Hangry Hairdressers at Christmas Time?!

The Salon Christmas Cray-Cray… are you feeling it yet?!

Even when I was off the floor, I still felt the stress and the strain of the crazy season. I’m sure you can relate…there are those two or three weeks in the lead up to Christmas where:

Every man and his dog wants to come and have their hair & beauty services done!

… and fair enough to them! But I remember going to my mum’s house for Christmas Day, and I would be having a wee nap on the couch. You know, I was so exhausted by the Christmas craziness. And it was completely anti-social.

It shouldn’t be like that, right?

So I learned the hard way to finally take some care of myself. And in fact, by the time I was not on the floor, I really made sure that I was there to support the girls. And make sure that it wasn’t quite as crazy for them.

So anyway, I wanted to share with you some things to do to make sure that your silly season is not super silly…

Why The Strength of Your Team Comes Down to You

Do you sometimes feel like your team is disjointed, like you have this idea of what your perfect team looks like, and the reality is far from it… There isn’t a day that goes by that I don’t have a conversation about TEAM with a Salon Owner. Most of these conversations involve team problems, dramas…

The Secrets to Cultivating an Amazing Team Culture

If McDonald’s has Burgers, then we, in the Hair & Beauty Industry, have teams.  You’re probably thinking something like… “what the heck does that mean?!” Well, what it means is that the Hair & Beauty business model we all work in, revolves around humans. If you think about it, what we sell is time, human…