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Mapping Your Leadership Style

Hiring a team as an entrepreneur is an exciting adventure, but how do you get ready to make your first hire?  Maybe you’re wondering if you have what it takes to lead, or, maybe you’re worried about skipping a crucial step in the process and dealing with those repercussions later on. Perhaps deeper than that, […]

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The Entrepreneur’s Step-by-Step Guide to Getting Ready to Make Your First Hire

get ready to make your first hire

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To keep productivity high, relationships strong, and employees genuinely happy, you have to have a strategy that develops and nurtures a positive team culture. Teamwork makes the dream work, but it takes more than just a group of individuals to create a winning team culture. Building a strong team culture is essential for any organization […]

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Building a Winning Team Culture: The Keys to Success with Team Culture Strategist Becky Brunner

Becky Brunner

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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! Listen to the episode now! Or, dive […]

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Why Leaders are Readers, and Readers Make the Best Leaders

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In today’s episode of the Joy to Lead® Podcast I’m asking a question prompted by the book Chief Joy Officer by Richard Sheridan. We’ll be reading this book as part of our book club inside the Joy to Lead® Leadership Academy, because it’s just so good! Today I’m exploring the concept of a no-firing policy, […]

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What If You Had a No-Firing Policy for Your Team?

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Congrats on successfully navigating the hiring process and welcoming a fresh face to your team! This is an exciting chapter, not only for the newcomer but for your entire team. Before you get your welcome committee organized, let’s dive into the critical — yet often underestimated — process of onboarding a new team member. Why […]

Hiring a Team

Avoiding Common Onboarding Pitfalls: 7 Mistakes to Sidestep When Building a Team

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Up until recently, I’ve always believed one of the most important things we should do when hiring a new team member was to search for “culture fit.” We’re told to search for someone whose life purpose and daily actions align with the culture you’re trying to create in your team.  However, I’m finding and realizing […]

Hiring a Team

Stop Hiring for “Culture Fit” – and What to Do Instead

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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 the five things your job description needs and how to create it for your next hire.  In […]

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5 Things Your Job Description Needs and How to Create

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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 promote yourself in your business? What does your growth plan look like? […]

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How to Promote Yourself to a More Lucrative Role

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Hiring is something that doesn’t have to be messy or something that we do when we are desperate. Today on the Joy to Lead podcast, I want to help you create a systematic process and timeline so that you not only take everyone through the same process, but also can make sure you are hiring […]

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Creating a Step-by-Step Hiring Timeline

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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? The biggest question of all, however, is are you READY to hire? Today on the Joy to Lead Podcast, I will walk […]

Business

11 Surefire Signs You’re Ready to Hire

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