EPISODE #905
Maria Maldonado Smith
Unlocking Team Potential:
Shared Vision, Goal Setting and Trust Building
905 Maria Maldonado Smith: Unlocking Team Potential
The Power of the SOP for Expert Onboarding
What are the biggest mistakes an entrepreneur can make building a team? Turns out there are lots of ways to do it wrong, leaving you stressed out, overwhelmed, unappreciated, and not getting the results and return on investment you wanted from your team.
You know you’re getting it wrong if you find yourself trying to control or micromanage everyone to frustration – or if you assume they can all read your mind. They can’t.
Getting it right all starts with having a clear vision and roadmap, setting clear goals and expectations for the results you want to see from your team, making sure everyone is aligned – and then being able to trust your team members enough to get out of their way.
Recruiting and team culture expert Maria Maldonado Smith says the old fear-based command and control models never work and your success as an entrepreneurial leader depends on hiring and empowering around shared vision, values and expectations – with clear and simple processes everyone understands
Maria is the Chief Empowerment Officer of MMS Consulting and creator of the Executive Vision Imagery program. After 18 years of award-winning success in the corporate space, working as a sales leader for Fortune 500 companies across three different industries, Maria brings her unparalleled combination of experience to her proprietary process and interactive trainings, helping companies understand the science and benefits of goal setting for their employees. She equips leaders, employees and organizations to clearly define goals and create a roadmap to achieving them, which allows for better alignment with corporate culture, leading to increased productivity and profitability. Maria has served numerous national and international clients, including US House of Representatives, Disney and Paramount Studios. Growing up as the daughter of an immigrant parent, goal setting has always been a way of life for Maria. At age 9, she set goals to become the first college graduate in her family and to earn the title of Miss Kentucky. Maria graduated from the University of Kentucky with a degree in Political Science, won the title of Miss Kentucky and competed in Miss America in 2004.
🔑Key Takeaways🔑
🌍✨Align on Vision and Values: Learn why uniting a team around shared vision and values and a roadmap for how those are operationalized leads to a happy workplace culture with increased productivity and productivity.
⚖️📈Balance in Management: How to avoid toxic micromanagement without confusing employees with too much autonomy, and strike the balance between the trust and independence team members need, with clear expectations and onboarding processes to set them up for success.
💡 🌱Understanding Employee Goals: Why it’s vital to engage with team members on a personal level. Ask: “What do you want? Who do you want to become? What do you want to create?” This understanding helps in aligning individual aspirations with company objectives and enhancing overall team engagement.
⚡ 🚀 Challenges in Growing Companies: Rapid growth can be overwhelming for founders. Learn how to set yourself up for success by having proper systems and practices in place to maintain quality as you scale.
🤝 👥 Hiring to Trust: How to patiently build recruitment and hiring processes that help you align your new hires around shared values and expectations so you can feel safe empowering your team.
More about Maria Maldonado Smith at mmsconsultingfirm.com
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More about Maria at MMS Consulting Firm
Maria Maldonado Smith is the founder and Chief Empowerment Officer of MMS Consulting and creator of the Executive Vision Imagery program. After 18 years of award-winning success in the corporate space, working as a sales leader for Fortune 500 companies across three different industries, Maria brings her unparalleled combination of experience to her proprietary process and interactive trainings, helping companies understand the science and benefits of goal setting for their employees.
Listen to Maria’s podcast Creating the Vision
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