If you’re a CEO or entrepreneur who is building your team and scaling your business, then this episode shares the kind of behind the scenes insight that is priceless. I chat with 7 figure entrepreneur, Sarah Parkinson, who has not only scaled her business from 9 to 22 team members, but also acquired two new businesses within the last 12 months. With three young children, Sarah loves that she has built a systemised cloud business giving her the flexibility to be there for her family and kick business goals at the same time.

Tune in to hear:

• The importance of clarity to minimise mistakes and effectively lead your team
• Why boundaries are essential, but require robust systems to support them
• How to lean into the discomfort of leading a larger team for a more seamless integration
• When to detach from doing everything and how to 
• Sarah’s Top 3 lessons from growing her team and scaling her business

So if you’re busy navigating building your team as you scale your business, this episode offers all the juicy details so you can benefit from Sarah’s experience and minimise possible pitfalls for yourself. Dive in for all the wisdom now!

LINKS:

To find Sarah - 

Website: https://diversebc.com.au/
Instagram: @diverse_bookkeeping

To find Paula - 

Website:https://paulamaidens.com
Instagram:@paulamaidensconsulting
Facebook: @paulamaidensbuildingawesometeams

If you currently feel disappointed or frustrated with the way someone on your team -  maybe your whole team - are performing, this episode is for you. I dive into the 4 different styles of management - and how and when you should shift in between these styles to bring out the best in each individual on your team. 

So tune in to find out - 

• The four management styles & how to know which one you use
• How each style impacts the results you get from your team 
• Why you may need to use different styles at different times and for different people

As you know, hiring great people is critical, however knowing how to lead them well is the other essential piece to having the rockstar team that feels fabulous and you know you deserve. So if it’s time to learn how to lead people to ultimately do what you want them to do - in the way you want them to do it, start here by finding out the four management styles and which one you currently use. Enjoy.

LINKS:

Where to find Paula: 

If you’re feeling like your management style could do with a little support - reach out to Paula below or book in for a free 45 minute discovery call to explore how Paula can help you and your management style to get your team back on track fast - 

https://bookme.name/PaulaMaidensConsulting/45-minute-discovery-call

Website:https://paulamaidens.com
Instagram:@paulamaidensconsulting
Facebook: @paulamaidensbuildingawesometeams

In today’s ep, I welcome back 7 fig business coach, Jazze Jervis to riff on all things investing in team, balancing profitability and why business is not one size fits all. Jazze believes we are here to take up space and not be confined by the boxes society can put us in and wants to empower more women to lead lives they not only desire, but deserve.

This is a must listen ep, so tune in to hear us chat on:

• The balance between investing in team, paying yourself, profitability and feeling abundant
• How to shift your perspective on profit and create a sustainable business 
• The benefits of leaning into what it would feel like to not be doing all the things
• Learning to accept one size doesn’t fit all in business and how this is a disservice to you
• The importance of having a willingness to explore options and give yourself permission to pivot 
• Why you need to build a business that doesn’t rely on you
• How to drop all the “shoulds” and connect back into how things feel

So if you’re in need of a megadose of business truthbombs that will elevate your awareness and shift you into greater alignment, make listening to this ep a priority today.

LINKS:

Listen to Jazze’s previous BDGT podcast ep How to work only 10 hours a week and grow a 7 figure business  here

Connect with Jazze -

Website:     Jazze Jervis.
Instagram:  @jazzejervis_
Podcast:     All The Jazze

Connect with Paula - 

Website:https://paulamaidens.com
Instagram:@paulamaidensconsulting
Facebook: @paulamaidensbuildingawesometeams

You’ve taken the plunge, made the decision to hire and posted your job ad. The anticipation for adding support and scaling your biz is high. You check the ad multiple times a day, excited to see who applies. Yet…you’re getting crickets. If this sounds familiar, you have no doubt asked “where are all the awesome people hiding” or “how do I get people to see my ad and apply?”  Never fear, this episode will answer those questions and more.

I dive into the 2 key elements you need for job ad success plus - 

• How to write your job advert so it doesn’t suck and attracts your next rockstar
• Why where you advertise isn’t as simple as heading straight to Seek
• The finer details you may be overlooking that are the difference between getting the awesome applicants without the time wasters.

So let’s say goodbye to boring job ads that leave your inbox empty and say hello to ad success that entices the right applicants, who can’t wait to work with you. Don’t waste any more time on the wrong ads, dive in now to skill yourself up and nail your next ad.

LINKS:

If extra support nailing your next hire and perfecting the job advert sounds like just what you need, book a free Dream Team Discovery Call to see how I can help. Click the link here to book.

Where to find Paula: 

Website:https://paulamaidens.com
Instagram:@paulamaidensconsulting
Facebook: @paulamaidensbuildingawesometeams

As a busy entrepreneur, you’ve done #alltherightthings, hired support and yet it’s still feeling hard. It can leave you asking “is it me or them?” This is such a common question I hear all the time, so you’re not alone. In today’s episode I dive into the details of whether it is hard or if it’s simply normal and if so, what can you do about it. 

So if your team isn’t feeling like it’s operating the way it should, tune in to hear -

• The typical reasons running a business with a team can feel hard
• How to uncover whether you may be contributing to the problem, or not
• What to do to shift from feeling like it’s hard to an effortless team flow

So don’t sit there wondering if it’s all worth it, listen in to hear my tips that will have you feeling back on track with your team in no time.

LINKS:

If you feel like your team needs a little extra support, book a free Dream Team Discovery Call with Paula, or for more information on all of Paula’s offerings, head to her website at https://paulamaidens.com/

 You can also find Paula:

Instagram:@paulamaidensconsulting
Facebook: @paulamaidensbuildingawesometeams

In this episode I go behind the scenes of my own hiring experiences from my time in business and as a leader in corporate, to share 4 big hiring lessons from my best and worst hires. These lessons will support you on your own entrepreneurial journey of learning how to hire great people who feel great to you.

Listen in to hear - 

• The importance of running your recruitment process from start to finish, even if you think you’ve found “the one”
• Why you shouldn’t be afraid of hiring someone with potential
• How clarity around your hiring criteria is essential to check applicants on must haves, nice to haves and avoid at all costs
• What the potential complications are of stretching your budget on a hire and when this should be avoided
• Why every applicant’s interview should be completed in full (even if you think they’re the wrong fit)

Learning to hire well is no mean feat so tune in to hear my tips so you can get strategic, prepared and arm yourself to make great decisions for your business.

LINKS:

Your can find Paula - 

 Website:https://paulamaidens.com
Instagram:@paulamaidensconsulting
Facebook: @paulamaidensbuildingawesometeams

In this episode I answer the two most common questions I am asked - when is the right time to hire and how to hire well for success. So as business entrepreneurs, this short, powerful ep will answer these questions so you can avoid procrastinating on moving your business forward and avoid experiencing potential disasters from hiring too late.

Tune in to find out:

• The distinction between rushing to hire and hiring quickly
• Why replicating what others have done is a formula for disaster, regardless of how successful they look to you
• How getting specific on what a successful hire looks like, is key to avoiding generic hires with generic results - leaving you dissatisfied or worse, having to start the process again

So fast track your hiring process and see success quicker with these powerful tips. Enjoy.

LINKS:

Book a 45 min free Dream Team Discovery Call with Paula to elevate your hiring process or team - here

Your can find Paula - 

Website:https://paulamaidens.com
Instagram:@paulamaidensconsulting
Facebook: @paulamaidensbuildingawesometeams

Life might be easier if it came with a manual outlining the pitfalls to avoid and importantly, how to avoid them - and it’s absolutely no different in business. We would all love the insider secrets - especially when it comes to hiring and managing teams. So consider this episode your cheat’s guide to the most common mistakes made with teams and how you can absolutely be savvy enough to avoid them. 

Dive in to hear - 

• Why it’s important to take a considered approach when hiring, not an anything will do quick fix “bandaid”
• How clarity will be your best friend when hiring and working with your team
• Why teams thrive and your business elevates with systems and processes
• How to make having high expectations work for you, not against
• The critical skill of knowing when to hold on and when to let go

This time efficient, yet power packed episode will give you the insight needed to bypass the headaches and problems and get back to enjoying the process. It might just be the best 20 minutes you spend on your business this week.

LINKS:

Where to find Paula: 

If you’ve found yourself dealing with the consequences of some of these pitfalls and are not sure how to dig yourself out - reach out to Paula below or book in for a free 45 minute discovery call to explore how Paula can help you and your team get back on track fast - 

https://bookme.name/PaulaMaidensConsulting/45-minute-discovery-call

Website:https://paulamaidens.com
Instagram:@paulamaidensconsulting
Facebook: @paulamaidensbuildingawesometeams

As CEOs and entrepreneurs building and scaling businesses, you’re familiar with the wild rollercoaster the journey can be. So you don’t need extra drama, especially when it comes to managing your team. However, as you’re only human (and so is your team) it naturally comes with emotion - often a lot of it. 

So in today’s quick, powerful ep, I chat all things emotions when it comes to working with our team. Because if we can both master and minimise the emotional hurdles, everything else becomes a lot calmer and easier to navigate.

Tune in to hear - 

• The importance of having boundaries with our team (no, you’re not their Mother!)
• How to have conversations without all the emotion
• Why you need to depersonalise your language for less drama and big impact

If you’re tired feeling like your nervous system hits overdrive every time there’s a knock on your office door or a notification pops up from your team…this episode is for you. It’s time to reset your nervous system and learn to navigate your team’s (and your) emotions from a place of solutions focused objectivity - drama free.

Where to find Paula: 

If you’re interested in learning the language of leadership, reach out to Paula or book in for a free  45min discovery call to explore how Paula can help you and your team - 

https://bookme.name/PaulaMaidensConsulting/45-minute-discovery-call

Website:https://paulamaidens.com
Instagram:@paulamaidensconsulting
Facebook: @paulamaidensbuildingawesometeams

The third  anniversary of my dear Dad passing away is coming up in August. As it approaches, I’m finding myself spending lots of time remembering the crazy, challenging period that led up to his death and frankly, how I managed to cope with business and life at the time.

So this episode is a very raw personal share about how my 2 x businesses were managed during that 12 month period when I had to step away.

I explain with lots of details for each business exactly what team was in place, what existed around that team and how we and they functioned through that time, plus what worked and what didn’t work. 

Dive in to hear this heartfelt share from Paula and find out:

• What you need to know to set your business up to succeed so you can step away - with or without notice
• The importance of systems and processes for both you and your team when challenging times show up
• Why clarity around your team’s roles and responsibilities is essential
• How quarterly business plans support you when you are suddenly unavailable

Challenging times rarely appear with advance warning. So don’t wait to test if you have a sustainable business when everything hits the fan - tune in and set yourself, your team and your business up to thrive, regardless of what is around the corner. 

LINKS:

Your can find Paula - 

 Website:https://paulamaidens.com
Instagram:@paulamaidensconsulting
Facebook: @paulamaidensbuildingawesometeams