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Listen "#71 Paula James | How to develop happy and expert teams"
Episode Synopsis
Today I am interviewing Paula James who is the Regional Managing Partner Chichester for Irwin Mitchell LLP.
Paula has the great intent and focus in her leadership to develop happy and expert teams, and so we explored how Paula achieves this with her team. Her primary focus is to have the well-being of the individual at the heart of the matter, whether checking in on someone, taking the time to listen to her team to having specific days off to facilitate well-being, rest and refreshment, it is all about being people focused. She also helps them develop their career, with development plans truly aligned to the company and the individual, ensuring these sessions happen with lots of listening, allowing the team member to share their passions and dreams, and looking to how the company can facilitate this.
Watch the full interview on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_Ju8YlUVeA
Connect with Paula:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paula-james-17242b51/
Email: [email protected]
Helping SME’s build resilient, high performing teams and businesses, quickly, so they can innovate, deliver, and thrive.
The SME’s I work with typically struggle/suffer/ with one or more of these challenges:
- no clear strategy
- dysfunctional team dynamics
- not knowing their vision or mission
- feeling stuck and procrastinating
- business not growing
- leadership challenges
If you want support in helping your organisation thrive, do get in contact with me:
https://www.julianrobertsconsulting.com
Paula has the great intent and focus in her leadership to develop happy and expert teams, and so we explored how Paula achieves this with her team. Her primary focus is to have the well-being of the individual at the heart of the matter, whether checking in on someone, taking the time to listen to her team to having specific days off to facilitate well-being, rest and refreshment, it is all about being people focused. She also helps them develop their career, with development plans truly aligned to the company and the individual, ensuring these sessions happen with lots of listening, allowing the team member to share their passions and dreams, and looking to how the company can facilitate this.
Watch the full interview on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_Ju8YlUVeA
Connect with Paula:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paula-james-17242b51/
Email: [email protected]
Helping SME’s build resilient, high performing teams and businesses, quickly, so they can innovate, deliver, and thrive.
The SME’s I work with typically struggle/suffer/ with one or more of these challenges:
- no clear strategy
- dysfunctional team dynamics
- not knowing their vision or mission
- feeling stuck and procrastinating
- business not growing
- leadership challenges
If you want support in helping your organisation thrive, do get in contact with me:
https://www.julianrobertsconsulting.com
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