Thembi started her business with a mission to empower women. Her purpose was so important to her that it drove her through some of the roughest challenges entrepreneurship has to offer. Thembi’s journey taught her what it means to be a true leader. And she’s sharing her biggest lessons in this episode. This is one you don’t wanna miss.
Can’t-Miss Moments From This Episode:
- “Danger, danger! Run away!” — Your feedback could be unintentionally sending your team into a Fright-Flight-Freeze response. We breakdown how to change your approach to get results without the life-or-death pressure.
- When her agency was dealing with a 26% refund rate and daily resignations, Thembi thought about throwing in the towel… but there was one thing that kept her going. (This is what you need to stay motivated when biz is tough and cash isn’t flowing.)
- Mini-rant coming at ya: I’m so tired of this shitty advice. You are NOT one magical hire away from all your problems being solved. Thembi didn’t take this advice and neither should you (here’s why).
- Thembi tried the promote-to-motivate strategy and learned a valuable lesson on what people can and can’t be trained on. Listen to her story to get the most out of your promotions.
- Your business is like a garden: you can’t yell at the plants for not growing! Thembi’s garden analogy sets up a phenomenal strategy you can use to improve team dynamics.
This one is jam-packed full of advice. Don’t miss out - listen now!
Thembi’s Bio:
Thembi Bheka is the founder of Virtual Staff on Demand, an organization that trains African women from abusive backgrounds to work as virtual assistants. She is on a mission to empower 1 million women by 2025. Thembi has inspired others to delegate effectively and work on their zone of genius* on several platforms that include Inbound, Jeff Walker’s LaunchCon, Tribe Live by Stu McLaren, Smart Passive Income, and Podfest Expo to name a few. Thembi has hosted multiple virtual events that has included Dean Graziosi, Bari Baumgardner, Pete Vargas as speakers. She is known to inspire, motivate and get the audience to take action. When Thembi isn’t busy helping entrepreneurs scale with no overwhelm, she enjoys spending time with her two children and traveling on road trips. Thembi lives between beautiful Kelowna, Canada, and Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.
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