Lead Culture with Jenni Catron 216 | Mastering the Art of Delegation and Balance with Tricia Sciortino, CEO of Belay Solutions
What if you had an extra pair of hands, a resource to take over tasks that consume precious hours of your day? Imagine having more time for your family, your dreams, and your work passions. Sound impossible? Enter Tricia Sciortino, the CEO of Belay Solutions, who has figured out the secret: delegation. Tricia shares her journey from climbing the corporate ladder to leading a thriving business, Belay Solutions, all while maintaining her family life.
This week, Tricia reveals the secrets of her success, insights on delegation, and her 'third option' philosophy. Learn how she shifted her mindset from delegating out of guilt to delegating out of trust, empowering her team, and creating a balanced life. She narrates her journey as a woman in leadership, finding the perfect harmony between her career and motherhood through strategic delegation.
As we journey through the world of virtual assistants, Tricia unveils the benefits and practical ways of building a successful relationship with them. She elaborates on how to recognize and redirect ambitious team members who might be straying from the path. We also delve into the complexities of hybrid workspaces, discussing the importance of understanding a leader's delegation language and style. Tricia shares the importance of being intentional and communicating frequently with both in-person and virtual teams to create an extraordinary culture. Join us for this LeadCulture conversation that will shift your perspective on leadership, delegation, and balance.
About Tricia:
As CEO of BELAY, Tricia strive’s to lead and inspire her team to provide extraordinary services while finding great talent along the way. She empowers her team to live their mission: Glorifying God by providing solutions that equip our clients with the confidence to climb higher.
For ten years, Tricia served as District Manager for the retail chain Pacific Sunwear, however, when her first child was born, she – like many other parents – found herself struggling to balance a high-profile career with her new role as a mother.
Enter: BELAY. As BELAY’s first employee and virtual assistant – and then onto serve as Director, Vice President, President, COO, and now CEO – Tricia has spent the last nearly 10 years ‘walking the walk’ of what they call the Third Option: the ability to cultivate a balanced life with a successful career while making family and personal relationships a priority.
As a leader, she is passionate about each of us owning and forging our own paths, careers, and professional development, putting each of their valued employees and contractors in the driver’s seat to cultivate the balance of work and life that best suits them.
Learn more about Belay at belaysolutions.com
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