Today we are discussing the benefits of firing and how that builds healthier teams! Firing a team member is never easy, but sometimes it’s the right thing to do for you, your business, and your hire performing team members.  What makes firing healthy:  Before you decide to fire someone, ask yourself the following questions so […]

A great leader is a great coach, and in today’s episode on the Joy to Lead® Podcast we’re diving into how to coach your team for better performance. We dive into coaching foundations and principles and how to use the GROW model to guide coaching communication and increase team performance. Listen to the episode now! […]

Today we’re taking DOWN three huge leadership lies that are quieting and crushing our spirits as leaders. It’s time to break out of the boxes we’ve built around ourselves and rediscover who we are as leaders of teams. Your strengths are tools. Have you been comparing yourself to someone else? Someone else’s journey to your […]

When was the last time you looked down on yourself or told yourself you’re too much? These questions and thoughts you are having are you being ruled by your strengths, not your weaknesses.  In this episode we are going in deep and talking about how to hone in your strengths and  leadership skills in order […]

Did you know… what you focus on in others affects HOW you interact with them? Your focus affects the expectations you set, your tone, your conversation, and so much more. This is why it’s so important to be a strengths-focused leader.  As Tom Rath wrote in Strengths-Based Leadership, “If you focus on people’s weaknesses, they […]

As a business owner, it’s our goal every day to lead an effective team. While our team can’t read our minds, we often subconsciously EXPECT them too. Yes, it’s important for our team to strive for excellence, but micromanaging is not the answer. Micromanaging is unsustainable, and building a team around YOU will eventually lead […]

What is JOY?  I haven’t mastered it, but I want to share what I am learning because here’s the truth – for the first time in my life I am experiencing a season of anxiety and depression. It’s scary to say that out loud, but I want to break any stigma around it and lead […]

We talk about hiring a lot here on the Joy to Lead Podcast, but something many of us may find we’re ill-prepared for is firing. What do you do when you decide it’s time to let a team member go, and how do you navigate having that conversation? In today’s episode we cover how to […]

One of my clients recently described me on Instagram as the woman you need to follow if you want to be a boss nobody hates 😂 But it got me thinking – WOAH, isn’t that one of our biggest fears as new leaders? What if our employees hate following us, and we don’t even know […]

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.  This is my FAVORITE episode of this podcast […]