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Ask, Show, Tell: A Powerful Framework for Leading Your Team with Confidence

💡 Leadership in the beauty industry isn’t just about giving orders—it’s about empowering your team to grow, perform, and thrive. In this episode, Debbie Mulhall introduces her powerful three-part leadership framework—Ask, Show, Tell—and explains how to use it to guide your team with clarity, confidence, and care.

Whether you're training a junior stylist, managing a seasoned pro, or stepping into leadership yourself, this episode is packed with actionable strategies to elevate your communication and improve team performance.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

• The Difference Between Managing and Leading – Why leadership requires a completely different skill set and how to develop it.
• The Ask-Show-Tell Framework – A simple, powerful method to communicate expectations and coach team members through any challenge.
• When to Use Each Approach
  – Ask for coaching and collaboration
  – Show for demonstration and modeling
  – Tell for clarity and urgency
• Examples of Real-World Team Situations – Including how to handle poor time management, declining retail sales, and training gaps without micromanaging.
• How to Train Future Leaders in Your Salon – Tips for developing junior managers and empowering senior team members to lead with confidence.
• Why Asking Is Often the Most Overlooked (and Powerful) Leadership Tool – And how to start using it today.
• How to Build a Culture of Ownership and Initiative – So your team becomes less dependent on you—and your business runs more smoothly.

💬 Debbie’s Key Message: Great leadership isn’t about being the boss—it’s about knowing when to ask, when to show, and when to tell. By adapting your approach, you empower your team to grow, take ownership, and perform at their best—without burning yourself out.

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