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The People Side of Business | Team Management Strategies, How to Manage Employees, Leadership for Business Owners

by Lindsay White | Fractional HR Expert, Team Leadership Strategist, Leadership Coach for Female Founders

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 taught. You build a business, you hire a team, and suddenly you’re expected to know how to manage people, make the right calls, and lead with confidence—without ever being shown how to do it well.That’s exactly what this podcast is here to change.Hi, I’m Lindsay White, a fractional HR expert and leadership coach who works with founders and business owners navigating the real challenges of leading a team. I’ve spent years inside growing businesses, helping founders work through everything from hiring and performance issues to team dynamics and difficult decisions—often at the exact moment things start to feel messy, unclear, or harder than they should.Like a lot of the people I work with, you may have built something successful, but no one handed you a clear playbook for what comes next when you’re responsible for a team. And what I’ve seen time and time again is that when leadership isn’t intentional, the same issues keep showing up—just at a larger scale. In this show, you’ll learn how to:✨ Handle employee performance issues and know what to do when someone on your team isn’t meeting expectations✨ Navigate difficult conversations at work with clarity instead of avoiding them or second-guessing yourself afterward✨ Hire the right people and avoid the hiring mistakes that create bigger problems down the line✨ Build a workplace culture that supports your business as it grows, instead of something you’re constantly trying to fix✨ Lead your team with more confidence so you can scale your business without everything falling back on youIf you’re ready to feel more confident in how you manage your team and make decisions as a leader, this is a good place to start.Next Steps:💻 Grab My Guides & Frameworks: https://go.highvoltageleadership.ca/resource-library🚀 Learn more about the LPC Accelerator: https://highvoltageleadership.ca/lpc-accelerator/🌐 Visit: https://highvoltageleadership.ca📩 Connect: lindsay@highvoltageleadership.ca

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How to Manage Employees Without Being the One With All the Answers

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 you—the problem may not be yo

Sep 10
26 min

Has Your Business Outgrown Your Team? How to Scale a Team for Your Next Stage of Growth

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 where you’re going next. Oof.

Sep 3
26 min

Why Your Team Won't Take Ownership (Team Management Strategies That Work)

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, solved problems, and brought

Aug 27
29 min

Stop Being the Bottleneck: How to Lead a Team That Thinks for Itself

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 better delegation. Your team

Aug 20
21 min

Holding Employees Accountable Without Micromanaging Your Team

What if the reason you’re constantly following up isn’t that your team lacks accountability—but that they lack clarity? Holding Employees Accountable starts long before

Aug 13
19 min

Why Every Growing Business Needs a People Strategy

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 decisions, more pressure, and a

Aug 6
21 min

What Business Leadership for Women Really Looks Like in Practice

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 better boss—it&apos

Jul 30
22 min

Stepping Into Leadership: How One Leader Built Real Confidence

Stepping Into Leadership isn't about waiting until you feel confident—it's about choosing courage before confidence arrives. If you've been holding back be

Jul 23
21 min

3 Costly Mistakes Founders Make When Hiring and Firing Employees

Hiring and Firing Employees isn't simply about filling vacancies or managing performance—it's one of the biggest leadership responsibilities you'll ever ha

Jul 16
18 min

The Business Growth Strategy You NEED (Simplify This to Grow Faster)

What if the biggest thing holding your business back isn't marketing, sales, or hiring? The right Business Growth Strategy often isn't about adding more—it&apos

Jul 9
19 min

How to Lead a Team When Performance Keeps Falling Short

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 deadlines, inconsi

Jul 2
25 min

Avoiding Difficult Conversations Is Hurting Your Leadership Skills

Most founders think Avoiding Difficult Conversations protects relationships. In reality, it quietly damages them. Every conversation left unsaid chips away at trust, lowe

Jun 25
15 min

Leadership Skills for Business Owners: Welcome to The People Side of Business

Most business owners believe growth comes from better marketing, stronger sales, or more sophisticated systems. But what if the real growth constraint is leadership? Lead

Jun 18
15 min

Welcome to The People Side Of Business!

Have you ever felt like everyone is talking about marketing, sales, and scaling, yet no one is talking about the leadership challenges that come with building a business?

Jun 11
4 min

[S5 Ep51] The Biggest Lessons We Learned This Season About Leadership, Growth & Building a Business That Doesn’t Burn You Out

We're five seasons in, friend.  And wow, we've explored some vulnerable topics and big strategies. Guests had mic-drop and thought-provoking moments, and found

Jun 4
24 min

[S5 Ep50] The Messy Middle of Scaling: When Vision & Execution Stop Matching with Kaitlyn David

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 between what you meant to b

May 28
32 min

[S5 Ep49] The CEO Shift: Why Doing Everything Yourself Is Quietly Killing Your Business with Elizabeth Eiss

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 with you. That 57% of the ave

May 21
41 min

[S5 Ep48] The Real Entrepreneur Journey: Chaos, Growth & Figuring It Out with CEO Taunya Woods Richardon

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 Richardson, foun

May 14
40 min

[S5, Ep47] Why Ignoring Your Mental Health Is Hurting Your Business with Shulamit Ber Levtov

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 to when things slow

May 7
37 min

[S5, Ep46] No Ego, No Power Struggles: Inside a High-Trust Leadership Model With The Team from Artemis Factor

Three co-founders. Seven years in. But every expert told them it would never work... When Shannon, Katrina, and Tara started Artemis Factor, the advice was unanimous:  "

Apr 30
31 min

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