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 youβre 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, youβre not aloneβand youβre 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 youβre expected to know how to manage people, make the right calls, and lead with confidenceβwithout ever being shown how to do it well.
Thatβs exactly what this podcast is here to change.
Hi, Iβm Lindsay White, a fractional HR expert and leadership coach who works with founders and business owners navigating the real challenges of leading a team. Iβve spent years inside growing businesses, helping founders work through everything from hiring and performance issues to team dynamics and difficult decisionsβoften 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 youβre responsible for a team. And what Iβve seen time and time again is that when leadership isnβt intentional, the same issues keep showing upβjust at a larger scale.
In this show, youβll learn how to:
β¨ Handle employee performance issues and know what to do when someone on your team isnβt meeting expectations
β¨ Navigate difficult conversations at work with clarity instead of avoiding them or second-guessing yourself afterward
β¨ Hire the right people and avoid the hiring mistakes that create bigger problems down the line
β¨ Build a workplace culture that supports your business as it grows, instead of something youβre constantly trying to fix
β¨ Lead your team with more confidence so you can scale your business without everything falling back on you
If youβre 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:
π» Grab My Guides & Frameworks: https://go.highvoltageleadership.ca/resource-library
π Learn more about the LPC Accelerator: https://highvoltageleadership.ca/lpc-accelerator/
π Visit: https://highvoltageleadership.ca
π© Connect: lindsay@highvoltageleadership.ca
The People Side of Business | Team Management Strategies, How to Manage Employees, Leadership for Business Owners
[S4, Ep4] Unleash the Power of Inclusive Hiring with Founder Jacquilynne Ellison-Wickson
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ποΈ Elevate your small business hiring strategy with talent expert Jackie Ellison-Wickson! In this episode, Jackie spills the secrets to #inclusive recruitment and building a robust #talent brand. With 18+ years in talent acquisition, she shares invaluable insights for #FemaleEntrepreneurs no matter their companyβs size . Tune in for a masterclass on fostering #DEI in your hiring process and how to never waste a networking opportunity. Jackie not only shares her top tips for business owners on the recruitment process, but she also challenges you to redefine your response to each applicant to improve your network and extend the kindness everyone deserves.
In this episode:
- Crafting Authentic Job Descriptions That Attract Top Talent [12:45]
- Building a Silver Medalist Candidate Pool for Future Success [26:07]
- How to Handle Candidate Rejections with Empathy [34:18]
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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.