Big Dreams Great Teams® with Paula Maidens

Part 3- Hire Smarter Summer Series - Profitable Onboarding  Welcome to the final episode of the Hire Smarter Mini-Series with Paula Maidens. The host, Paula has shared invaluable insights in this three-part series to help you make confident and informed hiring decisions.  In part one, Paula covered the common mistakes to avoid when hiring and in part two, Paula emphasised the significance of getti...

Episode 108 - How to Decide Your Top 5 Qualities To Only Hire Rockstars In Part 2 of the Hire Smarter Mini-Series, the host Paula Maidens, focuses on achieving clarity before embarking on the hiring process and the significance of understanding five key aspects before getting started on your hiring process. Paula highlights the tendency to overlook these crucial clarity aspects during what’s  ofte...

Episode 107 - The Reasons Most People Hire Wrong (and How to Avoid That For Good) In this first episode of the Hire Smarter Mini-Series, hosted by Paula Maidens, the focus is on equipping CEOs with the knowledge and strategies needed to make great hiring decisions, ultimately leading to profitable scaling for service-based businesses.  Paula dives into the reasons most people hire wrong (and how t...

Episode #106 - My 3 TOP CLIENT LESSONS FROM 2023 As Paula shifts into reflection mode for 2023, she shares in this episode three common lessons that emerged across her clients throughout the year. You’ll be able to listen and reflect on your own leadership and take nuggets of wisdom for yourself into 2024. You’ll hear about: The Need for Clarity  Paula shares instances where clients faced challeng...

Episode #105 - 5 Questions to Ask Each Of Your Team Before The End Of The Year With the holiday season looming, you're probably juggling year-end tasks and eagerly awaiting that well-deserved Christmas break. But before you shift into relaxation mode, I have a fantastic opportunity for you to consider to maximise your team's potential for a strong 2024.  It's not about taking massiv...

In this episode of the Big Dreams Great Teams™, I am joined by Bonny Marsh, a multi-passionate entrepreneur, the co-founder of Truii , a Brisbane-based technology and consulting company that creates data-driven web applications. She is also a Speech Pathologist, Mother of four, and mentor to mothers. Bonny runs her business with a family first ethos and a commitment to clear and concise structures...

In this episode of the Big Dreams Great Teams™, Paula shares the 7 REAL Truths that consistently emerge when she’s coaching her private clients towards growth, team efficiencies and effective leadership. These truths comprised from her 17 years of industry experience and they are jam-packed full of practical ideas and solutions for you on your leadership journey Dive in to hear how:  Good People A...

In this episode of Big Dreams Great Teams™, we dive into the vital distinction between Expectations and Inspections. High expectations are common, but true success lies in actively Inspecting and monitoring progress, because as the saying goes “You get what you INSPECT not what you EXPECT”. I talk about how business owners and entrepreneurs who are high performers often reach unconscious competenc...

In this episode of Big Dreams Great Teams™, I interview Dr Lutza Ireland (Autistic/ADHD/she/her) a psychologist, multi award winning designer, researcher and international speaker who is passionate about neuro-inclusion. This episode explores neurodiversity and celebrates the unique strengths of different minds, and shares insights into neuro-inclusion, which involves conscious efforts to include...

In today’s episode, I finish off my two-part series on the essential elements of building a lean team in your business. I share the last two critical strategies and elements that you need to have in place; effective time management and prioritisation.  In the fast-paced world of business, time is a precious resource. It's essential not only for you but also for your team to manage and priorit...

In today’s episode, I kick off a two-part series on the essential elements of building a lean team in your business. Having a lean team is not only about minimising your costs, but is also about optimising efficiency to maximise returns with your existing team. Whether you're an emerging entrepreneur or an experienced business owner, the insights I share will prove invaluable in enhancing you...

In this episode of Big Dreams Great Teams™, I am joined by Tracey Mylecharane, an unconventional business lawyer who delivers confidence to small business owners. Tracey founded her business with an empower ethos and a commitment to educate and empower small business owners to back themselves, legally. Today, we discuss the legal side of hiring people and having a team in your business. We talk ab...

In today’s episode, I delve into the world of artificial intelligence (AI) and how you can use it in relation to your team. I talk about the ways in which AI can simplify your hiring and team management processes, and I provide some valuable insights and recommendations on how to use AI in your business.  I share 5 ways that you can use AI, and how each of these ways revolves around the concept of...

In this episode, I am joined by a great friend and previous client of mine, Jazze Jervis. Jazze is an entrepreneur, investor, and seven-figure business coach. Today, we go behind the scenes of her incredible business to gain some insight into how she works with her Online Business Manager (OBM) and team. Together, Jazze and her OBM have built a powerful team that operates with autonomy and efficie...

In today’s episode, I talk about how to have difficult conversations with someone on your team and share my top 10 tips on how you can make them feel easier. One of the most common questions I get asked by current and potential clients is how to have difficult conversations, as for most leaders these conversations do not come naturally.  I know that difficult conversations can be challenging as yo...

In today’s episode of Big Dreams Great Teams™, I am joined by the inspiring Jenny Stilwell, author of The 7% Club. Jenny sheds light on the challenges faced by businesses as they aim to grow their revenue beyond 2 million dollars, with only 7% of Australian businesses achieving this milestone. We delve into the complexities that arise during business growth and share some valuable insights on how...

In this episode, I delve into an important aspect and topic of business; how to build business sustainability into your team. I dive deep into this common challenge many entrepreneurs face, which is being over-reliant on key team members. I talk about how you should have established systems and processes in place that ensure your business's continuity, regardless of individual circumstances. ...

In today’s episode of Big Dreams Great Teams, I am joined by Amy Dawe, founder of Seed Virtual Assistants. Amy is a mentor to many Virtual Assistants (VA) around Australia helping them leverage their unique strengths to launch, grow and scale their business, and is committed to educating and supporting businesses to understand the power of outsourcing. Today we dive deep into the world of Virtual...

In this episode of Big Dreams Great Teams, I delve into the balance between flexibility and structure when it comes to your team. These days, it is really common for businesses to offer flexible working arrangements for both employees and contractors. I talk about how you can make flexible working arrangements work for you, and some of the things to look out for to set your business up for success...

Today’s episode is about staying in control of your business while not staying involved. Have you ever considered if you are a bottleneck in your business? I talk about what this concept means and share some real-life examples to help you understand where this might be happening in your business and some steps on how you can effectively work with your team. I share how to recognise if you are bein...

In this episode of Big Dreams Great Teams™, I share my top five leadership traits with you. These leadership traits are ones that I see demonstrated by the best-performing leaders, with the best-performing teams. I go through the top five leadership traits to show you that you can have a business that feels easy and a team that performs like rockstars. This episode goes through some reasons why yo...

A few weeks ago, I had a really busy week which made me reflect and think about whether I had set myself and my business up for success, by allowing and planning for space. In this episode of Big Dreams Great Teams, I reflect upon how I have structured my business and share some reasons why as entrepreneurs, we should be planning for space to support us in weeks when things don’t always go accordi...

I am so excited to share today’s episode of the Big Dreams Great Teams podcast as I take you behind the scenes and share some of my end-of-financial-year reflections. Dive in with me as I share an overview of my accounts, profitability, revenue, and some of the highlights and lessons I have learned along the way.  I talk about how I believe I am well and truly out of the start-up phase of my busin...

Today I go behind the scenes with one of my wonderful clients, Sally Brindle, who owns Total Accounts, a business that provides full-service bookkeeping to small and medium businesses. Sally started Total Accounts 10 years ago and is extremely passionate about helping small businesses thrive. In this episode of Big Dreams Great Teams, Sally and I explore the journey of leading her high multiple si...

In today’s episode of Big Dreams Great Teams, I am joined by CPA turned holistic health coach, Jaiana Francis. Jaiana is the Founder & CEO of Boss Babe Fitness Academy and today she talks with me about the challenges of being an entrepreneur and not letting our health and fitness journey fall by the wayside. We discuss the importance of nutrition, exercise, emotional and stress management, sle...