Ice Cream with My Mom đĽ°
đ Tampa, Florida, Monday, October 13
This isnât a âlook at me, I can take Mondays offâ post.
Itâs simply a reminder that our time with the people we love is finite, especially our parents.
If our businesses arenât designed to make space for moments like this, then whatâs the point of it all?
Iâm deeply grateful for a team that allows not only me, but everyone on the team, to enjoy these moments.
Every person at Staff4Half has the same freedom and flexibility to design their work around what matters most in life, and that could very well be an ice cream on a Monday afternoon with mom and the nieces.
Three things that help us:
1ď¸âŁ Design for redundancy. Cross-training and clear SOPs ensure that no single person becomes a bottleneck, myself included.
2ď¸âŁ Protect moments that matter. We encourage teammates to block time for important family moments, no questions asked.
3ď¸âŁ Lead with trust and clarity. When I take time off for moments like these, it sends a message that everyone can too.
Business is a vehicle, but the destination is a life youâre proud to live with the people you love. â¤ď¸
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Hiring a Business Coach Isnât Weakness, Itâs Wisdom
Is hiring a business coach a sign of weakness?
I donât think so.
As companies grow, so do the problems, and we at Staff4Half are no exception.
More people means more moving parts, and more decisions to make. And suddenly, itâs not about the ideas of the founder anymore (sadly), itâs about how well we can leverage the knowledge of the whole team.
And thatâs where it gets hard. Inside the company, we all carry our own baggage:
preconceived ideas entrenched communication styles blind spots we donât even noticeI believe that especially when we as founders want to create an extraordinary company culture of support and fostering, being open and honest in the interest of the business can become harder.
And thatâs where I see an outside coach brings immense value.
A coach challenges us as a team without politics and can help us see things weâd never catch on our own, so that we can stay friends while also doing what is right for the business.
That is, I believe, the beauty of an outside coach.
And itâs not a weakness, itâs a strength!
P.S.: Did you know that women are more likely to hire a business coach than men? I found some reports that suggest that half of business coaching is done in woman-led companies (when women only lead a minority of businesses).
Whatâs your observation?
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The Real Burnout: Why Leadership Isnât About Hardening Your Heart
I cried the first time I had to fire someone. I felt it was my fault. As a founder, Iâve always believed we donât just hire people, we invite them into our vision. We hope theyâll care as much as we do. And when they donât, or when it doesnât work, it feels like a personal failure.
For a long time, I kept people too long because I wanted to avoid admitting that failure. Instead, I twisted myself trying to make things work that clearly werenât. I thought being a âgood leaderâ meant being endlessly patient.
It took me years to understand that being a good leader actually means telling the truth kindly, clearly, and as soon as things become clear.
Thatâs why I believe most of us donât burn out from overworking. We burn out from emotional entanglement, from holding the entire relationship on our shoulders, without anyone saying, âHey, this isnât working and hereâs why.â
It took me years to learn that leadership isnât about hardening your heart. Itâs about keeping it open and acting anyway.
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The Real Cost (and Value) of Outsourcing
Thereâs a common misconception about outsourcing: that agencies charge double what employees get.
Looks like a nice business model, doesnât it?
Hereâs what most business owners donât see.
Before a single interview happens, a good agency has already spent hours on these five things:
1ď¸âŁ Understanding the company, its values, its workflow, its pain points.
2ď¸âŁ Writing and rewriting the job description so it actually reflects whatâs needed, not just what sounds good.
3ď¸âŁ Filtering hundreds of applications, spotting whoâs real and whoâs copy-pasted their resume with AI.
4ď¸âŁ Vetting for skills and mindset, because the wrong attitude costs more than the wrong tool.
5ď¸âŁ Mapping cultural fit: who will thrive with your leadership style, your pace, your expectations.By the time a small business owner finally meets a candidate, the real work has already been done, even if they never saw it.
The value isnât in âfinding someone.â
The value is in hiring with a level of quality most small companies struggle to reach, simply because they donât hire often enough to build these systems themselves.Good outsourcing doesnât cost you more. It saves you from paying for the same mistake twice.
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