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Build Kickass Teams

Lead Boldly. Hire Intentionally. Forge a Team That Actually Gives a Damn. (The Small Business Owner's Toolkit)

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Build Kickass Teams

By: Pete Srodoski
Narrated by: Jeff Cecil
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Build Kickass Teams: Hire Better. Lead Smarter. Grow Faster.

Narrated by Jeff Cecil

If your business falls apart when you step away, you don't have a team—you have a bottleneck. And that bottleneck is you.

Most leadership problems aren't people problems. They're clarity problems.

Founders and managers don't burn out because they care too much. They burn out because decisions, approvals, and fixes keep flowing back to them. The company runs—but only because the leader keeps carrying the weight.

Build Kickass Teams is a practical leadership, hiring, and team-building playbook for small business owners, founders, entrepreneurs, and managers who are tired of being the bottleneck in their own business.

This isn't an HR book. It's about building clarity, standards, and structure so your team can perform without constant oversight.

Inside you'll learn how to:

  • Hire intentionally and identify assets vs. liabilities fast
  • Onboard with clarity using expectations and simple 30/60/90 plans
  • Build accountability through priorities, feedback loops, and scorecards
  • Coach performance in real time instead of waiting for reviews
  • Address underperformance and toxicity with fairness and backbone
  • Delegate outcomes—not tasks—so ownership actually sticks

Each chapter ends with a Monday Morning Playbook—clear, practical steps you can apply immediately.

If you're tired of carrying the company yourself and ready to build a team that performs, Build Kickass Teams gives you the blueprint.

Lead with clarity. Build with intention. Scale without burning out.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

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Building a great team isn’t just about hiring talented people.. it’s about creating a culture where everyone can thrive. Listening to Build Kickass Teams made me rethink what it really means to lead., not just managing tasks, but shaping the environment your team works in. What struck me most was the focus on intentionality.. hiring carefully, communicating clearly, and giving people ownership of outcomes. I could relate this to my own experiences, realizing how much confusion and frustration can stem from unclear expectations or misaligned goals. The audiobook doesn’t just offer tips, it provides practical frameworks for building trust, accountability, and a culture where people feel empowered. I appreciated how it also tackles the hard stuff, like confronting underperformance or toxicity, which is often avoided but crucial for long-term success.

Leadership beyond tasks

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Build Kickass Teams isn’t your average HR playbook peppered with buzzwords and cliches. In fact Pete cuts right through the nonsense and points accountability where it belongs… at the feet of leadership.

Hiring with intention, setting expectations, and fostering an environment where people genuinely care about what they do. Putting the right people in the right seats and building kickass teams is not accidental; it’s leadership. It’s Trust. It’s Alignment.

Bold, Practical, and Leadership-Focused

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I just finished Build Kickass Teams, and it hits that sweet spot between tough love and practical leadership wisdom. I listened during an afternoon work block, and the energy of the book is exactly what small business owners need direct, actionable, and refreshingly human.

A Bold, No Nonsense Playbook for Building Teams

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This is a practical, no nonsense guide for small business owners and team leaders who want to build high performing, engaged, and accountable teams.

An insightful guide

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The concept of delegating outcomes instead of tasks was a total shift for me. I used to spend my days giving play-by-play instructions, but this guide taught me how to set standards and structure so that ownership actually sticks with the team members. It is empowering to have a blueprint that allows you to lead with intention while also letting go of the weight you’ve been carrying alone.

Lead with intention

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