Mads Singers Management Podcast
Business:Management
Joining me on today’s episode of the Mads Singers Management Podcast is none other than Skye Barbour. Growing up with entrepreneurial parents, Skye knew she wanted her own business. Still, unlike her parents, she didn’t want to follow in their footsteps where she had to give up something to pursue her dreams. Skye wanted the best of both worlds. Skye wanted to earn great money and be a present and great mother to her children. Because of her experiences, Skye was able to see what real-life leadership was like, complete with challenges in handling people and operations. She even got to make all the mistakes under the sun, but Skye could grow a long-term sustainable business despite all these. Skye knew she had to leap after experiencing burnout and being pregnant with her first child.
While the allure of being a freelancer or being able to work on your terms will never stop, to balance those things and live the life you want, you’ll need to have discipline and roll up your sleeves from time to time to get things done. But to reach your goals, you’ll need to get some people on board as well because you can’t be the only one doing everything as this will only hinder the growth of your business.
As Skye pointed out, people can be so frightened of what might be the future that we stay stuck in the doing, and although you can automate and delegate a bunch of things in your business, it takes time and needs development.
While everybody is replaceable, as it should be, because businesses need fresh brains and hands from time to time, having a throwaway culture in outsourcing can cause problems for your business. Hiring a VA can help solve many things for you, but if you don’t have systems or SOPs in place, they will struggle too; sometimes, the problem doesn’t lie with the VAs you hire but within yourself.
Management doesn’t necessarily need to take an extended period. However, you will need to have the right person or the right people to get things done for this to be successful. Once implemented, your business will be smooth sailing in a month or two!
Understanding your core strengths and having a growth mindset will help you become a great leader.
To make sure your business is successful, you’ll need to be able to write down your recipe and pass it on to people so they know how to run your business. This is especially true when your business is your brand. Hire experts that can lighten your burden so that your business can grow and flourish, and ultimately it’s about moving you from doing the tasks in the business.
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Resources Mentioned:
Full Freedom for Entrepreneurs with Skye Barbour
Connect with Skye Barbour:
Website
YouTube
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MSMP 24: Michael Bereslavsky of Domain Magnate on Business and People Management
MSMP 23: Mark Luckenbaugh on Management Investment
MSMP 22: Anfernee Chansamooth on his Management Growth Journey
MSMP 21: Rob Te Braake on Managing your Business Cashflow SMARTLY
MSMP 20: Vincent D'Eletto on Effective Workflow and Operational Procedures
MSMP 19: Terry Kyle's take on How Innovation Pushes Us More
MSMP 18: Monique Lindner on Performance and Optimization
MSMP 17: Chris Jankulovski on Leadership from the Core
MSMP 16: Kris Reid on Management: Focus and Consistency
MSMP 15: Josh Patrick on Successful Business Leadership
MSMP 14: Chris Prefontaine on Values Based Management
MSMP 13: Gregory Elfrink on Management and Employees First
MSMP 12: Wayne Richard from Bean Ninjas on being Visionary and Coaching Leader
MSMP 11: Noel Andrews on Time and Communication
MSMP 10: Daniel Chabert on Autonomy and Empowerment
MSMP 9: Dom Wells on Empowerment
MSMP 8: Davide Rossi in Encouraging a Culture of Continuous Feedback (One-on-One)
MSMP 7: Maj Wismann on Personal Management
MSMP 6: Julio Monzon on Culture Driven Leadership
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