Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs

When you spot a team issue do you stop to consider if you are a part of the problem or the solution?  In today's episode, we are talking about 4 root causes that can derail any team. As a leader, it's your job to help get everyone back on track.   Book your last chance for a strategy session with Shelli Check out our NEW digital course, Your Next Best Hire Work with Shelli: Apply for 1:1 Coaching...

My goal for today's episode is to convince you to NOT skip the paid trial when you're hiring. It is the best way to see someone in action by doing real work, interacting with your team and clients, and confirming that they really are the person you met in the interview. Tune in to find out how the paid trial can help you save time and money, and get you the right hire. Book your last chance for a...

Join me in today's episode as I spill the beans on why I became a certified life coach.  Being a coach with different skills and experiences has helped me guide my clients through the challenges in their business operations, their teams, and even their personal lives. Apply for 1:1 Coaching with Shelli Join the waitlist to get first access to Your Next Best Hire Connect with Shelli:  Instagram Lin...

Guess what? It's the 3rd anniversary of the Stacking Your Team Podcast! To celebrate, we are joined today by Natalie Eckdahl, our founder and host of the BizChix podcast. We interview each other about our history together, and we invite you to get a peek at what's coming for our new digital course, "Your Next Best Hire." Join the waitlist to get first access to Your Next Best Hire Connect with She...

On today's episode, let's dive into what it means to "always be hiring." Listen in as I share simple actions you can take to make sure that you are always ready to hire by having a fresh pool of candidates.  By the way, a team member can make this happen for you.  Join the waitlist to get first access to Your Next Best Hire Connect with Shelli:  Instagram Linkedin  Subscribe to the Stacking Your T...

Today let's answer the big question: "Why do I feel so overwhelmed just thinking about hiring?" Feeling scared about hiring is a common struggle which keeps many people still and stuck in overwhelm.  Let's uncover what's triggering the fear so you can thoughtfully break through it.  Join the waitlist to get first access to Your Next Best Hire Connect with Shelli:  Instagram Linkedin  Subscribe to...

Have you made some hiring decisions that you regret?  Today we are uncovering why you've made some of those missteps and what you can do to have a better outcome next time. Hiring is a project, and every project needs a plan for it to succeed. Join the waitlist to get first access to Your Next Best Hire Connect with Shelli:  Instagram Linkedin Subscribe to the Stacking Your Team Newsletter  Stacki...

You've heard me say it in each episode: the team that got you here, may not be the team that gets you there.  When I say "there," I mean your vision. As you grow and evolve as a leader, your vision gets much clearer, and your ideal team becomes much more apparent.  So I invite you today to reflect on whether the team you have right now fits your current and future needs.  Why not start the New Yea...

If you're listening in real-time, then it's almost the start of a new year! This is the perfect time to set or reset expectations with your team.   Why not return from the holidays set for a fresh year where you can continue to build a strong foundation of how your team operates? Learn more about 1:1 Coaching with Shelli Warren Connect with Shelli:  Instagram Linkedin  Subscribe to the Stacking Yo...

In this week's episode, we catch up with Antonia Beauvoisin-Brown who is a Leadership Lab member I featured on the podcast way back on Episode 27. Antonia runs KidooLand, an English learning center for children that has three locations in France. A lot has definitely changed since we last talked on the show.  With the onset of the pandemic and France heading into another lockdown, she shares how s...

You know how you hear me say each episode that, "The team that got you here may not be the team that will get you there?"  Our guest for today and her leadership journey is such a great example of this. We welcome back Dr. Sarah Radabaugh, a member of the Leadership Lab whom I featured way back on Episode 08 of this podcast. With 13 years of running her business, Cloud Peak Chiropractic & Wellness...

A brand new year is just around the corner. So on today's show, we are looking into the first quarter of 2021 to see who your next best hire should be. I challenge you to answer the 3 key questions that will help you decide on who should next join your team in the coming year.  Listen in to know the other factors that you should consider before making the decision to add a new team member. Learn m...

This week is Thanksgiving season so I thought it was fitting to hear a few messages of gratitude from our clients who have been incredibly thankful for their teams. 2020 has been tough for all of us. I hope today's episode resonates with you and encourages you to show some love and gratitude to the people that have made an impact on you and your business this year. CLICK HERE to get all the links...

Have you ever made a decision based on emotions only to have it backfire on you? Today we're going to look at why this happens, and how data-driven decisions instead can incite more confidence in you as a leader. I'm going to share real dilemmas from our clients, including a decision recently made here at BizChix. Decision fatigue is real, especially with this year's pandemic. So as leaders, let's...

Have you ever struggled with the decision of hiring an overqualified candidate for your role? In today's show, let's look at the risks and rewards of choosing someone who is overly experienced and fully competent to join your team.  I will be sharing some things for you to consider so that you can look deeper into these candidates and uncover with more certainty if they will be a great fit for you...

Meeting fatigue is a real thing. Whether you're hosting a team meeting in-person or via Zoom, they can lose their steam over time. Today I will be sharing tips on how you can inject some new energy so that your team members uplevel their engagement during meetings.  Let's make sure that you create participants, not spectators at your meetings. Learn more about 1:1 Coaching with Shelli Warren Conne...

Halloween is here! And while ghosts and goblins run amok, let's talk about a different kind of scary with your current business situations. You may think you're hiding these worries under your mask, but your team sees.  Join me in today's episode as we talk about 3 wicked worries that you may be struggling with. I also share some sample language that you can use to communicate with your team durin...

Do you have an Executive Assistant or an Office Manager that you want to build a long-lasting partnership with?  Today we invited Liz Van Vliet of My EA Career to share her extensive experience helping administrative professionals become indispensable to their leader. Liz and I discuss how you can coach your team members to become a "linchpin" for the organization, and how you can build operationa...

With the effect of the pandemic on people's health and team members having to go virtual or work from home, a lot of business owners are realizing that being dependent on specific people is risky.  So today let's take time to assess if your team is process dependent or people dependent. Let's have a look at ways we can minimize that risk of leaning too heavily on your team members in order to run...

In this episode, I am unpacking my tool box to share 5 key strategies that will help you attract top talent to help you in your business.  It starts with positioning yourself as a great place to work with, and then demonstrating proof that you really are focused on nurturing top talent to stay and make an impact alongside you. CLICK HERE to learn more about working with Shelli in a Strategy Sessio...

As a team leader, experiencing a bad hire or fire may fill you with regret, judgment, and maybe even shame. This is why you need a recovery plan that will help you regain momentum to build a high-performing team. In today's episode, I will be sharing an action plan that you can replicate to recover from these experiences. Stay tuned until the end of this episode to find out how you can get your ow...

When it comes to selling high-priced services, does everyone in your team contribute to the overall sales goal of your business? Today we are joined by Reena Philpot, sales expert and coach to a lot of businesses that need help in reaching their own targets. Because of her proficiency and love of sales, she has built a seven-figure business with an excellent team and a full roster of loyal custome...

Why stress over LinkedIn on your own when you can make it into a team project?  Today we are joined by renowned LinkedIn expert, Louise Brogan of Social Bee NI, to tell us why LinkedIn can be such a valuable tool for your business, and how your whole team can participate in elevating your brand on the platform. Louise has been a regular guest on our sister podcast, BizChix, but this is her first t...

Elizabeth Cook, our Accountability Coach for our Six Figures Lab group and Tiffanie Jordan, our Operations Leader at BizChix, join Shelli for a discussion about shifting roles. Elizabeth and Tiffanie share their journey about how their roles have evolved from new hires to present day. At BizChix we are focused on leveraging the skills and interests of our team members offering new responsibilities...

DeAnne Mitchell is the leader of two businesses and a lifelong resident of stunning Savannah, Georgia. She has the n atural ability to customize travelers' experiences, which has garnered her businesses, Official Guides of Savannah and Convention Consultants as the premier source for local visitors' information and care. As a member of the Leadership Lab, she gained the tools, support, and learnin...