The Joy to Lead Podcast

As leaders and business owners - and, well, humans - most of us will experience burnout at some point in our lives and careers. Leadership burnout is increasingly common, and entrepreneur burnout is coming in a close second. In this episode I'm talking with Amber Zaricor of the Fill Your Cup Conference. We explore the importance and practicalities of filling your cup as a leader, how to heal from burnout, and ways to encourage your team to fill their cup.Full shownotes are at www.joytolead.com/amber-zaricor-leader-burnout-fill-your-cupDon't Lead Alone!Through the Joy to Lead® Academy you can equip yourself for leading a team with our courses on leadership, team management, and recruitment and onboarding.In the Joy to Lead® Community, you can immerse yourself in a supportive, welcoming and bolstering community of leaders. In this membership community we have live coaching sessions every month, regular co-working and book discussions, and drop exclusive mini-courses and guides. This is the place to be if you're craving a pillar of stability, support and encouragement from other leaders who are walking this crazy leadership journey alongside you. We hope to see you there! 

One year ago today I was preparing for my first maternity leave as a business owner. As an entrepreneur, I had no idea what to expect from creating my own maternity leave and there really weren't any resources available for how to prepare for a maternity leave as an entrepreneur. There still isn't. So, in today's episode of the Joy to Lead Podcast I'm pulling back the curtain on my 5-month, 5-phase maternity leave, focusing specifically on how I prepared and structured the maternity leave as an entrepreneur and how you can do the same.Find shownotes and links at https://joytolead.com/maternity-leave-for-small-business-owners/Don't Lead Alone!Through the Joy to Lead® Academy you can equip yourself for leading a team with our courses on leadership, team management, and recruitment and onboarding.In the Joy to Lead® Community, you can immerse yourself in a supportive, welcoming and bolstering community of leaders. In this membership community we have live coaching sessions every month, regular co-working and book discussions, and drop exclusive mini-courses and guides. This is the place to be if you're craving a pillar of stability, support and encouragement from other leaders who are walking this crazy leadership journey alongside you. We hope to see you there! 

What we believe becomes how we act, and our actions shape our reality. Therefore, in a way, what you believe to be true inevitably becomes true. This is why our inner critic is such a powerful voice, and why affirmations can be transformational for us as leaders. In today's episode of the Joy to Lead Podcast, we're pulling back the curtain on affirmations and positive self talk and belief. We lead from the inside out!Find shownotes and links at www.joytolead.com/affirmationsDon't Lead Alone!Through the Joy to Lead® Academy you can equip yourself for leading a team with our courses on leadership, team management, and recruitment and onboarding.In the Joy to Lead® Community, you can immerse yourself in a supportive, welcoming and bolstering community of leaders. In this membership community we have live coaching sessions every month, regular co-working and book discussions, and drop exclusive mini-courses and guides. This is the place to be if you're craving a pillar of stability, support and encouragement from other leaders who are walking this crazy leadership journey alongside you. We hope to see you there! 

How often do you as a leader feel like you're “winging it?” You'd never admit that to your team, of course, but there's an underlying worry saying, “if only they knew. They're going to realize it soon enough.” Without a leadership development plan, this is likely your norm.Shownotes and links can be found at joytolead.com/leadership-development-planDon't Lead Alone!Through the Joy to Lead® Academy you can equip yourself for leading a team with our courses on leadership, team management, and recruitment and onboarding.In the Joy to Lead® Community, you can immerse yourself in a supportive, welcoming and bolstering community of leaders. In this membership community we have live coaching sessions every month, regular co-working and book discussions, and drop exclusive mini-courses and guides. This is the place to be if you're craving a pillar of stability, support and encouragement from other leaders who are walking this crazy leadership journey alongside you. We hope to see you there! 

We all want to be a better leader, but it's hard to picture what it's like to experience our leadership - right? We try to communicate better, to have more team meetings, to ask our team members how they are doing, but at the end of the day we're left wondering if it's even enough.Today on the Joy to Lead® Podcast we're diving into the ways your team members wish you were stepping up in your leadership - things they wouldn't say to your face (or, things they don't have the words for).Full shownotes and links can be found at www.joytolead.com/be-a-better-leaderDon't Lead Alone!Through the Joy to Lead® Academy you can equip yourself for leading a team with our courses on leadership, team management, and recruitment and onboarding.In the Joy to Lead® Community, you can immerse yourself in a supportive, welcoming and bolstering community of leaders. In this membership community we have live coaching sessions every month, regular co-working and book discussions, and drop exclusive mini-courses and guides. This is the place to be if you're craving a pillar of stability, support and encouragement from other leaders who are walking this crazy leadership journey alongside you. We hope to see you there! 

Following a difficult postpartum season, I went on an unintentional but amazing social media sabbatical. That social media sabbatical lasted about 9 months and helped me heal from anxiety and overwhelm in my life.Taking a social media sabbatical was one of the best decisions I've made as a business owner, mom, partner, and human being. It's also something I'm going to be repeating regularly. On today's podcast I'm going to share some of the things that made this social media sabbatical so effective, as well as my major takeaways and learning experiences. Shownotes can be found at www.joytolead.com/social-media-sabbaticalDon't Lead Alone!Through the Joy to Lead® Academy you can equip yourself for leading a team with our courses on leadership, team management, and recruitment and onboarding.In the Joy to Lead® Community, you can immerse yourself in a supportive, welcoming and bolstering community of leaders. In this membership community we have live coaching sessions every month, regular co-working and book discussions, and drop exclusive mini-courses and guides. This is the place to be if you're craving a pillar of stability, support and encouragement from other leaders who are walking this crazy leadership journey alongside you. We hope to see you there! 

If you're like me, you love a good personality test. Give me the enneagram, the DiSC, the Kolbe, StrengthsFinders, Myers Briggs any day, and that list can go on and on. But, I've spoken before about the detriments weaving in a personality test too early in your hiring process can have. So today on the podcast we are deep diving into all things personality tests, specifically:the trouble they can wreck in your hiring process, when they should and shouldn't be used, how you can best utilize them to benefit your team, and a stronger way to explore personality in the hiring and onboarding processes.Full shownotes and links can be found at www.joytolead.com/personality-testsJoin the Joy to Lead® Community! We bring together women entrepreneurs building teams from the ground up to grow in wisdom, leadership, and team management through community, coaching, and educational resources so that we can take our businesses to new heights and help our team members reach their fullest potential - collectively and individually. 

With this new and simple but effective morning routine, I'm able to add over 15 hours of focused work to my week. As a work-at-home mom, this is revolutionary to me. Here's how I did it!Shownotes and links can be found at: www.joytolead.com/morning-routine

The journey to making your first hire as a small business owner doesn't have to be complicated, but it should be pursued with strategy, intention and time. In this guide to hiring your first team member, we will cover everything you need to do to prepare for making your first hire for your small or online business, including:Structuring your internal business operations,Structuring your team atmosphere and experience,And, structuring your hiring process. Shownotes, links and resources can be found at www.joytolead.com/make-your-first-hire Get on the Joy to Lead® Community WaitlistLearn inside the Joy to Lead® Academy

This week I am pulling back the curtain on the reality of my maternity leave, deeply discussing the concept of Joy vs. Fear, and talking about how we can ground ourselves in joy as leaders. I'm also sharing about the shifts I have made with the Joy to Lead® experience and what you can expect from the brand going forward.  Get on the waitlist for the Joy to Lead® Community at joytolead.com/community today!

Ready for your next steps? Expand your leadership and build your dream team. Join the Joy to Lead Leadership Academy today!

Ready for your next steps? Expand your leadership and build your dream team. Join the Joy to Lead Leadership Academy today!

Ready for your next steps? Expand your leadership and build your dream team. Join the Joy to Lead Leadership Academy today!

Ready for your next steps? Expand your leadership and build your dream team. Join the Joy to Lead Leadership Academy today!

Ready for your next steps? Expand your leadership and build your dream team. Join the Joy to Lead Leadership Academy today!

Ready for your next steps? Expand your leadership and build your dream team. Join the Joy to Lead Leadership Academy today!

Ready for your next steps? Expand your leadership and build your dream team. Join the Joy to Lead Leadership Academy today!

To keep productivity high, relationships strong, and employees genuinely happy, you have to have a strategy that develops and nurtures a positive team culture. Becky Brunner is the team culture strategist who will create a plan that strengthens your team's culture and allows you to lead a team of motivated, connected, and happy employees without having awkward “feelings talks” and confrontational meetings.  Full shownotes at joytolead.com/becky-brunner Find Becky at Choose Happy Assisting! Download her free guide, 30 Days to Connect with Your Online Team!Ready for your next steps? Expand your leadership and build your dream team. Join the Joy to Lead Leadership Academy today!

Ready for your next steps? Expand your leadership and build your dream team. Join the Joy to Lead Leadership Academy today!

You may have heard it said that leaders are readers, and I would take it one step further to say readers make the best leaders. Today on the Joy to Lead® Podcast we're exploring why this is true and how you can adopt an identity of reader, too!View the shownotes here: www.joytolead.com/readers-are-leaders Read Book Girl by Sarah ClarksonReady for your next steps? Expand your leadership and build your dream team. Join the Joy to Lead Leadership Academy today!

What if you set up a no-firing policy for your team? I'm exploring this concept from the book Chief Joy Officer by Richard Sheridan.View full shownotes here: https://joytolead.com/no-firing-policy-for-your-team/ Read Chief Joy Officer with us in 2022 inside the Leadership Academy!Ready for your next steps? Expand your leadership and build your dream team. Join the Joy to Lead Leadership Academy today!

Ready for your next steps? Expand your leadership and build your dream team. Join the Joy to Lead Leadership Academy today!

Today my dear client-turned-friend Abbie Smith of Paragraph Branding House is stopping by to share her journey from solopreneurship to CEO of her business.We chat all about:Her experience in hiring an intern last summer and how that compares to her first strategic hiring experience coming upHow she's shifted her mindset from hobbyist to CEO of her businessHow she's discovering and standing in her own unique style of leadership!Full shownotes at www.joytolead.com/abbie-smithHelpful Links and ResourcesFor more information on the Leadership Academy, visit www.joytolead.com/academy!

Ali Cranmer is a body & business integrator, and today she's joining us to share her secret weapon for avoiding burning out and using our unique energy cycles to master time management - cycle syncing!Cycle syncing is using your menstrual cycle to discover your energetic rhythms and then aligning your actions with those rhythms. It helps us to identify our moods, feelings, and energy levels which ultimately helps us to plan and sort of predict the future instead of just waking up and being the subject to whatever energy is playing out in us that day. The typical work energy cycle of the day is based upon masculine energies, a 24-hour testosterone cycle - but women's energy cycles are so much different. We operate on a balance of inward and outward energy. Full shownotes are at www.joytolead.com/ali-cranmerHelpful Links and ResourcesFor more information on the Leadership Academy, visit www.joytolead.com/academy!

As business owners, CEOs and the visionaries of our companies, it's important for us to identify our own growth roles as we make hires and build our teams. Often, for many of us this means we're able to step into a more lucrative and visible role as the face of our company. In doing so, speaking is one of the number one ways to accelerate our company's growth, widen the net we cast for our visibility, and radiate the impact our business has on the world.Jessica shares her deep and powerful message of how she overcome intense and turbulent personal challenges and she answers all the questions I could ever ask about how to discover our own message and share it with the world.Full shownotes are at www.joytolead.com/jessica-rasdallPOWERFUL QUOTES FROM JESSICA RASDALL“When we start to shift our focus on the difference we're making and less on how it's being received, it becomes so much easier.”“The only story that matters is the one your audience needs to hear. If we don't start with the question of ‘what do they need from me,' you're going to tell the wrong story.”“Most of the frustration from speaking is not because your presentation isn't great. It's because you're not leveraging it the way your business needs you to leverage it.”“You feel like you're talking to everybody, but from the stage you only need to talk to one person. When you can focus on the one person you're meant to impact, it's so much more impactful.”“If you've ever sat in the audience and thought, ‘I'm meant to be up there,' you probably should!”Connect with Jessica RasdallListen to the Speak to Scale PodcastMeet Jessica on her websiteLearn about Jessica's Speaking Strategy AcademyDownload your free Speak to Scale Roadmap: Your blueprint for scaling your business from the stageHelpful Links and ResourcesFor more information on the Leadership Academy, visit www.joytolead.com/academy!

 This episode of the Joy to Lead Podcast is a powerful one, thanks to my guest Linda Taliaferro. Linda is a career advisor who helps professionals to get unstuck, strengthen key interpersonal relationship skills, and establish executive presence so they can get a seat at the table. Somewhere around her mid-career stage, she realized that even though she didn't want to play the corporate politics game, she needed to understand it to thrive. And so she did. She found the right people to align with to ask questions and be a champion for her. She discovered that building relationships and having the “secret sauce” is what gets people to the top. Shownotes are at: https://www.joytolead.com/linda-taliaferroHelpful Links and ResourcesFor more information on the Leadership Academy, visit www.joytolead.com/academy!

 Ever submitted a job posting then watched with a waning spirit as unqualified applicants came pouring in? Today I'm talking with business coach Nicole Jackson Miller all about how to construct a job posting that attracts high-caliber applicants, create hiring questions that get you the best information you need to make a decision, and keep top-talent engaged and turn-over low.Shownotes are at www.joytolead.com/nicole-jackson-millerHelpful Links and ResourcesFor more information on the Leadership Academy, visit www.joytolead.com/academy! 

No one can do this leadership thing alone. The best part is - you don't have to have all the answers or know everything. What you need is a strong and supportive community whose support you can rely on and trust. Madison Anaya of the Fearless Chase Podcast shares all her community cultivating wisdom, tips and strategies in today's episode. Shownotes can be found at www.joytolead.com/madison-anayaHelpful Links and ResourcesFor more information on the Leadership Academy, visit www.joytolead.com/academy!

Today on the show we have Taneshia, the woman behind CEO for Women, a business on a mission to help more women start businesses built on purpose and faith.Grab your notes because we're talking all about purposeful, intentional and sustainable growth by uncovering our purpose first and foremost (even as multi-passionate human beings!) - we're diving into the tactics and mindset shifts you need to lead your business for the long haul. It's a good one!Helpful Links and ResourcesFor more information on the Leadership Academy, visit www.joytolead.com/academy!Shownotes can be found at www.joytolead.com/taneshia-yerby

We're all leaders - no matter if we're leading teams, a company, in our communities or churches - and the key to awakening your leadership is standing confidently in your strengths and passions. In this episode, Ashton Long Smith of the Awakening Membership shares her leadership journey, advice for uncovering and leading from your strengths, and cultivating confidence as a leader.Helpful Links and ResourcesFor more information on the Leadership Academy, visit www.joytolead.com/academy!Shownotes can be found at www.joytolead.com/ashton-smith

I'm learning to start my mornings in a new, massively productive way...⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Instead of always asking, "what do I need to do today?" first thing, I am now asking myself, "What should I NOT do today?"⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀See, effective executives (or, knowledge workers - aka, YOU) should be in a constant pursuit of efficiency. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀However, there are a few never-ending antagonists to your efficiency. They are:⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

Today's episode is all about team development. I'll be going over the 4 stages of team development that are essential in getting your team to grow. Your team is growing through a series of strategic phases. It's up to you as a leader to analyze how you can help your team grow and be aware of where you are in the growth process. Full shownotes are at: https://joytolead.com/4-stages-of-team-development/Connect With Me!As always please connect with me on Instagram, and DM your thoughts on today's episode. I would love to hear your feedback and to answer any additional questions you guys may have!There are still spots available to be apart of the leadership academy. It's an amazing community and I would love to meet you and have you be a part of it.

Have you ever felt the need to hide or apologize for your desire to take the lead? In this episode we're highlighting the lies traditional team structures have conditioned us to believe and how entrepreneurs are changing the leadership game. If you're ready to reframe what you know about organizational leadership, let's dive in!Helpful Links and ResourcesFor more information on the Leadership Academy, visit www.joytolead.com/academy!For episode shownotes, visit https://joytolead.com/entrepreneurial-leadership/ 

Today Kristen Edwards, leadership and enneagram consultant, will share how you can use the enneagram in your team building process, to deepen your awareness of your leadership style, to impact and influence the way you show up as a leader and to increase the way you nurture your team. Full shownotes here!Ready to step into your leadership?Want to learn how to bridge the gap and make your first hire within the year? Let's prepare your leadership and understand how to hire, train and lead your dream team.We want to welcome YOU in to the Joy to Lead® Leadership Academy. In the Academy, you will learn to:Know who, when and how to hire nextCoach other humans in their own growth – all while using your strengths⠀⠀Discover how YOU inspire, motivate, delegate and LEAD others as well as yourselfJoin us today – we'd love to have you alongside us in this community!

Today on the Joy to Lead Podcast, we will be breaking down the final 60 days of a 90 day onboarding process for hiring new team members.Full shownotes here!Ready to step into your leadership?Want to learn how to bridge the gap and make your first hire within the year? Let's prepare your leadership and understand how to hire, train and lead your dream team.We want to welcome YOU in to the Joy to Lead® Leadership Academy. In the Academy, you will learn to:Know who, when and how to hire nextCoach other humans in their own growth – all while using your strengths⠀⠀Discover how YOU inspire, motivate, delegate and LEAD others as well as yourselfJoin us today – we'd love to have you alongside us in this community!

Today on the Joy to Lead Podcast, we will begin breaking down the 90 day onboarding process by covering what should be done during the first 30 days of onboarding a new team member.Full shownotes here!Ready to step into your leadership?Want to learn how to bridge the gap and make your first hire within the year? Let's prepare your leadership and understand how to hire, train and lead your dream team.We want to welcome YOU in to the Joy to Lead® Leadership Academy. In the Academy, you will learn to:Know who, when and how to hire nextCoach other humans in their own growth – all while using your strengths⠀⠀Discover how YOU inspire, motivate, delegate and LEAD others as well as yourselfJoin us today – we'd love to have you alongside us in this community!

Today on the Joy to Lead Podcast we are covering some of the most common mistakes made when onboarding a new team member and how to remedy them quickly and set your new hires up for success. Full shownotes here!Ready to step into your leadership?Want to learn how to bridge the gap and make your first hire within the year? Let's prepare your leadership and understand how to hire, train and lead your dream team.We want to welcome YOU in to the Joy to Lead® Leadership Academy. In the Academy, you will learn to:Know who, when and how to hire nextCoach other humans in their own growth – all while using your strengths⠀⠀Discover how YOU inspire, motivate, delegate and LEAD others as well as yourselfJoin us today – we'd love to have you alongside us in this community!

Have you ever been through the hiring process and were disappointed in the candidates due to them applying for the wrong position or being unqualified? Or maybe you are just starting the hiring process. Today on the Joy to Lead Podcast, I am helping you create a job posting so you will actually attract your dream team.Full shownotes here!Want to learn how to bridge the gap and make your first hire within the year? Let's prepare your leadership and understand how to hire, train and lead your dream team.We want to welcome YOU in to the Joy to Lead® Leadership Academy. In the Academy, you will learn to:Know who, when and how to hire nextCoach other humans in their own growth – all while using your strengths⠀⠀Discover how YOU inspire, motivate, delegate and LEAD others as well as yourselfJoin us today – we'd love to have you alongside us in this community!

Sharing all the reasons why we need to stop hiring for “Culture Fit”, how it is actually hindering your current work environment and what we need to focus on instead.Full shownotes here!Ready to step into your leadership?Want to learn how to bridge the gap and make your first hire within the year? Let's prepare your leadership and understand how to hire, train and lead your dream team.We want to welcome YOU in to the Joy to Lead® Leadership Academy. In the Academy, you will learn to:Know who, when and how to hire nextCoach other humans in their own growth – all while using your strengths⠀⠀Discover how YOU inspire, motivate, delegate and LEAD others as well as yourselfJoin us today – we'd love to have you alongside us in this community!

Have you ever sat down to write out the job description for your next hire but your mind just goes BLANK? We've all been there, which is why today on the Joy to Lead Podcast we're talking about mapping out a job description for your next hire. Full shownotes here!Ready to step into your leadership?Want to learn how to bridge the gap and make your first hire within the year? Let's prepare your leadership and understand how to hire, train and lead your dream team.We want to welcome YOU in to the Joy to Lead® Leadership Academy. In the Academy, you will learn to:Know who, when and how to hire nextCoach other humans in their own growth – all while using your strengths⠀⠀Discover how YOU inspire, motivate, delegate and LEAD others as well as yourselfJoin us today – we'd love to have you alongside us in this community!

When working a 9-5, you have a clear view of what's needed to get promoted. You know what the next “rung on the ladder” looks like, and you've got it in your sites. But as an entrepreneur, do you know what's needed to get a promotion in your business? What does your growth plan look like?Today on the Joy to Lead podcast,  we're walking through the questions that I ask my Leadership Academy members and hiring clients as we plan their promotions. Full Shownotes here!Ready to step into your leadership?Want to learn how to bridge the gap and make your first hire within the year? Let's prepare your leadership and understand how to hire, train and lead your dream team.We want to welcome YOU in to the Joy to Lead® Leadership Academy. In the Academy, you will learn to:Know who, when and how to hire nextCoach other humans in their own growth – all while using your strengths⠀⠀Discover how YOU inspire, motivate, delegate and LEAD others as well as yourselfJoin us today – we'd love to have you alongside us in this community!

Have you ever just felt… stuck? In business, in growth, in life? Today on the Joy to Lead Podcast, designer and mindset coach Cassie Gudmundson shares how our limiting beliefs may be holding us back in ways we might not realize. In this episode, Cassie shares how to fully show up and scale our businesses with aligned action and momentum as we chat all things mindset mastery, unlocking those pesky limiting beliefs, and digging into what next level growth means at its core.Full shownotes here!Ready to step into your leadership?Want to learn how to bridge the gap and make your first hire within the year? Let's prepare your leadership and understand how to hire, train and lead your dream team.We want to welcome YOU in to the Joy to Lead® Leadership Academy. In the Academy, you will learn to:Know who, when and how to hire nextCoach other humans in their own growth – all while using your strengths⠀⠀Discover how YOU inspire, motivate, delegate and LEAD others as well as yourselfJoin us today – we'd love to have you alongside us in this community!

Today on the Joy to Lead podcast, we will be creating a systematic hiring process and timeline so that you can not only take everyone through the same process, but also can make sure you are hiring the right person AND are able to keep your sanity! We will not only break down the major components of the hiring process but I will also give you an overview of the steps you should plan to take and how to proactively plan for the hiring process.Full Shownotes Here!Ready to step into your leadership?Want to learn how to bridge the gap and make your first hire within the year? Let's prepare your leadership and understand how to hire, train and lead your dream team.We want to welcome YOU in to the Joy to Lead® Leadership Academy. In the Academy, you will learn to:Know who, when and how to hire nextCoach other humans in their own growth – all while using your strengths⠀⠀Discover how YOU inspire, motivate, delegate and LEAD others as well as yourselfJoin us today – we'd love to have you alongside us in this community!

Something that I unfortunately see occurring way too often and a real struggle that I think all of us will experience at one point is hiring the wrong person. Today on the Joy to Lead Podcast, I'm going to walk you through some do's and don'ts of hiring so that when the time comes to grow your team, you can be confident that you are hiring the right person for your business and avoiding the wrong one.Full shownotes here!Grab your free Hiring Planner here!Ready to step into your leadership?Want to learn how to bridge the gap and make your first hire within the year? Let's prepare your leadership and understand how to hire, train and lead your dream team.We want to welcome YOU in to the Joy to Lead® Leadership Academy. In the Academy, you will learn to:Know who, when and how to hire nextCoach other humans in their own growth – all while using your strengths⠀⠀Discover how YOU inspire, motivate, delegate and LEAD others as well as yourselfJoin us today – we'd love to have you alongside us in this community!

If you've ever felt out of place, like you struggle to relate to the typically entrepreneurial journey, this week's podcast episode was recorded just for you. Today on the Joy to Lead Podcast we are speaking with Caroline Sumlin who is flipping the narrative around motherhood and business by showing us how business and motherhood can work together symbiotically, rather than pushing against each other.Full Shownotes here!Grab your free Hiring Planner here!Ready to step into your leadership?Want to learn how to bridge the gap and make your first hire within the year? Let's prepare your leadership and understand how to hire, train and lead your dream team.We want to welcome YOU in to the Joy to Lead® Leadership Academy. In the Academy, you will learn to:Know who, when and how to hire nextCoach other humans in their own growth – all while using your strengths⠀⠀Discover how YOU inspire, motivate, delegate and LEAD others as well as yourselfJoin us today – we'd love to have you alongside us in this community!

One of the riskiest endeavors you can make as an entrepreneur is hiring a new team member. You may find yourself asking yourself questions like: Who should you hire? What should you hire for? But the biggest of all is ARE you READY to hire? Today on the Joy to Lead Podcast, I will walk you through the signs that will help you determine if you're REALLY ready for your first strategic hire.Full shownotes here!Ready for Your Next Steps? Expand your leadership and build your dream team. Join the Joy to Lead Leadership Academy today!View upcoming community workshops and live trainings to build, lead and grow your dream teams!

Hiring a new team member can be a risky endeavor. As an entrepreneur, you may have experienced or seen the financial difficulty that can come with making the wrong hires. In today's episode of the Joy to Lead Podcast, we're talking about how to build your team the right way and ensure your business's growth, profitability and sustainability.Full shownotes here!Ready for your next steps? Expand your leadership and build your dream team. Join the Joy to Lead Leadership Academy today!View upcoming community workshops and live trainings to build, lead and grow your dream teams!

Ever felt in over your head when it comes to financial management in your business, especially as you invest in a team? In this episode of the Joy to Lead Podcast, CFO and financial strategist Andrea Jensen teaches us how to proactively control our finances, structure our financial management to nurture company growth, and set up and manage financial systems to best serve our companies and growing teams.Full shownotes here!Ready to step into your leadership?Want to learn how to bridge the gap and make your first hire within the year? Let's prepare your leadership and understand how to hire, train and lead your dream team.We want to welcome YOU in to the Joy to Lead® Leadership Academy. In the Academy, you will learn to:Know who, when and how to hire nextCoach other humans in their own growth – all while using your strengths⠀⠀Discover how YOU inspire, motivate, delegate and LEAD others as well as yourselfJoin us today – we'd love to have you alongside us in this community!

Did you know we only consciously use about 5% of our brains? Crazy right!? Today on the Joy to Lead Podcast, we will be diving into how we can unlock our subconscious leadership so we can gain more control over our actions, behaviors and thought patterns to help our teams thrive.Full shownotes here!Ready to step into your leadership?Want to learn how to bridge the gap and make your first hire within the year? Let's prepare your leadership and understand how to hire, train and lead your dream team.We want to welcome YOU in to the Joy to Lead® Leadership Academy. In the Academy, you will learn to:Know who, when and how to hire nextCoach other humans in their own growth – all while using your strengths⠀⠀Discover how YOU inspire, motivate, delegate and LEAD others as well as yourselfJoin us today – we'd love to have you alongside us in this community!

 You are unique and different than the leader standing next to you. Because of that, your leadership style can not be completely defined by a test or list of all the different leadership styles. Tune into this week's episode of the Joy to Lead podcast as I help you begin to seek out and understand your unique leadership style so you can become the  leader that you intentionally want to be.Full shownotes here!Ready to step into your leadership?Want to learn how to bridge the gap and make your first hire within the year? Let's prepare your leadership and understand how to hire, train and lead your dream team.We want to welcome YOU in to the Joy to Lead® Leadership Academy. In the Academy, you will learn to:1. Know who, when and how to hire next2. Coach other humans in their own growth – all while using your strengths⠀3. Discover how YOU inspire, motivate, delegate and LEAD others as well as yourselfJoin us today – we'd love to have you alongside us in this community!

I think we can all agree that the past year was a hard time that made it a struggle to find the joy in our day to day lives at times. Well today we are speaking with Abbie Mirata, a JOY coach, who is going to not only break down what joy is but also teach us how to cultivate more joy intentionally and exercise our joy diligently each day.Full shownotes here!Ready to step into your leadership?Want to learn how to bridge the gap and make your first hire within the year? Let's prepare your leadership and understand how to hire, train and lead your dream team.We want to welcome YOU in to the Joy to Lead® Leadership Academy. In the Academy, you will learn to:Know who, when and how to hire nextCoach other humans in their own growth – all while using your strengths⠀⠀Discover how YOU inspire, motivate, delegate and LEAD others as well as yourselfJoin us today – we'd love to have you alongside us in this community!