Big Dreams Great Teams® with Paula Maidens

It’s that time of year when everyone is reflecting, planning and strategising. So I’m taking you behind the scenes of my own business and sharing my reflection process and framework, including what’s working, the wins and where the opportunities to improve may be. This checkin process is super helpful to ensure your dream business is facilitating your dream life! Dive in to find out -  Why it’s im...

At the end of the year, we all sit back and reflect on the year that has been. It’s the perfect time to set goals and intentions for the new year and your team is no exception. As a leader, you can guide your team into this reflection period with confidence and excitement in you and your business. In this episode, I discuss how important it is to make your team members feel great about themselves...

Every entrepreneur & CEO running a business wants to maximise their time and feel a sense of space and flow. So when the team you’ve hired to support this goal isn’t cutting it, you start to ask the question - is it worth it? So I’m diving into the 2 best ways to get your time back when you are running a business with a team and it’s feeling busy and chaotic.  To supercharge your team and get...

When it comes to hiring a team member there are a lot of misconceptions around how to interview - what to say and importantly what not to say, how formal an interview should be and is it ok to use the same interview questions across all of your roles? So in this episode I’m going to separate the myths from reality and prepare you for rock solid interviewing. If you’re planning to hire or simply wa...

In today’s episode I chat with the amazing Dr. Krystal Connor, a life coach helping women ditch the status quo so they can thrive in business and life without stress, overwhelm and 24/7 hustle. We dive into how to live better, more fulfilling lives whilst chasing our big goals. Listen in to hear -  What living a 10/10 life means and is it really possible How to manage the juggle of business, kids,...

In today’s episode, I chat with Tina Tower, an incredible 7 figure entrepreneur and business coach,, author, mum and happy wife! We go behind the scenes for a raw conversation about team. With Tina’s latest mission to help 100 women build million dollar businesses by 2025, this is one conversation not to be missed. Dive in to hear: Why Tina believes “how you start is how you finish” & how it i...

You’ve hired your support team and you can finally sit back and relax into your genius zone without all the interruptions. But wait, that’s not actually happening is it?! You’re still feeling interrupted and you’re wondering why your team isn’t just getting the job done. I hear this from clients all the time. So today, I’m diving into four possible ways you may accidentally be limiting your team’s...

If listening to one entrepreneur and ex-corporate recruiter’s hiring tips is useful, let’s amplify the impact and try two! I chat with Mim Jenkinson, mother of two, planning-obsessed, multi-award-winning Business Mentor, Author, Podcaster and Course Creator, who I affectionately call the Digital Products Queen !  Mim has taught and coached over 3000 women and online business owners to plan and tak...

We all want effective, high performing teams working in our business. So I’m taking you behind the scenes on the framework for my powerful team coaching, so you can get a sense of what might be missing in your team, especially if they are not feeling awesome right now. So tune in to learn about my 6 Pillars to Building Awesome Teams and find out: Why the starting point is always you & how auth...

As an entrepreneur & CEO the idea of hiring a friend may seem like the perfect solution to your need for instant business support from someone you trust. We’ve all fantasised about the potential fun to be had -  office chats, bestie lunch breaks and post work margs - but is it really as idyllic as it sounds? Dive into today’s episode for the good, the bad and the ugly when it comes to hiring f...

In this episode I share the reason most people get hiring wrong and how you can ensure as a CEO and entrepreneur that you don’t. So if you’ve found yourself asking “where are all the good people hiding”, made some less than amazing hires or you’re simply too scared or unsure where to start with hiring, this episode’s for you. Tune in to find out: Why thinking externally not internally when it come...

In today’s episode I share the secret to avoiding difficult conversations with your team. As a business entrepreneur and CEO managing a team, those awkward conversations often feel inevitable and like a thorn in your side,  whether you have one person or twenty supporting you - yet it is possible to avoid them. So if you have frustrations or resentment building about how someone on your team is pe...

As entrepreneurs and CEOs we all want to hire A-Players. However, so many people simply accept the status quo, always waiting for a ‘better time’ to hire. Usually this happens in one of two ways - continuing to manage the workload yourself because it seems like the simple option or bringing on support in an ad hoc way and crossing your fingers. So in today’s episode, I’m cutting through these limi...

When growing a team I often see people making fast hiring decisions to #getitdone, yet it often results in emotional or accidental hiring decisions that ultimately don’t work out or cause a lot of turmoil along the way. So in today’s episode I discuss the difference between making a strategic hiring decision versus emotional or accidental ones. Tune in to hear -  What emotional and accidental hiri...

As an entrepreneur you want to show up as a powerful, graceful leader who gets what you need done and inspires your team to do it in a way you both feel great about. However, often it’s easy to overlook how our beliefs and intentions influence how we operate in our role as leaders.  So dive in to find out -  Why you need to get clear on your intention before doing any critical part of your role as...

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 b...

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...

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...

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 episo...

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 th...

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 fini...

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...

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...

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 o...

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...