Effective Team Management– Advice – Part 4

·         Emily Loughlin - Delegate and Seek Help Early

·         Amanda Cuadra Incer - Build a Talented Team and Learn

·         DeAnna Spoerl - Be a Continuous Learner and Flexible

·         Amanda Ferber - Embrace Calculated Risks

·         Aarti Agarwal  - Share Skills and Keep Moving

·         Raksha Bharadia  - Use Successful Strategies and Gut

·         Rachel Svoboda - Matching Talents with Business Values

·         Sarah Ferguson - Seek Help and Collaborate

·         Lizzie Wallace - Celebrate Wins and Communicate Effectively

·         Nancy Saroufeem  - Stay Consistent and Recognize Your Strengths

Delegate and Seek Help Early

Learn to delegate and ask for help sooner, you can't do it all by yourself and when you ask, you will be surprised how many people will offer help purely because they want to see you succeed.

Emily Loughlin, Founder, inside eLements

Build a Talented Team and Learn

The power of teams: surround yourself with incredible talent that shares your values and purpose. Have a mentor who you admire and can be a sounding board. And never assume you know all that there is to know. Always read, listen, and follow leaders who can help you stay up-to-date and nurture your craft. Allow yourself time to work on passion projects as hard as often as you work on paid projects. Those are your ticket to more experience and more work to show. And finally, nothing ever is free, and if you want people to believe in you, you have to believe, too.

Amanda Cuadra Incer, Founder, Madre Consulting

Be a Continuous Learner and Flexible

You must do two things:

1. Be willing to learn at all times. No one has all the answers--and if they tell you they do, they're lying! It's okay to not know everything. It's even more okay to be a continual learner. And

2. Be flexible so you don't break. This means a lot of different things for different people. But for me it means allowing change, new ideas, other options and so on to simply happen. Not everything is going to go your way. Even if you plan down to every detail, you've got to be able to pivot when necessary. That's something that rings true in PR too. We express to our clients as well, that you have to be ready and willing to pivot and maintain some flexibility--be it your schedule, your ideas, your budget--whatever it might be, in order to keep your cool and stay ahead of what comes next. Do these two things and your restless nights become a lot smoother.

DeAnna Spoerl, Founder, Bear Icebox Communications

Embrace Calculated Risks

Here are the top 5 lessons I've learned so far:

1) Find partners who complement your skills, share your values, and have a different perspective. Diversity in skills and outlook can lead to stronger collaborations.

2) Learn to assertively communicate your boundaries and stand firm in your beliefs, even if it feels uncomfortable. It's more than okay to disagree and say no when necessary; it's essential for maintaining integrity and self-respect.

3) Strive for excellence, but don't chase perfection. Perfectionism can hinder progress and make projects unachievable. Aim for high standards, but recognize that sometimes good enough is indeed good enough.

4) Embrace calculated risks. While it's essential to anticipate potential challenges and have contingency plans, taking calculated risks is often necessary for personal and professional growth.

5) Absolutely, you're correct: you don't know everything—but don't be afraid. Here's the thing—neither does anyone else, not even those who think they do. Acknowledging your own limitations and understanding that there's perpetual room for growth can ignite the search for innovative solutions and maintain your authenticity. By embracing self-awareness and remaining open to new insights, you pave the way for groundbreaking achievements and authenticity.

Amanda Ferber, Founder, Architecture Hunter

Share Skills and Keep Moving

Share the skills and help growing others. Never stop keep moving.

Aarti Agarwal, Founder, Shinz Productions/Shinz School of Creativity

Use Successful Strategies and Gut

So many. I started this company at the age of 44. I am an author (have written Chicken soup for the soul along with Jack Canfield and Mark Viktor) but had no experience in running a business. Now I know that in most things it's following already successful strategies and in some it is trial and error. In some it is about giving importance to your gut and then taking the risk.

Raksha Bharadia, Founder, Bonobology Media LLP

Matching Talents with Business Values

As a leader I’ve consistently matched talented people with businesses they care about. I believe people do their best work when they work on clients and businesses they care about. I’ve consistently inspired our team to live by our values of inspiration, discipline, accountability, and creativity, in order to deliver results for our clients. I’ve guided our company, team, and clients while also balancing the demands of being a single mother to two beautiful children.

Rachel Svoboda, Founder, Sunday Brunch Agency

Seek Help and Collaborate

Find people who know more than you, are experienced or passionate about your thing and ask for help, spend time with them, learn from them and work together- draw on your strengths and use them but do not be ashamed to ask for help when you do not know.

Sarah Ferguson, Founder, Breathe Conservation

Celebrate Wins and Communicate Effectively

1. It's a long game so don't give up! Have confidence in what you are offering and don't forget to celebrate the little wins. Each milestone is a sign of growth and it's exciting to see how far you can come with hard work and consistency.

2. Don't forget to have FUN in the process!

3. Communication is everything. Setting clear expectations and following through with them for both your client and your team.

4. Be kind. Even if it's just a quick interaction with someone, you never know where it can lead and they will always remember how you made them feel.

Lizzie Wallace, Founder, Lumly Design Studio

Stay Consistent and Recognize Your Strengths

Stay consistent. Recognize YOUR Forté. Surround yourself with people who believe in you and your work.

Nancy Saroufeem, Founder, Forté Marketing Agency