Learning how to be an effective leader of a growing team is one of THE biggest challenges for any CEO — me included. It's vulnerable and messy for sure. But doing the inner work, so you can create a truly self-managed team, is the ultimate game-changer for you and your business. As someone who started as a solopreneur, one of the toughest habits for me to break was the idea that I have to do everything myself. When the time came to grow, I wondered if I could really build a self-managed team. Where would I find the right people? I wanted to hire team members who could honor the years of love and labor I'd put into my business. The truth is, effective leadership and team-building are a serious set of skills. Which means they require a LOT of personal growth.Thankfully, there are people like my next guest who can help us navigate this process. She knows the secrets to creating a genuinely self-managed team with more courage, more grace, and more wisdom. I'm excited to welcome Theresa Loe. Theresa is a remarkable leadership and business coach for overworked and overwhelmed entrepreneurs. She's been on all sides of the business journey — from working in corporate to managing teams to running her own company.Today, she helps 6-, 7-, and 8-figure businesses streamline their operations and build self-managed teams, so they can get back their time and scale with ease.Theresa understands what we entrepreneurs know intuitively: online businesses are NOT like corporate America. They need special back-end setup that promotes creativity and teamwork, which means having the right people, doing the right things, at the right times.Her free trainings and group coaching program have helped thousands of CEOs become the leaders their businesses needed. And her self-study program Team Up Like a Boss gives leaders the skills to hire the best team members for the right seats, so they can get out of exhaustion mode.   What you’ll learn in this episode:  

• Why Theresa recommends "small but mighty" teams for most of her clients
• What the difference is between a high-level integrator and a department head — and where they fit into a business
• The common error that leaders make when they post job descriptions — and what to do instead
• Four key questions you need to ask about any candidate so you can find the right person for the right job
• The truth about letting go and letting people own their roles — so you can create a team that's inspired, passionate, and actually self-managed. 

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• To learn more about running your business to work with your natural cycles instead of against them, download our free Mindful Planning guide + printables.
• Theresa's Team Up Like a Boss course is great if you're getting ready to hire your first (or next) VA.
• You can learn more about Theresa and her extraordinary work at www.theresaloe.com.
• Follow Theresa on Instagram @streamlinedandscaled.
• Follow me on Instagram @katekordsmeier and @rootandrevel

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