Ladies with Tradies - WORKIN' THE TRADE, LIVIN' THE LIFE!
Grab a cuppa, or go through the coffee drive through, press play and buckle up Tradie business owners! We will cover things in this podcast that don't shy away from the raw honest truth about business. It is hard, it is raw, and we also wanna deliver you all the tips and tricks you need to learn about business too.
IN LOVE: How are you trekking in your relationship as a couple in business? Are you respecting each other? Are you finding it hard to toe the line between business and home? Do you squabble like husband and wife like you do at home when you are in 'work mode?' It is not easy to maintain a relationship and business at the same time. But the relationship should be #1 at all costs! Learn how to improve on this.
IN LIFE - do you have one or is your business taking over? Many couples need permission to actually have a life. The tradie thinks if he doesn't work he doesn't get paid - but you need some semblance of balance too. So how do you strike it?? First you need to be clear about what you want and how you want your life to look both now and into the future. Otherwise - you can just wander aimlessly with no real plans as to what you want your business to provide.
Ladies with Tradies - WORKIN' THE TRADE, LIVIN' THE LIFE!
RYAN & STEPH BAILEY - MODERN HEDGE - BUILDING A 'MODERN' TRADIE TEAM
It was such a pleasure to talk to Steph & Ryan from Modern Hedge. A dynamic, stunning hedge trimming and garden maintenance business on the Mornington Peninsula.
We chose these two for this podcast because they have done a POWER of work on their team development, leadership, team & culture, performance management and everything in between.
We asked them about some of the key ingredients that have helped them to build their team to where it is.
Here's what they chat through:
- Rules of the Game have helped their staff have clarity and using a fun sporting analogy has assisted to bed these in in order to maintain standards of behaviour
- Having career progression opportunities makes it super clear for team members so they know when they are on track to progress to a higher role or higher pay grade
- Putting in a 2IC and an Admin assistant has changed the game for these guys - the most valuable people who actively contribute to Steph and Ryan working less in their business and more ON their business
- Sharing goals and results of the business is a great way to engage staff with the big picture. They love it
- Run team education and fun days in order for them to all connect - investing in the staff comes back 10 fold
- Getting to know your people is vital.
SOOOOO much gold in here guys! Get on it!