The People Side of Business | Team Management Strategies, How to Manage Employees, Leadership for Business Owners
Are you leading a team but quietly wondering if youโre actually doing it right?
Are you dealing with employee issues, performance problems, or difficult conversations that feel heavier than they should?
And are you starting to realize that growing your business through people is a completely different skill set than building it on your own?
If that sounds like you, youโre not aloneโand youโre in the right place.
Because the truth is, leadership is something most founders are never properly taught. You build a business, you hire a team, and suddenly youโre expected to know how to manage people, make the right calls, and lead with confidenceโwithout ever being shown how to do it well.
Thatโs exactly what this podcast is here to change.
Hi, Iโm Lindsay White, a fractional HR expert and leadership coach who works with founders and business owners navigating the real challenges of leading a team. Iโve spent years inside growing businesses, helping founders work through everything from hiring and performance issues to team dynamics and difficult decisionsโoften at the exact moment things start to feel messy, unclear, or harder than they should.
Like a lot of the people I work with, you may have built something successful, but no one handed you a clear playbook for what comes next when youโre responsible for a team. And what Iโve seen time and time again is that when leadership isnโt intentional, the same issues keep showing upโjust at a larger scale.
In this show, youโll learn how to:
โจ Handle employee performance issues and know what to do when someone on your team isnโt meeting expectations
โจ Navigate difficult conversations at work with clarity instead of avoiding them or second-guessing yourself afterward
โจ Hire the right people and avoid the hiring mistakes that create bigger problems down the line
โจ Build a workplace culture that supports your business as it grows, instead of something youโre constantly trying to fix
โจ Lead your team with more confidence so you can scale your business without everything falling back on you
If youโre ready to feel more confident in how you manage your team and make decisions as a leader, this is a good place to start.
Next Steps:
๐ป Grab My Guides & Frameworks: https://go.highvoltageleadership.ca/resource-library
๐ Learn more about the LPC Accelerator: https://highvoltageleadership.ca/lpc-accelerator/
๐ Visit: https://highvoltageleadership.ca
๐ฉ Connect: lindsay@highvoltageleadership.ca
The People Side of Business | Team Management Strategies, How to Manage Employees, Leadership for Business Owners
How to Practice Leadership on YOURSELF with Female Founder Nicole Schaefer
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You may have heard of horse therapy, but have you heard of horse coaching? ๐ ๐ค Meet ๐๐ข๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐๐ก๐๐๐๐๐ซ, the founder of Spiegelbild - a research-driven social enterprise offering equine-assisted coaching programs๐ด. Nicole has over two decades of experience working with governments and organizations on diverse, multicultural projects. Her work has taken her all over the world - from negotiations with EU member states to engaging with Indigenous peoples in the Canadian Arctic.
Join us for this weekโs episode of Female Founder Friday and learn about Nicole's unique method of teaching leadership through horse partnerships๐ด, and why she believes it's critical to lead yourself first in life.
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- You have to check into your body language (5:45)
- You have to lead yourself first (21:26)
- Give yourself time to build relationships (30:05)
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- ๐๐๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐: https://www.spiegelbildcoaching.com
- ๐๐ข๐ง๐ค๐๐๐ข๐ง: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicole-schaefer-48a0a725/
๐๐๐ค๐ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ณ!
Hey High Voltage Leaders! All of my guests have taken my Quiz to Discover their Leadership Style and so can you ๐. Click here to find out what Style of Leader you really are https://highvoltageleadership.ca/quiz/--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/femalefounderfridays/message
The People Side of Business is the podcast for female founders and business owners who are leading teams and growing businesses.
Hosted by Lindsay White, Leadership Coach, Team Leadership Strategist, and Fractional HR Expert, this show delivers practical leadership strategies, real-world people solutions, and honest conversations about the challenges of leading a team.
From employee performance issues and difficult conversations to hiring, accountability, workplace culture, and team growth, each episode is designed to help you lead, manage, and scale your team as a founder.
If you're ready to become a more confident leader, make better people decisions, and build a stronger, higher-performing team, you're in the right place.
Learn more at highvoltageleadership.ca, connect on Instagram @highvoltleadership, or find Lindsay White on LinkedIn.
The people side of business isn't separate from growth. The people side of business is the business.
