Joel Bouzaid

13/03/2022

“We’re all working together; that’s the secret” Sam Walton

If you’d like some help stepping into your leadership confidence, empowering your people and moving your business forward & through this tough tough time, message me: TOGETHER 😊

11/01/2022

Don’t know the day, the date or even the year…But I’m in exactly the right place 💛

24/12/2021

Wow…… the last 51 have been wild.

Such a growth year 💪

So much hustle 🤪

So much grinding 😝

So many wins ☝️

So many lessons 🤔

So many incompletes 🤣

And even a few goals, got 🎯

Just so happy to be……

Love my clients
Love my mahi
Love my friends
Love my family

And just can’t wait to flick the switch 💯 starting now 🙏

So grateful for 2021 😅

Sending out huge love to everyone, Merry Christmas Eve and may your festive season be full of peace & joy ❤️

23/11/2021

Teams aren’t fixed. You don’t figure them out. They aren’t a sudoku puzzle or a crossword.

Teams are individuals that forge together because of the culture and leadership you relentlessly stand for.

Or they are not a team....

Perhaps they are more of a group.

Like on Facebook. Similar interests. Similar strengths.

A group of individuals that struggle through confusion, friction, clock watching and underperformance. Great people. But not a team.

a Motivated Team, Leverage your Time & Do the Work you Were Born to do.

2022 - the best yet 💪🎉❣️

16/11/2021

What I am about to say should in no way detract from the self discipline and self respect we must all embrace in life…

If life was only moment after moment of joy, and comfort, there would be no demand for the courage and bravery that exists inside YOU.

I know it’s tough out there. I know it’s hard work, sleepless nights, subtle anxiety and relentless unpredictability.

I get it.

That’s the norm now.

Question is; how do you respond?

Today is another opportunity to rise up and live into your potential.

Be brave my friends and in the words of Inky Johnson “play the hand you’ve been dealt, like it’s the one you always wanted”

Big love,

Joel

16/10/2021

Leadership isn’t a role. It’s a choice!

30/09/2021

29/09/2021

How do you increase the passion in your team?

You know it was never ever a problem for me leading teams, that their passion dwindled or started to fade. Or maybe my staff just hide it from me 🤣🤣🤣

Regardless, in 2021, I am hearing every single week from owners & leaders.... how do we keep our people passionate? Not just about their jobs, but about the industry also.

And right there in the question, is the problem.

So many owners and leaders see staff passion as an external problem or issue. It's them. It's their thing. They are the ones who lost it and so they are the ones who need to bring it back. Or that the passion is actually got something to do with an industry? or the job....

The industry or the job might have been what got them into hair, beauty, services, retail etc but like a great relationship, passion requires intentionality.

It requires ongoing attention.

It requires effort... creativity... optimism.

And the chances are, your people are often so busy DOING THE MAHI, that they don't feel they have space or even the awareness to act.

So.... increasing staff passion..... thats something you have to (at least) ignite!

Here are some ideas you can start to play with to bring the passion back into your team, your people and eventually your business.

1. Create a 'There is No Failure Only Feedback' Culture (it drives psychological safety)

2. Candidly over-communicate important stuff so everyone is on the same page (it drives inclusion)

3. Show up energetically - which requires you to live well (it drives personal standards & inspires)

4. Create a connection cadence with your team meetings. Sometimes you will educate. Other times it will be strictly about clarity. But don't forget that coming together as a group is one of the most valuable things we can do, when we are apart of a team. Don't miss the opportunity to connect your people together. The more they know, like and trust the people to the left and right of them, the more passionate they will be!

How do you keep the passion UP in your team?

22/09/2021

Learn fast how to motivate your team and empower your people OR

Don’t.

It’s really just a choice ❤️

20/09/2021

You can’t just serve clients!

When I first started leading teams I had one principle to lean on….

Lead by example.

That’s all I knew. And to me it meant…

“Joel…. Do whatever you want your team to do. Do it at level 11 and do it with grace”.

Eventually my staff disengaged
Eventually my staff stopped giving me constructive feedback
Eventually it became the Joel show (which was great for my ego 🙄 but hopeless for our team, and therefore culture, business & clients).

I still believe that Leading By Example is a powerful and useful principle however I have learnt it can’t stand alone…

If it does, you’ll produce results, but the team won’t own them
If it does, you’ll feel like you‘ve got better but the team won’t have grown
If it does stand alone, you’ll think you’re doing the best thing, but the team see it as another Joel show.

So if there is something above and beyond leading by example then what is it?

I reckon what goes thoughtfully alongside someone passionate about leading by example, is someone who has developed the skill to empower others.

You know….
Bring out their best
Expand their confidence
Help them perform well
Help them lead well
Lean fully into their strengths
Goal set & goal get

And to Help them to see the unlimited potential within so that they unlock themselves from the fear of failure and begin the greatest journey they never knew existed.

The journey of serving others.

So what kind of leader are you? Follow my lead or empower others or a bit of both?

13/09/2021

Where are you running to?

One of my clients has the vision to support the most joyous, most fulfilled, unstoppable team. She is running fast in a great direction. Makes me pretty excited to work with her!

Another one of my clients doesn’t have a vision right now. She is stuck, procrastinating and unsure of how to tackle a particular situation. She is searching for the right next move. Running fast around in circles.

When you have a vision for something, a vision that is exciting for you, I have found that you tend to focus for longer.

You tend to go after that vision with a bit more commitment and passion.

And then it starts to show up in your priorities, decisions and expectations.

Vision is kind of like a magnet.

Time has a magical way of compounding our choices and so before too long, vision becomes the experience.

I'm not too sure where you’re at right now…. if I could make a guess you (like my clients) are somewhere on the spectrum of progress... either making it happen or waiting for it to happen.

Instead of getting down on yourself about waiting for it to happen. Instead of beating yourself up for procrastinating… instead, take some time to create a compelling vision of your future; whether it's business, health, service, contribution, impact, adventure, family or finances….. everyone can cast a vision!

Make it something that excites you. After all, what’s the point in running if you’re not chasing something exciting!