Sometimes, the key to unlocking growth in your business isn’t just working harder—it’s seeing things from a fresh perspective. This week on my podcast, I had the privilege of speaking with Andrea Liebross, a powerhouse in the world of business strategy.
Women in home services are a growing force. They are leading the way in many aspects, such as balancing the demands of entrepreneurship with the challenges of everyday life, rediscovering the power of delegation, and managing their energy. The lessons from these women’s experiences can help anyone—men included—build a more efficient, profitable business.
In this episode, we explore the five levels of delegation, uncovering how smart systems and strategic leadership can help you break free from burnout and build a business that works for you, not the other way around.
What You’ll Learn…
- Why business women’s mental load impacts their ability to scale and grow effectively
- How to master delegation through understanding it in five different levels
- Your business can thrive when you learn to delegate without guilt or hesitation
- Business women’s mindset around delegation often prevents them from growing
- Learn to communicate project expectations clearly with an action, outcome, and deadline
- Discover how releasing control creates more time, energy, and profit for your business
The key moments in this episode are:
[00:01] | Business Women’s Leadership
[05:20] | How Successful Women Manage Business and Home
[07:30] | Mastering The Art of Delegation as a Skill
[19:15] | Five Key Communication Steps for Effective Delegation
[27:50] | Setting Boundaries and Guardrails in Business Women’s Tasks
[32:20] | Understanding Levels of Delegation Authority
[38:50] | Turning Delegation into a Profit-Generating Strategy
Business Women’s Leadership
Running a business while managing a home is no small feat. As a business woman, you’re constantly juggling multiple responsibilities, wearing different hats, and trying to keep everything balanced. Your mind is like a pinball machine, bouncing between work tasks, family needs, and personal challenges. Business women’s leadership isn’t about being perfect; it’s about understanding how to manage your thoughts and energy effectively.
How Successful Women Manage Business and Home
Success isn’t about doing everything yourself. It’s about recognizing your most valuable resources: time, money, people, and energy. Business women’s strategies involve understanding that you can’t compartmentalize your life perfectly. Your thoughts will naturally flow between work and home, and that’s okay. The key is to be aware of these thoughts and not let them overwhelm you.
Mastering The Art of Delegation as a Skill
Delegation isn’t something you’re born knowing how to do. It’s a skill you develop over time, just like a muscle you build at the gym. Business growth depends on your ability to let go of the need to control every single detail. Start small, practice consistently, and remember that each time you delegate, you’re getting better at it.
Five Key Communication Steps for Effective Delegation
Clear communication is the foundation of successful delegation. You need to provide a clear description of what needs to be done, explain the why behind the task, outline how you want it approached, define what a win looks like, and specify the level of authority you’re giving. Business women’s success comes from being precise and intentional in their instructions.
Setting Boundaries and Guardrails in Business Women’s Tasks
Delegation isn’t about losing control; it’s about creating clear parameters. You want to give enough guidance to keep your team on track without micromanaging every detail. Business women’s leadership shines when they can set boundaries that allow team members to use their creativity while staying within important constraints.
Understanding Levels of Delegation Authority
Not all delegation is created equal. You can delegate at different levels, from very specific instructions to complete autonomy. A good strategy involves understanding these levels and communicating them clearly. Sometimes you’ll want step-by-step guidance, while other times you’ll trust your team to handle everything independently.
Turning Delegation into a Profit-Generating Strategy
Delegation might seem like it costs money, but it actually saves and generates money. By offloading tasks that don’t require your direct attention, you free up time to focus on revenue-generating activities. Business women’s profit potential increases when they learn to spend their time on what truly moves the needle in their business.
Remember, becoming great at delegation takes practice. Don’t get discouraged if it doesn’t work perfectly the first time. Keep learning, keep trying, and watch your business and personal life transform.
About Andrea Liebross:
Andrea is the big thinking expert for high-achieving women entrepreneurs. She helps these bold, ambitious women make the shift from thinking small and feeling overwhelmed in business and life to getting the clarity, confidence and freedom they crave. Andrea believes that the secret sauce to thinking big and creating big results (that you’re worthy and capable of) has just two ingredients – solid systems and the right (big) mindset. She is the author of the best seller She Thinks Big: The Entrepreneurial Woman’s Guide to Moving Past the Messy Middle and Into the Extraordinary and host of the She Thinks Big Podcast.
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Resources:
Infographic on 5 levels of Delegation
Quiz on Delegation and Scaling
Andrea’s book: She Thinks Big: The Entrepreneurial Woman’s Guide to Moving Past the Messy Middle and Into the Extraordinary
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