Bob Dixon interviews Heather Eason, owner of Select Power Systems, a national woman-owned engineering firm that designs and builds the power grid. Heather shares her remarkable journey of leading a company in a demanding industry while also being a mom of four kids and four dogs.
Discover how she approaches the challenges of rapid growth and supply chain issues, and her philosophy of integrating work and life rather than striving for a perfect balance. Heather shares the pivotal moment she realized she was the limiting factor in her company’s growth and the transformative power of delegation and empowering her team.
Learn practical strategies for developing leaders, fostering trust, and creating a supportive environment where mistakes are seen as learning opportunities. Heather also shares her unique perspective on prioritizing employees and how investing in them can lead to significant long-term success. This episode is packed with valuable lessons for business owners and leaders at all levels seeking to achieve peak performance while maintaining a fulfilling personal life.
Key Takeaways:
- Recognizing that doing everything herself was limiting her company’s potential, Heather learned to delegate tasks, empowering her team members to grow and take ownership.
- Mistakes are opportunities for growth.
- Taking care of employees will result in them taking care of clients, even if it sometimes means making human-centered decisions over purely financial ones in the short term.
- The importance of taking care of one’s physical and mental well-being to maintain focus and clarity, setting an example for her team.
Quotes from Heather Eason in this episode:
“I will say I don’t do balancing, balance takes effort. I don’t have any more effort, so I’m like, I’m not gonna balance, I do what I call integrate. So I integrate my work and my life.”
“Not delegating is actually selfish because you’re preventing them from growing. You’re preventing them from giving them the opportunity to do something new and learn.”
” I truly believe that the employees are the foundation of the company. If I take care of them, they’ll take care of my clients.”
Resources Mentioned:
- LinkedIn: Heather Eason
- Website: https://www.selectpowersystems.com/
- LinkedIn: Bob Dixon
- Email: [email protected]
