Lisa Johnson, 46, from Bedfordshire, is a multi-seven-figure global business strategist. Since 2017, she has been helping ambitious people create passive and semi-passive income streams, including her first course One To Many, which helps entrepreneurs make money online.
During the pandemic in 2021, Sunday Times-bestselling author and BulliesOut ambassador Lisa, who is a mother of twin boys, made £2.5m in one week from one launch alone. Lisa now employs 12 people – friends and family – and offers remote working, unlimited holiday and six-pay and a four-day week.
Here, Lisa reveals the signs that show you’re ready to bring on a team:
Bringing on a new team member or two or three is never easy. It’s a big decision for you and for your business, but there are several signs that ring the bells signifying you need to expand.
- Skills gap: Are there specific areas within your business that just aren’t clicking? Are you finding yourself doing tasks because “it’s just less hassle”? This probably means your team lacks certain skills or expertise needed to complete projects or achieve business goals. Assess your team’s strengths and weaknesses, and identify areas where you need to bring on someone with complementary knowledge to fill gaps.
- Overloading: Are your existing team members consistently overwhelmed with work and struggling to keep up with deadlines? It sounds simple but this is probably a sign that you need to bring on additional help. Be on the ball. Keep an eye out for signs of burnout, productivity slumps and missed deadlines. This is a pretty clear indicator that members of your team are stretched too thin.
- Your goals: Factor in your plans and your strategy. If your business is growing or you’re planning to expand into different areas, it stands to reason that you may need to bring on new team members to support this growth.
- Your goals: As your business grows and evolves, you may find you need specialists to deal with the tricky stuff that wasn’t always needed. Have a look at whether your current team structure can adequately cope with the specialist roles that will be required as you expand, and if not, source the people with the skills you need.
- Communicate: Lastly, don’t forget that a successful leader always listens. Ask for feedback from your existing team members about their workload, and areas where additional support may be needed. This is a good starting point for a more detailed analysis of what the best plan is for moving forward.
