From KFC supervisor to landscaper and now trade business owner with Ashlee Hadden

Landscaping is one of the toughest physical trades going. So how do you keep a crew motivated, run the business and still get home to your family?

Today we're joined by Ashlee Hadden, founder and director of The Girl Who Lifts Landscaping on the Mornington Peninsula. After years managing at KFC and Aldi, she became a mature-age apprentice at 32 and now leads a majority-female landscaping crew. She's learning to build a leadership rulebook that's all her own.

In this conversation, we get into: 📋 Why other businesses’ leadership models only get you so far onsite 🔧 How to give your team more responsibility and reduce your workload 💪 The five-minute habit that stops small problems from becoming big ones

Chapters: 0:00 – Coming Up 0:40 – Meet Ashlee Hadden 2:02 – What leadership means in landscaping 2:21 – Leadership lessons from big businesses 4:22 – Transition from sole trader to leading a team 7:27 – How to back your team after a mistake 10:03 – Leading from the front in a physical trade 11:12 – Running daily meetings and setting clear expectations 12:25 – Managing the mental load of business ownership 14:34 – Letting go of control as a leader 17:50 – Challenges of being a mature-age apprentice 19:37 – How to build a positive team culture onsite 22:09 – Breaking stereotypes as a female landscaper 23:23 – How to decide your leadership style

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If you want to connect with Ash, you can reach her via: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thegirlwholifts_landscaping/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61574869628801