How to Manage People, Not Just Tasks: Leadership, Difficult Conversations & Team Performance for Women Entrepreneurs

What if the “people problems” in your business aren’t actually about your team at all—but about managing humans like tasks instead of whole, complex people?🚧 As women scale to 6 and 7+ figures, team drama, dropped balls, and underperformance can quietly become the biggest source of burnout. You’re hiring fast, expectations live half in your head, feedback feels awkward, and every tough conversation feels like it might “break” the relationship. Managing people starts to feel heavy… so you avoid it, over-function, and do more yourself.🔑 In this episode, Dr. Leti Alto and Beyara’s Head of Business, Laurie Wintonick, break down a different way to lead: one rooted in curiosity, clarity, and truly knowing what drives your people. From the exact interview question Laurie uses to understand a hire on day one, to real scripts for hard conversations, to how she turned a resistant employee into a raving fan, this conversation gives you a practical framework for managing people with both backbone and heart.BY THE TIME YOU FINISH LISTENING, YOU’LL DISCOVER:✅ Insight #1: Why managing people is completely different from managing tasks—and how tools like DISC, “Understanding Myself,” and one powerful interview question help you really see who you’re hiring and how to lead them.✅ Strategy #2: A step-by-step way to handle underperformance without blowing up the relationship—from setting clear, measurable expectations, to using “what” questions instead of “why,” to co-creating a 30–45 day turnaround plan that 80% of the right people can actually meet.✅ Mindset shift #3: How to stop taking team issues personally and start seeing them as solvable patterns—using curiosity, customized communication, and what truly motivates each person (time, money, recognition, titles, flexibility) so you can build a culture where people feel seen, stay longer, and perform at a higher level.Want to learn more from Leti and Laurie? Beyara’s Wing Mastermind helps female entrepreneurs build and scale their businesses boldly with more profit and ease.  Visit www.beyara.com/thewing to learn more.Laurie Wintonick Bio:Laurie Wintonick is an executive coach, speaker, and business strategist with over 30 years of C-suite experience in operations, finance, and leadership development. She’s helped scale companies from six to eight figures, led high-performing teams, and launched a seven-figure coaching company in just six months. She’s known for blending leadership strategy with mindset mastery, empowering professionals to build success that’s both sustainable and fulfilling. As Head of Business at Beyara, Laurie helps female entrepreneurs design businesses and lives that align with their deepest values. Her mission is simple but powerful: to help people live their lives for a living—boldly, joyfully, and unapologetically.FOLLOW + CONNECTConnect with Beyara: Website | Instagram | Facebook | LinkedinLiked this episode? Share it on social and tag me @beyarawomenLove the show? Leave a 5-star review and let me know!