Grow A Small Business Podcast QFF Aged 24 in 2004, Started a unique healthcare business focused on building a strong team culture. From being the only employee, up to 150 in 2019 and for 11 consecutive years has been ranked as one of Australia's 50 Best Places to Work (Tristan White
In this episode, Michael interviews Tristan White, the founder of The Physio Co based in Melbourne, Australia. They discussed leadership culture for small business owners.
Tristan started as a qualified Physiotherapist, focused on building a strong team culture with being ranked as one of Australia's best places to work in mind. He was able to scale up our business by building a strong team culture. Obsessed over creating the strongest, most purposeful and most sustainable business he possibly can, he thinks the middle ground is that all of us small business owners need to find the sweet spot to be a friendly boss. That is someone who is polite, approachable, and interested.
He suggests that people need to accept and park the idea that it's a lonely, isolated job as a small business owner because he hears that far too often. He also tells us that committing to a leadership lifestyle involves forever learning.
This Cast Covers:
- How Michael got to know Tristan
- Got ranked as one of Australia's 50 Best Places to Work
- In 2017 released a book called Culture is Everything
- Founding The Physio Co
- Books that have him become a better leader
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"Whether I want to admit it or not, I make a mistake and get something wrong, most hours in my life." — Tristan White
"To lead others, you must personally learn to lead yourself." — Tristan White
"My suggestion is that people accept and park the idea that it's a lonely, isolated job as a small business owner because I hear that far too often." — Tristan White
"Having a strong team culture is such an important foundation for a sustainable business." — Tristan White
"Don't stop reading and learning. But don't only read and learn, because it's about actually doing the learning AND then doing the doing to become a more effective leader over time." — Tristan White