Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs

Do you shy away from giving valuable and constructive feedback to your team? Many CEO's and managers struggle to confront their team with feedback because they don't know what to say. But, ongoing constructive feedback is important because it motivates your team to perform better and achieve their full potential. There's a difference between constructive feedback and plain nagging in an unconstruc...

Do you know what your Enneagram superpower is? Determining your personality type through the Enneagram equips you with a greater understanding of who you are. It helps you to take a step outside of your limited perspective to evaluate your own life while lighting the path to help you overcome your blind spots! If this is your first time hearing about the Enneagram, don't worry! We've invited the w...

Are you fed up with trying to motivate young people on your team? Are you turned off from even hiring them? Whoa! Slow down, because with 75 Million Millennials on the planet by 2020 they'll be 46% of the working population. On today's episode Shelli is sharing some war stories, some wins, and some proven strategies for becoming a leader young people actually want to work with. If you're ready to...

Have you had person after person quit on you? It is so frustrating, time consuming and expensive. It is enough to make you want to give up and be a solopreneur forever. But guess, what? There is a solution and you CAN build a team. It will require you to set your ego aside,  peer into the mirror, and do some self-assessment on what's really going wrong for you; we can make some adjustments in your...

On today's show we learn how Lisa Woodruff of Organize 365 hired 8 new people in 8 weeks through batch hiring and tapping into her own community.   Come and join me as we chat with Lisa and learn how she implemented a batch hire process that enabled her to continue to scale her business using her extensive experience from direct sales to build an incredible business that just keeps growing.  She a...

It's the start of a fresh new year! It's also the perfect time to SET or RESET expectations with your team.   Today we are going back to basics and re-visiting the foundation of how you get work done in your business. It includes how your team will operate as a group.  How they will behave in good times and bad times. It's that adult agreement that each person agrees to, aligns themselves tightly...

CEOs often wonder, "What can I do to stay more connected with my team's daily activities?" They do not want to be a micromanager, but they want to be in touch with what's happening on a day to day basis. These are issues that come up often in my strategy sessions. I get it. You're busy. You know your role includes leading your team, but you're just not sure what to do. You wonder if this means hav...

What can you do to improve and grow as a leader? You've hired your team, and trained them, now what? Natalie Eckdahl joins Shelli to as they discuss an incredible tool that will help you, the CEO, lead your team better, and provide clarity to you and your team members.   Role. Responsibilities. Results. Requirements. Renewal date. These are the 5 Rs that make up this document. Together, they will...

You've told me that you want more insight, more strategies, and more ways to grow your own leadership capabilities as you grow your business and your team.    On today's episode we're going to embrace the fact that you don't have to be a fortune 50 company to have all the things necessary to succeed.  As CEO of your business, you can put into practice those proven corporate team leadership strateg...

How much does it really cost to hire a new team member? How do employees impact the bottom line of the business? On today's show Shelli features our community member Hannah Smolinski, Founder of BrightenUp Financial.   Shelli and Hannah share the common money fears we hear most often about hiring.  They also open up the conversation about one-time costs versus onboarding costs and touch on what ev...

Which tools should you use for the most effective communication within your team? How can technology support your business and save you time and energy? On today's show, Shelli features our community member Jaime Slutsky, Founder of The Tech of Business.     Jaime shares her thoughts on a variety of tech tools that are available to the small business owner to help streamline her processes and impa...

Have you ever thought of hosting a large event?  On today's episode we share the behind the scenes of BizChix Live 2018 with CEO Natalie Eckdahl and Tiffanie Jordan, Executive Assistant.    BizChix Live 2018 was incredible and we wanted to show you the structure of the TEAM that helped create our annual leadership conference for women entrepreneurs held in Irvine California each November. Over 140...

Our clients often become their own worst enemy and biggest constraint in their business by stalling on hiring because of these 4 common fears. Shelli unpacks these fears and offers some solutions and action to take to bust through these mindset issues. This is a sneak peek into a portion of Shelli's talk at BizChix Live.   Shelli provides insight on how to deal with the following 4 fears related t...

Have you ever considered hiring overseas talent for your business? Find out what to pay, how to vet candidates, and what to consider culturally when you're hiring overseas team members, including how to form your own culture with your diverse team. Today we are talking all about the ins and outs of hiring overseas talent with Jeff Fisher who happens to have a 5 star rating as an employer with UpWo...

On today's episode we learn how Antonia Beauvoisin-Brown, owner and managing director of Kidooland, has built a team that has grown with her business. Antonia has moved from making her first hire to promoting from within to creating a full-blown leadership team. By building her team, Antonia has been able to grow her business both in terms of programs, space, and number of children she is able to...

On today's show we learn how the Productivity Specialist, Amber De La Garza, leads her business and her team for profitability and effectiveness. Amber implemented every aspect of Mike Michalowicz's book, "Profit First" and watched how her business grew, her team grew, and her confidence grew as focused on the structure of her business. Amber shares her story about how a referral became her very i...

Today we are talking about dashboards and how you can lead your team using KPIs that are meaningful to them.  We open the up the conversation about how you can motivate your team when your team knows how their specific role is impacting the business. Our featured guest today is Layne Booth . She is the Owner & Operations Catalyst of The Project Booth: A growth and opportunity agent for small busin...

Would you like to be able to to design a culture within your team that helps grow your brand and business? Kara McKeage, founder and CEO of Pepper's Personal Assistants in Seattle, Washington has done just that.   Kara shares her team structure, her approach to team meetings, and other unique ways she stays connected to her ever-expanding team of service providers. She also shares how this culture...

Whether you are scaling or selling, TEAM is the currency that attracts high level players and buyers to your business. Shelli takes you back to basics to understand why TEAM is the New CURRENCY in a small business. She shares her top 5 reasons why you need to stack your team now. Get your copy of the Entrepreneur Growth Framework Guide here. New masterminds are launching soon. Learn more here . Wo...

Have you ever been fired? What was your experience like? Firing is not a topic that's often talked about, but it's definitely on our minds. As the CEO of your business, as much as it is your role to hire people, it's also your role to fire team members who are not performing. Doing it well takes insight, planning and care as you make your decisions to release a team member. Shelli gives us a mini-...

How do you nurture individuals on the team to form epic team results? It definitely helps if your team knows where they stand in terms of their daily impact. Whether you're leading a team of one or many, your team members deserve to know how they're doing. CEOs and team leaders are often concerned by team members who underperform, miss expectations and lack initiatives. But unmet expectations are...

Working together as a team is easy. Building a team where everyone works together in a culture that ensures high output, high inclusiveness and high satisfaction? That's the tough part. As a leader, you'll face difficult situations, and some days, you'll want to give up. That's why it's really important to have team members who center you, have your back, uphold your standards and remind you why y...

Ever dreamed about building your own empire? Find out how Kate Ahl, founder of Simple Pin Media, did just that by stacking her team! Kate joins Shelli on this episode to share how she built Simple Pin Media, a Pinterest management company, and how she scaled it using a unique style of leadership: shared leadership. How has Kate designed the structure of her organization that includes multiple laye...

Summer is almost here! Summertime should be a time for us to all wind down and take it easy, but if this is the high point of your business, consider bringing on part-time help to your business and your team. As business ramps up, it's crucial to have the right staffing that favorably reflects your brand and meets your customer needs. Shelli shares some essential activities you and your team must...

Reference checks. It's funny how we sometimes ask candidates applying for a position for references but fail to follow up. Checking on a person's references could make the difference between a great hire and a great headache. Doing your due diligence in your hiring process includes checking references. Asking key questions from people who have already worked with this candidate is priceless, espec...