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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 you’re 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, you’re not alone—and you’re in the right place.
Because the truth is, leadership is something most founders are never properly…
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- The People Side of Business | Team Management Strategies, How to Manage Employees, Leadership for Business Owners
How to Deal With Difficult Employees Without Making the Problem Worse
Send us Fan Mail When an employee who used to be reliable starts missing deadlines, pushing back on feedback or creating tension on your team, it's easy to…
- The People Side of Business | Team Management Strategies, How to Manage Employees, Leadership for Business Owners
Hiring Tips for Small Businesses: Are You Hiring the Right Person for the Wrong Role?
Send us Fan Mail One of the most important hiring tips for small businesses is understanding that you can hire a fantastic person and still make the wrong…
- The People Side of Business | Team Management Strategies, How to Manage Employees, Leadership for Business Owners
Employee Issues: Why the Same Problems Keep Showing Up on Your Team
Send us Fan Mail Employee issues can be incredibly frustrating, especially when you feel like you're having the same conversations over and over again. Someone…
- The People Side of Business | Team Management Strategies, How to Manage Employees, Leadership for Business Owners
How to Scale a Team Without Becoming the Person Holding It All Together
Send us Fan Mail If you’re trying to figure out how to scale a team, you might assume hiring more people will finally give you more capacity. So why are you…
- The People Side of Business | Team Management Strategies, How to Manage Employees, Leadership for Business Owners
Avoiding Difficult Conversations With Employees? Here's What It's Costing You
Send us Fan Mail Avoiding difficult conversations with employees can feel like the kind thing to do, especially when you genuinely care about the people on…
- The People Side of Business | Team Management Strategies, How to Manage Employees, Leadership for Business Owners
Stepping Into Leadership: What Changed When One Founder Stopped Being Her Team's Go-To Person
Send us Fan Mail Stepping into leadership can feel uncomfortable when you’ve built a capable team but somehow still find yourself in the middle of every…
- The People Side of Business | Team Management Strategies, How to Manage Employees, Leadership for Business Owners
Leadership Skills for Business Owners: 5 Ways You're Training Your Team to Depend on You
Send us Fan Mail Leadership skills for business owners become especially important when you’ve built a smart, capable team—but somehow every decision still…
- The People Side of Business | Team Management Strategies, How to Manage Employees, Leadership for Business Owners
How to Manage Employees Without Being the One With All the Answers
Send us Fan Mail If you’re trying to figure out how to manage employees who are smart, capable and experienced—but somehow every decision still comes back to…
- The People Side of Business | Team Management Strategies, How to Manage Employees, Leadership for Business Owners
Has Your Business Outgrown Your Team? How to Scale a Team for Your Next Stage of Growth
Send us Fan Mail How to scale a team gets complicated when you realize the people who helped you get here may not be the people—or the roles—you need to get…
- The People Side of Business | Team Management Strategies, How to Manage Employees, Leadership for Business Owners
Why Your Team Won't Take Ownership (Team Management Strategies That Work)
Send us Fan Mail Team management strategies can only go so far when your team no longer feels confident enough to step up. If people who once made decisions…
- The People Side of Business | Team Management Strategies, How to Manage Employees, Leadership for Business Owners
Stop Being the Bottleneck: How to Lead a Team That Thinks for Itself
Send us Fan Mail If you’re wondering how to lead a team without becoming the person every decision, question, and problem runs through, the answer may not be…
- The People Side of Business | Team Management Strategies, How to Manage Employees, Leadership for Business Owners
Holding Employees Accountable Without Micromanaging Your Team
Send us Fan Mail What if the reason you’re constantly following up isn’t that your team lacks accountability—but that they lack clarity? Holding Employees…
- The People Side of Business | Team Management Strategies, How to Manage Employees, Leadership for Business Owners
Why Every Growing Business Needs a People Strategy
Send us Fan Mail A people strategy isn’t something to think about after your business grows. It’s how you make sure growth doesn’t leave you carrying more…
- The People Side of Business | Team Management Strategies, How to Manage Employees, Leadership for Business Owners
What Business Leadership for Women Really Looks Like in Practice
Send us Fan Mail Growing your business isn't the same as building one that can keep growing without you. Business Leadership for Women isn't about becoming a…
- The People Side of Business | Team Management Strategies, How to Manage Employees, Leadership for Business Owners
Stepping Into Leadership: How One Leader Built Real Confidence
Send us Fan Mail Stepping Into Leadership isn't about waiting until you feel confident—it's about choosing courage before confidence arrives. If you've been…
- The People Side of Business | Team Management Strategies, How to Manage Employees, Leadership for Business Owners
3 Costly Mistakes Founders Make When Hiring and Firing Employees
Send us Fan Mail Hiring and Firing Employees isn't simply about filling vacancies or managing performance—it's one of the biggest leadership responsibilities…
- The People Side of Business | Team Management Strategies, How to Manage Employees, Leadership for Business Owners
The Business Growth Strategy You NEED (Simplify This to Grow Faster)
Send us Fan Mail What if the biggest thing holding your business back isn't marketing, sales, or hiring? The right Business Growth Strategy often isn't about…
- The People Side of Business | Team Management Strategies, How to Manage Employees, Leadership for Business Owners
How to Lead a Team When Performance Keeps Falling Short
Send us Fan Mail If you're wondering how to lead a team when performance keeps falling short, the answer may not be what you think. It's easy to assume missed…
- The People Side of Business | Team Management Strategies, How to Manage Employees, Leadership for Business Owners
Avoiding Difficult Conversations Is Hurting Your Leadership Skills
Send us Fan Mail Most founders think Avoiding Difficult Conversations protects relationships. In reality, it quietly damages them. Every conversation left…
- The People Side of Business | Team Management Strategies, How to Manage Employees, Leadership for Business Owners
Leadership Skills for Business Owners: Welcome to The People Side of Business
Send us Fan Mail Most business owners believe growth comes from better marketing, stronger sales, or more sophisticated systems. But what if the real growth…
- The People Side of Business | Team Management Strategies, How to Manage Employees, Leadership for Business Owners
Welcome to The People Side Of Business!
Send us Fan Mail Have you ever felt like everyone is talking about marketing, sales, and scaling, yet no one is talking about the leadership challenges that…
- The People Side of Business | Team Management Strategies, How to Manage Employees, Leadership for Business Owners
[S5 Ep51] The Biggest Lessons We Learned This Season About Leadership, Growth & Building a Business That Doesn’t Burn You Out
Send us Fan Mail We're five seasons in, friend. And wow, we've explored some vulnerable topics and big strategies. Guests had mic-drop and thought-provoking…
- The People Side of Business | Team Management Strategies, How to Manage Employees, Leadership for Business Owners
[S5 Ep50] The Messy Middle of Scaling: When Vision & Execution Stop Matching with Kaitlyn David
Send us Fan Mail You had the vision. You built the thing! And somewhere between starting and scaling, the message got muddier, the team got busier, and the gap…
- The People Side of Business | Team Management Strategies, How to Manage Employees, Leadership for Business Owners
[S5 Ep49] The CEO Shift: Why Doing Everything Yourself Is Quietly Killing Your Business with Elizabeth Eiss
Send us Fan Mail This week, I sat down with Elizabeth Eiss, founder of Results Resourcing, and she said something in particular that I knew I needed to share…
- The People Side of Business | Team Management Strategies, How to Manage Employees, Leadership for Business Owners
[S5 Ep48] The Real Entrepreneur Journey: Chaos, Growth & Figuring It Out with CEO Taunya Woods Richardon
Send us Fan Mail Entrepreneurship isn't a straight line. It's messy, unpredictable, and sometimes a complete sh*t show. This week, I sat down with Taunya Woods…
- The People Side of Business | Team Management Strategies, How to Manage Employees, Leadership for Business Owners
[S5, Ep47] Why Ignoring Your Mental Health Is Hurting Your Business with Shulamit Ber Levtov
Send us Fan Mail Your business is only as healthy as you are. Which is exactly why founder mental health isn't a nice to have, a soft skill or something to get…
- The People Side of Business | Team Management Strategies, How to Manage Employees, Leadership for Business Owners
[S5, Ep46] No Ego, No Power Struggles: Inside a High-Trust Leadership Model With The Team from Artemis Factor
Send us Fan Mail Three co-founders. Seven years in. But every expert told them it would never work... When Shannon, Katrina, and Tara started Artemis Factor…
- The People Side of Business | Team Management Strategies, How to Manage Employees, Leadership for Business Owners
[S5, Ep45] The Hidden Factor Behind Female Founder Burnout (It’s Not What You Think) with CEO Angela Johnson
Send us Fan Mail I'll be honest, this episode is deeply personal for me. In 2024 I went through a period where I genuinely couldn't figure out what was…
- The People Side of Business | Team Management Strategies, How to Manage Employees, Leadership for Business Owners
[S5, Ep44] Scaling a Startup Fast: Lessons from a Female Founder in Health Tech, CEO Aja Beckett
Send us Fan Mail Are you being too hard on yourself? The problem you've been trying to fix might need something other than the discipline. In this episode of…
- The People Side of Business | Team Management Strategies, How to Manage Employees, Leadership for Business Owners
[S5, Ep43] Stop Building in the Dark: Community, Connection and Leading Without Loneliness (with Kristina Bartold-Sorgota)
Send us Fan Mail You can have a successful business and still feel completely alone. A lot of founders I know are building in the dark and making decisions in…
- The People Side of Business | Team Management Strategies, How to Manage Employees, Leadership for Business Owners
[S5, Ep42] The Messy Middle Isn’t Just Structural — It’s Lonely (Why LPC Works Together)
Send us Fan Mail "I don't really have anyone I can talk to who understands the business and isn't a stakeholder. It's really lonely." A founder said that to me…
- The People Side of Business | Team Management Strategies, How to Manage Employees, Leadership for Business Owners
[S5, Ep41] The People Strategy You’re Avoiding (And Why It’s Making Scaling Messy)
Send us Fan Mail There's no shame in the game, but if you've thought at least one of these thoughts very recently... "I just need one more person." "If we just…
- The People Side of Business | Team Management Strategies, How to Manage Employees, Leadership for Business Owners
[S5, Ep40] The ‘Nice Girl’ Trap: Why Female Founders Struggle With Leadership Boundaries (with Sarah Khan)
Send us Fan Mail This conversation is a direct challenge to the nice girl trap, and is fire from start to finish. 🔥 In this episode, Lindsay sits down with…
- The People Side of Business | Team Management Strategies, How to Manage Employees, Leadership for Business Owners
[S5, Ep39] The Leadership Shift in the Messy Middle
Send us Fan Mail What do you do when your own wiring (your 'get $h*t done' attitude) starts to work against you? Until you directly look at the hyper achiever…
- The People Side of Business | Team Management Strategies, How to Manage Employees, Leadership for Business Owners
[S5, Ep38] The Messy Middle: The Stage No One Warned You About
Send us Fan Mail Let me paint you a picture. Your revenue is solid, your calendar is full, your inbox is buzzing, and even your accountant is happy. And yet…
- The People Side of Business | Team Management Strategies, How to Manage Employees, Leadership for Business Owners
[S5, Ep37] The Most Underrated Growth Strategy? Your People Strategy
Send us Fan Mail You have a marketing plan. A financial plan. Maybe even a product roadmap. But a people strategy? That's the one most founders skip — until…
- The People Side of Business | Team Management Strategies, How to Manage Employees, Leadership for Business Owners
[S5, Ep36] The Courage to Lead With Your Whole Story - A Conversation with Fallon Farinacci
Send us Fan Mail There are moments when someone’s story doesn’t just move you, it changes you. This episode is about leadership, but not the kind you’ll find…
- The People Side of Business | Team Management Strategies, How to Manage Employees, Leadership for Business Owners
[S5, Ep35] The CEO Dilemma: Why Growth Feels So Lonely (And What to Do About It)
Send us Fan Mail You’ve built the business. Your team is growing, and opportunities are expanding! Your success means more visibility, more responsibility, and…
- The People Side of Business | Team Management Strategies, How to Manage Employees, Leadership for Business Owners
[S5, Ep34] Redesigning Your CEO Role for Real Growth
Send us Fan Mail So… your business is growing, your team’s stronger than ever, and for the first time, things are running without you in every detail. That…
- The People Side of Business | Team Management Strategies, How to Manage Employees, Leadership for Business Owners
[S5, Ep33] The Leadership Shift You Need to Scale
Send us Fan Mail You’re not new to running a business—but lately, it feels like the weight of every decision, deadline, and deliverable is landing on your…
- The People Side of Business | Team Management Strategies, How to Manage Employees, Leadership for Business Owners
[S5, Ep32] Building a Team That Fits: Fewer "Shoulds," More Strategy (with Rachel Pedersen)
Send us Fan Mail She downsized, reset, and rehired... And what she learned about people strategy will change how you build your team. In this episode, I sit…
- The People Side of Business | Team Management Strategies, How to Manage Employees, Leadership for Business Owners
[S5, Ep31] Why Being the Final Decision-Maker Is Holding Your Business Back
Send us Fan Mail You’ve built the team. You’ve tried delegating. But somehow, you're still making the final call on every. single. thing. Sound familiar? Then…
- The People Side of Business | Team Management Strategies, How to Manage Employees, Leadership for Business Owners
[S5, Ep30] Delegation Stops Working As Your Business Grows
Send us Fan Mail Happy New Year, my friends! If you're entering 2026 with equal parts excitement and exhaustion, you’re not alone. Your business is growing…
- The People Side of Business | Team Management Strategies, How to Manage Employees, Leadership for Business Owners
[S5, Ep29] 2025: What a Year! Leadership Lessons, Overcommitment, and Scaling with Intention
Send us Fan Mail 2025 stretched a lot of founders and exposed some serious cracks in the way we lead. In this episode, I’m unpacking the biggest leadership…
- The People Side of Business | Team Management Strategies, How to Manage Employees, Leadership for Business Owners
[S5, Ep28] Fuel Your Leadership (with Dietitian Lindsay Martens)
Send us Fan Mail This episode is a wake-up call for every founder who's ever skipped lunch, powered through with coffee, or told herself she's “too busy” to…
- The People Side of Business | Team Management Strategies, How to Manage Employees, Leadership for Business Owners
[S5, Ep27] I Hired a Team… So Why Am I Still Doing Everything?
Send us Fan Mail Have you ever found yourself up at 10 pm rewriting things, fixing mistakes, or just doing it yourself… even though you’ve hired a team to help…
- The People Side of Business | Team Management Strategies, How to Manage Employees, Leadership for Business Owners
[S5, Ep26] Why Is It So F*cking Hard to Ask for Help?
Send us Fan Mail If you’ve ever cried in your car, snapped at your partner, or wondered why everything feels heavy even when things look “fine” on paper — this…
- The People Side of Business | Team Management Strategies, How to Manage Employees, Leadership for Business Owners
[S5, Ep25] The Accountability Gap - Why Your Team Doesn't Follow Through
Send us Fan Mail If you’re constantly chasing people down, repeating yourself, and wondering why things keep slipping through the cracks — this one’s for you…
- The People Side of Business | Team Management Strategies, How to Manage Employees, Leadership for Business Owners
[S5, Ep24] Breaking Free from the Busy Trap with Peggy Sullivan
Send us Fan Mail We wear “busy” like a badge of honour — but what’s it really costing us? In this week’s episode of Female Founder Unplugged, I’m joined by…
- The People Side of Business | Team Management Strategies, How to Manage Employees, Leadership for Business Owners
[S5, Ep23] Chief Everything Officer - Stop Being The Answer For Everyone
Send us Fan Mail If you feel more like the Help Desk than the CEO, this one’s for you. Somewhere between building your business and leading your team, you…
- The People Side of Business | Team Management Strategies, How to Manage Employees, Leadership for Business Owners
[S5, Ep22] Hiring Doesn't Have To Be Scary
Send us Fan Mail It’s spooky season — but let’s be honest, nothing’s scarier than trying to make your first (or next) hire. You’re standing at the edge of…
- The People Side of Business | Team Management Strategies, How to Manage Employees, Leadership for Business Owners
[S5, Ep21] Building a Bold Culture with Bananas & Boundaries (with Jennie Coleman)
Send us Fan Mail What if your values were simple enough to live by—and strong enough to shape an industry? In this episode, I sit down with Jennie Coleman…
- The People Side of Business | Team Management Strategies, How to Manage Employees, Leadership for Business Owners
[S5, Ep20] Empathy Is Not a Dirty Word: Why It’s the Most Underrated Leadership Superpower
Send us Fan Mail You’ve been told empathy makes you soft. That if you lead with compassion, someone will take advantage of you. But empathy is one of the…
- The People Side of Business | Team Management Strategies, How to Manage Employees, Leadership for Business Owners
[S5, Ep19] Why Am I Always the One? The Hidden Mental Load of Female Founders
Send us Fan Mail You built your business for freedom. But if you’re the one everyone turns to when the school calls, the groceries are forgotten, or the cat’s…
- The People Side of Business | Team Management Strategies, How to Manage Employees, Leadership for Business Owners
[S5, Ep18] Reconciliation Is Smart Business with Tanya Tourangeau
Send us Fan Mail In this powerful conversation, reconciliation strategist Tanya Tourangeau of Tanya T Consulting joins me to share why reconciliation must be…
- The People Side of Business | Team Management Strategies, How to Manage Employees, Leadership for Business Owners
[S5. Ep17] Burnout Starts in Your Calendar: Fix These 5 Leadership Habits Now
Send us Fan Mail Burnout doesn’t arrive overnight. It builds slowly — in the skipped lunches, the extra client you squeezed in, the 7:30 a.m. “quick call” that…
- The People Side of Business | Team Management Strategies, How to Manage Employees, Leadership for Business Owners
[S5. Ep16] The 3-Step Rescue Plan for When You’re Totally Overwhelmed
Send us Fan Mail As female founders, we carry so much. We’re leading teams, serving clients, keeping the money flowing, protecting the culture — until the…
- The People Side of Business | Team Management Strategies, How to Manage Employees, Leadership for Business Owners
[S5, Ep15] Be the CFO of You With Shashi Behl
Send us Fan Mail As women in leadership, we may feel equipped to lead our team and ourselves.. But what about our finances? In this episode of Female Founder…
- The People Side of Business | Team Management Strategies, How to Manage Employees, Leadership for Business Owners
[S5, Ep14] Money is Just a Metric
Send us Fan Mail Success isn’t just revenue, fame, or milestones—it’s about alignment, fulfillment, and leading from your values. In this episode of Female…
- The People Side of Business | Team Management Strategies, How to Manage Employees, Leadership for Business Owners
[S5, Ep13] What’s the Rush? Why Slowing Down is the Fastest Way to Lead
Send us Fan Mail Entrepreneurship teaches us to move fast: fail fast, scale fast, bounce back faster. But here’s the truth—when you’re always in overdrive…