What Does It Really Look Like to “Grow a Team”? with Autumn Witt Boyd [LLC 028]

As your business grows, so will your team. While many business owners might overlook the importance of hiring the right people and nurturing a team, we, leaders, know how important our team members are to our success as a whole. So how do you start building a team that works well together and provides the support you need to continue to grow? When you have a growing team, what can you do to make sure you’re providing the support your employees need to continually expand? In this episode, I’m joined by intellectual property attorney and fellow podcaster Autumn Witt Boyd who takes us into her law firm and breaks down how she’s been growing her team. What We Discuss in This Episode: The moment Autumn decided to start expanding her law firm and why she started with a Virtual Assistant (VA) How Autumn decided to take on another team member follower her VA How to decide where in your business you need the most help The fears that come along with hiring someone, mainly, financial fears! What about maintaining the same level of service? Is it concern when you’re hiring someone? Why you shouldn’t try to find someone who is a duplicate of you. Search for someone better at whatever they’re hired to do How much control over an employee’s work schedule should you have? Is there value in using a placement service to help you find help? Are team meetings necessary? Are they effective? The value in going through a vision board exercise with your team at team retreats Do you think about how you can support your team members in their own personal and professional goals, even if those goals lead them away from working for you? Resources Mentioned: Dina Eisenberg's episode on delegating and outsourcing  MomSource Network Manager Tools Podcast DISC personality test Heather Hubbard  www.awbfirm.com [email protected] Legal Road Map Podcast Thanks for Checking Out the Show Notes and for Listening! I really hope you enjoyed this episode. I would really appreciate it if you shared this show with a friend who could benefit from listening to this particular episode. Please don't forget to SUBSCRIBE so you can get each new episode delivered directly to you when it’s ready. You can find the show in Apple Podcasts, Stitcher Radio, Google Play, and TuneIn. Leaders sure do love company so be sure to get social with me:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nic_abboud/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/nicoleabboud Or email me at nicole[at]nicoleabboud[dot]com