Lopez
Next Steps: Is a lack of time holding you back from scaling your business?
You dream of the days when you can focus on your zone of genius instead of being stuck doing all the things, and, you long for working fewer hours while still being able to grow your revenue.
You might think that long hours and being overworked is just a part of owning a business, but it’s actually a sign that you need to hire help.
Of course, hiring any new team member is a big step, and you most likely have questions.
It’s time for you to get the answers.
Schedule your Preparing to Hire session, let's will dig into your business and determine:
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If it’s the right time for your business to hire a new team member
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What tasks you should get off your plate first to give you back the time you need and produce the best financial ROI
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The roles and responsibilities of the new team member so you can be clear and confident on who to hire
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Whether you should hire a contractor (like a VA or Social Media Manager), or a part-time or full-time employee
Learn more and schedule your session today: Preparing to Hire
As a business owner, what are your first thoughts when you think of interviews?
If you're like most business owners, one of the first things you think of when going through the process is finding the best candidate for your opening. You think of yourself interviewing others.
However, interviews are a two-way street. Not only is the candidate making an impression on you, but you are also making an impression on the candidate. That first impression will impact whether they later accept a job offer, and what they will tell their network about your company - the good, the bad, and the ugly.
In this episode of the Growing Your Team podcast, Liz M. Lopez shares how to make a good first impression from both a candidate's perspective and an interviewer's perspective. She is also sharing with us how to master video interviews so we can make great hiring decisions even when we can't meet with a candidate face-to-face.
About Liz M. Lopez: Liz M. Lopez is a valued Career & Business Coach, bestselling author, and celebrated speaker who ignites audiences by showing them their own potential and creating a clear path to accomplishing their true objectives.
After an award-winning 15 year corporate career, Liz launched her own company, Captivate Your Audience in 2007. In 2014, Liz co-founded the Keystone Mastermind Alliance with Tracie Thompson, an organization that is breaking barriers in mastermind-based networking for small businesses.
Liz has worked with thousands of Professionals, Business Owners, Entrepreneurs, and Corporate Groups to identify goals, set the right mindset, build practical systems, and practice fierce accountability to achieve unprecedented success in careers and business.
In this episode, you’ll hear:
- How Liz helps anyone in a transition (which can be a transition within your own company) become intentional about the moves they are making to grow their careers and businesses. (4:50)
- Some of the top things you need to worry about when you prepare to be on camera for a video interview outside of what you wear. (8:08)
- Why video interviews are going to be a popular choice for companies for a long time. (12:08)
- How the first impression you put off during video interviews as the interviewer can impact the quality of candidates who are willing to say yes to the job. (12:50)
- More tips for acing video interviews as both an interviewer and an interviewee. (And yes, you need to wear pants!) (16:55)
- Whether video interviews allow you to learn more or less about a candidate than in-person interviews. (19:04)
- What has left a negative impression with some of Liz's clients when they have interviewed for a job. (23:53)
- Why you need to avoid trying to hire the "French Chef who’s also good at Plumbing." (27:34)
Related Episode: Ep14 - Why It's Smart for You to Embrace Remote Work
Ep15 - Learning How to Conduct Better Interviews
How to Connect with Liz M. Lopez: Email: Liz@LizMLopez.com
Website: https://www.lizmlopez.com Keystone Mastermind Alliance: https://kmanetwork.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LizMLopezCaptivateYourAudience
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lizmlopez/
Book on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Suck-Up-Buttercup-Tough-Love-Strategies-ebook/dp/B07K6RJMMP/
Purchase Liz's Course - 5 Steps to Securing a Leadership Role Learn more and enroll in 5 Steps to Securing a Leadership Role here.
Next Steps: Do you need help navigating the hiring process so you ensure you are making the best hiring decisions for your small business?
Schedule your free Hiring Jump-Start call. During this free call, we will talk about where you are in the hiring process and what your hiring needs are. If there’s a match, I’ll share how I can help you navigate the process so you take the right steps and select the best team member for your company.
Book your call here.
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Feelings and emotions tend to drive most of our decisions. However, when it comes to hiring team members, we need to avoid letting ourselves hire based on emotions.
When we let emotions lead our hiring decisions, we run the risk of hiring the wrong person. Hiring the wrong team member can lead to a waste of resources and the need to start the hiring process over again to find the right new hire.
Listen to this episode of the Growing Your Team podcast to learn who you need to leave your feelings out of the hiring process.
In this episode, you'll hear:
- Why you need to prove that a candidate can do the job rather than leading your decision making process with feelings.
- How to structure your hiring process to make sure you're making the right decisions.
- The only time you're allowed to bring feelings into the hiring process.
- The reality of what happens when you hire a team member based on emotions.
- How you're setting your new team member up for failure when you hire based on emotions
- Jamie's story of when she also made the mistake of hiring the wrong person based on an emotional reaction and what stopped her in her tracks.
Related Episodes: This episode refers to the following Growing Your Team podcast episodes:
Ep18 - Why Grateful Leaders Have Better Businesses with Jen McFarland
Next Steps: Do you need help navigating the hiring process so you ensure you are making the best hiring decisions for your small business?
Schedule your free Hiring Jump-Start call. During this free call, we will talk about where you are in the hiring process and what your hiring needs are. If there's a match, I'll share how I can help you navigate the process so you take the right steps and select the best team member for your company.
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Like many small business owners, you were probably once an employee. And, chances are, you at one point felt undervalued and lost your motivation to keep working hard for your boss.
Many of us have stories about why we left corporate and started our own business. For those of us who left because of a bad manager or leadership, we need to strive for one thing: to be the boss we wish we had. We have a choice about whether we show our team members that they are valued or whether we are the reason they quit.
In this episode of the Growing Your Team podcast, Francesca Deane is sharing her story about what made her want to leave her corporate job and how you can do things better as a small business owner.
About Francesca Deane:
Francesca Deane is an international health and mindset coach. She’s the founder of "Fit Healthy Into Your Busy Life", a mindset and lifestyle transformation movement to help high-achieving busy women make themselves a priority and fit a healthy lifestyle into their busy schedules so they can find balance and achieve the energy, mental focus, and confidence they need to move to the next level.
Francesca is Italian, a mom to two little boys and a passionate sugar-free baker. After working for over 8 years in corporate finance for top-tier multinational companies in Rome and London, Francesca moved to New York City and left a well-established career to pursue her mission: help busy women streamline and enhance their routines, turn overwhelm into empowerment and live their lives to their full potential.
In this episode, you’ll hear:
- How feeling under-valued as an employee made Francesca leave working for top-tier companies and start her own business. (3:51)
- Why the "If broke, don't fix it" mentality doesn't work when you have a team. (7:56)
- Why telling your employees "No" too often leads to good team members quitting and you being left with unmotivated team members. (10:27)
- How stifling innovation can lead to bankruptcy. (11:23)
- How to be open to team member suggestions when it's YOUR ideas and methods they want to change. (13:53)
- What to do when an employee approaches you with a bad idea. (16:50)
- Why the 40 hour or more workweeks can make employees feel that their work is not valued. (19:09)
- How hiring a team can help you live a healthier life. (27:54)
Related Episode: Learn more about motivating employees in Ep12 - One of the Best Ways to Retain Your Team Members
Next Steps: Do you have questions about anything mentioned in this episode? Or, do you want support and encouragement as you hire and lead your perfect-fit team?
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With the support of Jamie and other small business owners in the group, you can grow the team you both need and deserve.
How to Connect with Francesca Deane: Website: www.francescadeane.com
Facebook: http://bit.ly/FDHC-FB
Instagram: http://bit.ly/instaFDHC
Email: franci@francescadeane.com
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Do you have hiring mindset challenges that are holding you back from adding the support you need to your small business? If you do, you're not alone. Too many businesses resist hiring even when their business is showing them that there is a need to add a new team member.
In this episode of the Growing Your Team podcast, you'll hear about two of the most common mindset challenges that stop small businesses from moving forward with making hiring decisions and how they can cost your business.
In this episode, you'll hear:
- Why you need to stop telling yourself that you don't deserve to have a new team member.
- Why your age or the age of your business does not dictate the number of team members you should have.
- Why you need to worry about your business and your business only when making hiring decisions.
- How it's okay for your business to thrive when other businesses are struggling.
- If your business is showing you that it's the right time to hire, you need to hire someone.
- Why you will hurt your business if you don't act on hiring at the right time.
Related Episodes: In this refers to the following Growing Your Team podcast episodes:
Ep05 - How to Know if Hiring is the Right Move
Ep09 – Why You Need to Stop Thinking Of Hiring As An Expense
Next Steps: Are you experiencing these hiring mindset challenges? Let's get you past them and on to making the best decision for your business.
Schedule your free Hiring Jump-Start call today where we will discuss if hiring is the right move for you, and, if so, how I can support you as you find your new team member.
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There are many aspects of being a great leader. One part that we often don't hear much about is gratitude leadership. Being a leader that shows you are grateful for your team and the work that they do can not only help you retain team members but also help you scale your business to the next level. Leadership expert, Jen McFarland, shares with us why gratitude leadership is essential for business success, how you can apply it within your business, and how to best use your team to set and achieve strategic goals.
About Jen McFarland:
Jen McFarland loves the power of projects, intentionality, and aligned action.
While living and teaching as a Peace Corps volunteer Kazakhstan she realized how much she loved projects. She became attuned to the fact that projects drive everything we do. It's about listening and learning and creating solutions to the problems nagging us day after day.
After Peace Corps and getting a master's degree in Leadership and Management, Jen led large-scale public sector projects affecting over 50,000 businesses, handling millions of dollars.
Today, she consults with business owners on leadership, strategic project planning, and digital marketing. She also hosts a weekly podcast called Women Conquer Business. You can learn more at jenmcfarland.com.
In this episode, you’ll hear:
- How Jen's experience in the Peace Corps led her to discover her passion (3:56)
- What led Jen to create her gratitude leadership method and how it leads to better teams (4:55)
- How to show gratitude to your team members (7:04)
- Why we spend more time than we should with our worst-performing team members and why we need to give more time to our best performing team members (10:34)
- Why giving someone a job and a paycheck is does not equal gratitude (13:49)
- How you can continue growing trust with your team members and move your business forward during times of uncertainty (17:48)
- What anticipatory grief is, how it's impacting most of us, and how to lead through it (22:48)
- How bringing your team members into your strategic planning will lead to better results (32:03)
Resources: Download Jen's guide that will help you achieve your goals here.
How to Connect with Jen McFarland:
Website: www.jenmcfarland.com
Facebook: facebook.com/jensmcfarland
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/jensmcfarland
Pinterest: pinterest.com/womenconquerbiz/
Podcast: www.jenmcfarland.com/podcast/
Related Episodes: Learn more about why it's important to be transparent with your team by listening to Ep17 - Why Being Transparent Will Make You a Better Leader.
Next Steps: Do you want support and encouragement as you hire and lead your perfect-fit team?
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As business owners, we want to come off to our team members as the perfect leader who knows everything that is needed to lead our team to success. But, the truth is, no one is the perfect leader. We can only strive to keep becoming a better leader each day. One way to become a better leader is to be transparent with your team.
While we can't always tell our teams everything, there are so many opportunities to build trust through transparency. Trust leads to dedicated workers who see the business's success as their success.
In this episode of the Growing Your Team podcast, you'll hear why being transparent makes you a better leader at all times, but it's even more important right now as the world deals with the Coronavirus.
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In this episode, you'll hear: * Why being transparent with your team right now is going to make a huge impact. (1:59) * The difference between being transparent and being seen as not put together. (2:55) * Why you need to build trust with your team members and how being transparent helps you build that trust. (4:48) * How we all have emotions and we cannot ignore them if we want to be great business owners and be a better leader. (8:28) * Why you need to be vulnerable and transparent even when your business is not in a negative space. (9:00) * The difference between being vulnerable and being self-serving. (9:40) * How you can start being transparent today. (10:59)
Resources: In this episode, the book Dare to Lead by Brene Brown is mentioned.
Grab your copy on Amazon today.
Next Steps:
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Chances are, you started a business to do what you love. However, as you quickly discovered, running a business takes a lot more work. In order to get everything done, delegation is needed. In this episode of the Growing Your Team Podcast, Anna De Salvo is sharing with us her tips on what to delegate within your business, and how to grow effective teams.
One of the top ways of growing effective teams is to give your team what they need. But, how do you give your team what they need while still caring for your own needs and the needs of the business? Listen to the conversation and hear Anna's tips on how to balance your needs with the needs of your team.
About Anna De Salvo: Anna De Salvo is a mom, wife, teacher, speaker, and course creator for working moms. She helps even the busiest working moms get ish done. As a working mom, she has invested her time, money and energy looking for ways to improve her time freedom so she can show up for herself & family. You can find her at www.annadesalvo.com for tips, strategies, and recipes that are timesaving and family-friendly.
In this episode, you’ll hear: * What Anna's best bosses did to learn what the team needed for success. (7:22) * How to build trust with your team so they will follow your lead. (9:20) * About my most effective team in corporate and how tending to their needs didn't impact performance. (11:00) * How long a work day should be to get the highest productivity out of your team - spoiler, it's not eight! (12:45) * What Timeboxing is and why you should following it in your business. (17:17) * How to balance your productivity needs with that of your teams. (18:29) * How to decide what you should and shouldn't be spending your time on within your business so you can stay within your zone of genius. (20:12) * The three tiers of delegation and how you can use them in your life and business. (23:54) * What you should do when the needs of a team member don't mix with the needs of the business. (27:29)
Resources: Download Ann's Timeboxing tool for productivity here.
How to Connect with Anna: Website: www.annadesalvo.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/desalvoanna
Facebook Group: https://www.Facebook.com/groups/showupmama
Instagram: https://Instagram.com/a_de_salvo
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Bonus Episode Chris Pinault is back to talk about how to learn how to conduct better interviews. Back in episode four, Chris briefly told us about one of the things he did to learn how to become a better interviewer. His process included going to job interviews with the intention of learning and not because he was hunting for a job.
This comment left Jamie with many thoughts, good and bad.
In this episode, we're hearing more about Chris's experience, and we're both sharing our tips and opinions on how to learn to conduct better interviews so you can make better hiring decisions.
About Chris Pinault: Chris Pinault is the owner of Centric Leadership, a people-centered training and development company located in Saint Petersburg, FL. Chris is a certified coach, trainer, facilitator, and strategist that helps people gain massive traction on their most important work.
His mission is to help people live a life ‘of purpose on purpose’ while developing more servant leaders in the world. He maintains service and empowerment as his highest values and is highly involved with the community and local charities. Chris facilitates many events engaging others to grow personally, professionally, and to build more positive human relationships.
Some of Chris’s other hobbies include meditation, the outdoors, photography, lifelong learning, and saying “hello” to random strangers. Chris can never resist a conversation about concepts and theories, loves to shift people’s perspectives, and has always loved the word ‘Awesome’.
In this episode, we discuss: * Why Chris decided that going on interviews was the best way to learn how to conduct better interviews (2:35) * How must people (including me!) start off with no idea on how to conduct an interview (4:51) * Chris's two ways to learn how to conduct interviews and why it's important to know what you want out of new hire before you interview a candidate (5:47) * Why "Tell me about a time..." interview questions are better than "How important is XYZ to you?" (8:28) * How a plan and a template of questions is important to uncover the right information during an interview (12:19) * Why a candidate telling you that they need a job is a red flag (19:41) * Jamie's true reactions to hearing that Chris went on interviews for learning and fun and how you can avoid wasting time as you interview candidates for your open positions (24:16)
Related Episodes: Episode 4 - How to Live with Purpose in Your Business
How to Connect with Chris: Website - www.centricleadership.com
Email: cpinault@centricleadership.com
Next Steps:
Are you ready to bring on a new hire for your business?
Are you ready to learn how to conduct better interviews so you can find that perfect-fit new hire and don't waste time throughout the interview process?
Then you need to attend the Finding Your Perfect Hire Master Class. This three-part master class series will teach you what position you should add so you can save time and earn more, how to attract the best candidates, and how to easily determine who should get the job.
Learn more and register here: https://jamievc.com/masterclass/.
Use discount code podcast to receive $200 off the registration fee.
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In your small business, do you embrace remote work or do you require all employees to come to your business location? Whether you have ever considered letting your employees work remote before, the current events related to the Coronavirus (which is highly impacting the world at the release of this episode), has forced the idea of remote working upon us. This might leave you in one of three places:
- You work from home already or remote work is already your norm. Business is moving as usual.
- Your business is forced to close because business cannot be done remotely. (Take this time to work on all those projects you keep putting off!)
- You're having team members work from home, and this is not your norm. You're figuring it out, but it's a challenge.
Well, if you're in that third bucket, or you think it's time to start figuring out how you can add remote work to the future of your business, then this episode of the Growing Your Team podcast is for you. Learn why you should embrace remote work, it's benefits, and why we need to let go of the business norms that were created when businesses operated very differently than they do today.
In this episode, you'll hear: * Why it's a myth that remote workers are not as effective as in office workers (3:16) * The number one resource business owners should invest in to learn why having remote workers all the time is a good business plan (5:24) * How your customers don't care where your team members work; they only care that the work is done (6:29) * The truth about kids and how they distract your employees when they work from home (7:32) * The unexpected benefits of having remote staff (12:44)
Related Episodes:
Check out Episode 11 to learn how Amanda Evans built her highly successful business with a remote staff.
Next Steps:
Do you want support and encouragement as you hire and lead your perfect-fit team?
Join the Growing Your Team Facebook community! With the support of Jamie and other small business owners, you can grow a business that’s bigger than you!
Next Steps:
Do you want support and encouragement as you hire and lead your perfect-fit team?
Join the Growing Your Team Facebook community! With the support of Jamie and other small business owners, you can grow a business that’s bigger than you!
We all have strengths. However, most of us are not fully aware of what our strengths are and how to use them. Too often, we view our strengths as something that everyone has because if we enjoy something or can do something well, everyone else must too. However, each individual has different strengths.
Guest Jenni Schubring is a certified life coach and is sharing with us how by knowing your strengths and those of your team members, you can create an environment where not only will each individual thrive, so will the business.
About Jenni: Jenni is a transformational life coach, speaker, and owner of Jenni Schubring LLC. She is a Nexecute licensed life coach which allows her to bring their tools to her clients. Jenni wants everyone to experience the freedom and empowerment that comes with knowing who they are. Along with her 1:1 client, she has had the opportunity to speak at conferences, retreats, and trainings. She speaks and facilitates workshops for groups of all sizes. Jenni lives in Green Bay, Wisconsin with her husband, 5 children, and their dog.
In this episode, you’ll hear: * About the Gallup CliftonStrengths assessment and how you can use the information to lead your team better. (4:35) * How the odds are 1 in 33 million for two people to have the same top five strengths with the same descriptions. (6:09) * That by recognizing who on your team is good at what, you can maximize efficiency, results, and the overall happiness of the team. (10:55) * How it is very easy to fall into the trap that if we love a task or do it will that everyone else must be the same. (12:37) * About how we create conflict by miss-using, overusing or under-using our strengths and not because two strengths really conflict. (13:07) * How Jenni has helped teams learn to thrive together by learning their strengths. (17:22) * Why we shouldn't focus on our weaknesses. (22:26) * How knowing both your strengths and your team's strengths can help you create a positive culture and show you what to delegate. (28:17)
Resources: In this episode, we talk about the Gallup CliftonStrengths assessment. Take your own assessment and learn your top five strengths here.
How to Connect with Jenni: Website: https://Jennischubring.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/inwhoyouare
LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/Jenni-Schubring/
Find out more about Jenni's Extraordinary Strengths Team Development program here: https://jennischubring.com/services/#teamdev
Jamie's Strengths: As mentioned during the episode, I told Jenni that I would take the assessment before the episode goes live. Here are my top five strengths:
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Strategic - People who are especially talented in the Strategic theme create alternative ways to proceed. Faced with any given scenario, they can quickly spot the relevant patterns and issues.
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Analytical - People who are especially talented in the Analytical theme search for reasons and causes. They have the ability to think about all the factors that might affect a situation.
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Relator - People who are especially talented in the Relator theme enjoy close relationships with others. They find deep satisfaction in working hard with friends to achieve a goal.
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Competition - People who are especially talented in the Competition theme measure their progress against the performance of others. They strive to win first place and revel in contests.
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Significance - People who are especially talented in the Significance theme want to be very important in the eyes of others. They are independent and want to be recognized.
Next Steps: Do you want support and encouragement as you hire and lead your perfect-fit team?
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