How to Empower Your New Hires with Elizabeth Lotardo

The Growing your Team Podcast: Episode 250

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As a business owner, not everything will go your way as you begin to delegate, and employees will sometimes get things wrong. However, that doesn’t mean delegating is a mistake, and you should take back all the ownership of tasks.

Errors will happen in your business, either caused by you or by others. After all, we are all human.

As a leader, it is your duty to allow your employees to think critically and take effective action in your business. This means understanding when mistakes are just mistakes and when errors are a sign that the employee is unsuitable for the position. This means allowing people to help you in your business so you can become a true leader and not just another employee. 

Elizabeth Lotardo joins the Growing Your Team Podcast to share how business owners can be the leaders in their company instead of the workers while simultaneously lifting up and empowering their new hires and existing team members. 

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In this Episode You’ll Hear:

  • Why do people fear delegating and how to get past this fear 
  • Why zero tolerance for mistakes actually holds people back 

  • How as a business owner you can let go and allow your team members to be the self-leader they need to be

  • How to find a middle ground between letting go of complete control and being a micro-manager 

  • How to make drastic changes in your company 

  • How to inspire self-leaders in your organization  

  • Advice on how to handle tasks in your company when everything feels urgent

About Elizabeth Lotardo:

Elizabeth Lotardo is a consultant, writer, and online instructor who helps organizations drive emotional engagement. Her new book, Leading Yourself, has been called a refreshingly candid playbook that helps you create a work experience worth loving, right now.

 

With an undergraduate degree in advertising from Boston University and a Master’s in Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Elizabeth works with senior leaders, frontline managers, and entry-level teammates to create more purpose-driven work experiences. Her clients include Salesforce, DraftKings, Hilton, and numerous Berkshire Hathaway organizations.
 
She is also a popular LinkedIn Learning instructor who designs workshops on topics like Leading without Formal Authority, Finding Your Purpose at Work, and Leading Yourself. Elizabeth writes for Harvard Business Review and her work has been featured in The Wall Street Journal and on NPR.

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