Stacking Your Team: Growing Teams And Team Building For Female Entrepreneurs | Women In Business | Small Business Owners

Join us behind the scenes as we share the highs and lows in our journey to hire an executive assistant for BizChix. Shelli is joined by BizChix CEO, Natalie Eckdahl. Nat needed and wanted to hire an executive assistant (EA), but for various reasons was stalling the process. Shelli uncovers what was holding her back and what finally helped her move forward. Learn our process of finding candidates, shortlisting them and hosting a trial period with the right candidate. There were also a few unexpected benefits of choosing to hire a local assistant--both in Natalie’s business, and in her life! Plus we are sharing the job description we used to find our incredible new hire. Don't miss the free download. Get your Free Job Description to find an EA Connect With Natalie: Biz Chix Books or Tools or Events Mentioned: BAM Success Summit 2018 Other Links Mentioned: Next Door Indeed Zoom Kolbe Assessment Stacking Your Team (SYT) Episodes Mentioned: SYT 7: Compelling Interview Questions Work with Shelli: One Day Mas

You’ve hired new team members, but how do you get them to integrate into the team? How can you overcome some of the challenges of bringing on new team members? Join Shelli as she coaches Sarah Radabaugh of Cloud Peak Chiropractic and Wellness. After 10 years in the business, Sarah is expanding her practice into a wellness center and hiring new team members to cater to more clients. Shelli and Sarah discuss the finer points of onboarding new team members to ease in to her team culture: having structures for on-boarding, as well as communicating and understanding expectations are key.  Join the BizChix Community Connect With Sarah Radabaugh: Website Facebook Books or Tools or Events Mentioned: BAM Success Summit 2018 Other Links Mentioned: Email Shelli your comments, and suggestions for future episodes! BizChix Episodes Mentioned: 307: How to Maximize a Live Event with Julie Fry of Business Among Moms Work with Shelli: One Day Mastermind EliteChix Mastermind Strategy Session Work With Natalie: One Day

What should you be listening for when interviewing a candidate? What kind of questions should you be asking? Shelli is serving up some of her favorite, compelling interview questions. These questions will help you use facts along with your intuition to shortlist your candidates. She also shares some insights about what you should be listening for in the interview - what your candidates don't tell you is just as valuable as what they do tell you! Hosting an interview is really hosting a conversation where your job is to prompt the person to open up and talk, and Shelli has just the tips for that. Get your Free Download of Interview Questions Books or Tools or Events Mentioned: BAM Success Summit 2018 Work with Shelli: One Day Mastermind EliteChix Mastermind Strategy Session Work With Natalie: One Day Mastermind CEOCHIX Mastermind Strategy Session This episode was first published at BizChix.com/team7. Listen to our sister podcast BizChix on your app or at http://bizchix.com. Join the BixChix Community her

Let's talk hiring. How to hire? Who to hire? When to hire? Hiring can seem like a confusing and overwhelming process, but a necessary one to grow your business. Shelli breaks down the hiring process into a step-by-step guide for you to craft your own hiring strategy. She has some tips on crucial questions to ask at each stage, and the different elements that make up each component within the strategy. Feeling afraid to take the plunge and hire someone? Shelli also tackles some of the mindset issues surrounding the fear of hiring. Get Access to the Free VA Job Posting Template Connect With Shelli: Email her your comments, and suggestions for future episodes! Tools Mentioned: Kolbe Assessment Other Links Mentioned: LinkedIn Stacking Your Team (SYT) Episodes Mentioned: SYT4: How to Hire a Virtual Assistant BizChix Episodes Mentioned: 279: [High Performing Women] Stacking A Team with Shelli Warren 258: Build Your Team - How to Source, Interview and Assign Roles with Natalie Gingrich and Shelli Warren

Have you had bad experiences in hiring someone who ended up letting you down? Or are you afraid of nurturing working relationships that you won't be able to sustain over time? Join Shelli Warren as she coaches Abby Herman of Write Solutions, in working through her fears around hiring team members or subcontractors. Shelli also shares some tips for improving Abby’s search, onboarding, and trial strategies as well as ways to check in to make sure new hires are a right fit for her business. Shelli and Abby tackle money mindset issues, and discuss how to create new partnerships that will allow her to scale her business and continue to provide top notch service to her clients. Join the BizChix Community Connect With Abby Herman: Write Solutions Website Blog YouTube Instagram Facebook Books or Tools or Events Mentioned: Zoom Listen to The BizChix Podcast Work with Shelli: One Day Mastermind EliteChix Mastermind Strategy Session Work With Natalie: One Day Mastermind CEOCHIX Mastermind Strategy Session This

Entrepreneurs are getting wise to the fact that they CAN feel comfortable with outsourcing key tasks and admin tasks are typically the first to go. Adding a Virtual Assistant to your team can make sense, but before you hire someone let’s take some time to break it out and highlight a few watch outs. On today’s episode we are diving into how to hire a Virtual Assistant, because hey, the office is everywhere now! We’ll be discussing what your compelling reason for hiring is, how to find the right VA for you and your business, how to decide how much to pay your VA, resources for finding and interviewing, and onboarding your VA. Get Access to the Free VA Job Posting Template Resources for Hiring or Becoming a Virtual Assistant: CAVA, the Canadian Association for Virtual Assistants Call Ruby NextDoor IVAA, The International Virtual Assistants Association VA Networking -- An organization designed to serve VAs Belay Solutions -- Provides options for hiring a virtual assistant and more Create Your Laptop Life Hiring

How do you grow a team? How do you manage virtual team members? How do you create a work environment that supports the culture you're trying to create while running two businesses? Join Shelli Warren as she coaches Lorena Klingel, of Learn to Flourish, who has a successful business working with corporate clients and is adding a new niche, serving entrepreneurs to her service based business. Shelli advises Lorena on how to prepare and begin the search for a Junior E-Learning Developer. Key Takeaways: Who do I hire?  A multi-purpose team member or a single skilled team member? Describe your ideal team member so that you can make better decisions on who to invite to a first interview. Using a simple interview rating criteria to help you choose your top candidates. Describing your ideal workplace environment to offer your team members. The importance of having clear roles and responsibilities defined to create a cohesive atmosphere for you and your team. The mindset shift required to lead a Virtual Team Watch Ou

Whether a traditional work team, a virtual team or a committee, if you LEAD people you need to find ways to continue to motivate them. Do you have a group of people you LEAD? Can’t afford to increase wages? Worried about retention? There are many ways to motivate and encourage your team without having to dole out cash. Today Shelli shares a dozen fresh ideas to introduce at your workplace to motivate and retain your top talent. Grab the free download: "12 Ways to Motivate your Team without a Pay Raise" and join the BizChix Community! Listen to our sister podcast BizChix on your app or at http://bizchix.com.

Welcome to Stacking Your Team, a BizChix podcast.  This show is for women entrepreneurs who are ready to step into the CEO role of their business by attracting and retaining top talent. Through on air coaching calls, guest interviews, and training episodes we will share insight on you can hire, fire, and inspire team members who will contribute to the long term success of your business. Your host, Shelli Warren leverages her background growing and leading teams in multiple organizations including 26 years at Proctor and Gamble.   In this episode you will get to know more about Shelli and her philosophies on building a high performing team and where the term "Stacking a Team" comes from. Join the BizChix Community via BizChix.com/join. This episode first appeared on BizChix.com. Listen to our sister show The BizChix Podcast.