In one hour, you'll know why your team isn't following through — and the three shifts that change how they hear you, respond to you, and take ownership without you. Walk away with a simple, practical tool you can use in your next team meeting.
If you're a woman running a business — with a team — this is for you.
You've had the meeting. You've said the thing. They nodded.
And then it came back to you. The project. The decision. The thing you already spent thirty minutes explaining.
And you found yourself thinking: Why doesn't my team just get it?
Here's what's actually happening.
You hold the complexity. You see the big picture. You think in layers — the vision, the context, the nuance, all at once.
But your team isn't inside your head. So things get dropped. Accountability gets fuzzy. And everything — everything — comes back to you.
The instinct is to explain more. To give more detail, with more context, as if they just didn't understand the first time. Or worse, to take back the task and do it yourself (though you don't want to).
But what if explaining… isn't the tool for the job you're actually trying to do?
This is not for you if you're still in the idea stage, or if you don't have a team yet.
Not ten things. Not a whole system. Three.
When Suzi looks back across 30 years of working with leaders whose businesses actually run without them in every detail, there are three things those leaders do differently. In this session, you'll see each of them in action — with language you can use in your next team conversation.
Giving your team the next task isn't the same as showing them what "done" actually looks like. This shift will change how you communicate the outcome — so your team can move forward without needing you at every step.
Most leaders explain what's happening. But, leaders whose teams follow through don't explain more — they create alignment in a different way. And it takes less time, not more.
This is the shift most leaders miss. It's why some teams execute… and others take real ownership.
"Do this" and "this is yours" sound similar. They're not. Most delegation is actually abdication with a safety net — and there's a specific model that names exactly where you come in, where you let go, and where you come back.
You'll leave with a simple tool — three simple steps to guide how you show up to any important team conversation. Before a briefing. Before a project kickoff. Before a handover.
Because how you start the conversation… determines whether it stays with them — or comes back to you.
You'll also get a worksheet to map out a real conversation you're having this week — so you can apply this immediately.
The three shifts that change how your team hears you, acts on what you say, and owns the outcome.
Monday, 4 May · 11 am AEST (Sydney Time)
Save My Seat — FreeLive only. No replay.
Earlier this year, Suzi ran a program called The Leadership Lab. She taught the three shifts. The participants went away for a week and tried them. When they came back, the stories were remarkable.
I waffle, so grateful to have a framework to reduce my words.
I've stopped trying to be good at everything. What I bring is my insights and my collective knowledge — and that's what my team actually needs from me.
Elevate. That's my word now. And there are certain things I'm done with — I just hadn't given myself permission to be done with them until now.
Suzi Dafnis
Suzi Dafnis has been building, leading, and mentoring businesses for over 30 years. She's the founder of HerBusiness — Australia's longest-running network for women business owners — and has personally worked with thousands of women to build more profitable, more structured, and more sustainable businesses.
She's run teams of 45+ people across three countries. She's scaled businesses to $25–30 million in turnover. She's also lost $50,000 in her first year, had to fire a general manager from the other side of the world, and worked herself to the point of fainting on a call.
She's not teaching from a textbook.
She's teaching from 30 years of doing the thing you're doing right now — and having the scars and the results to prove it.
"The mark of a great interviewer is their ability to make you think, reflect, and dive deeper into your own experiences. That's exactly what Suzi achieved."
"She is the most incredible, fabulous human, and the smartest woman I have ever met."
"You're one of my favourite people in the world and an ongoing source of inspiration of what it means to be a strong and generous leader."
This is a live-only event. There will be no replay. We strongly encourage you to block the hour and be there live — the interactive Q&A at the end is where some of the most powerful moments happen.
If you're the person everything in your business depends on, the hour you spend in this session will probably be the highest-leverage hour of your week.
The three shifts that change how your team hears you, acts on what you say, and owns the outcome.
Monday, 4 May · 11 am AEST (Sydney Time)
Save My Seat — FreeLive only. No replay.
60 minutes, plus a short Q&A at the end. You can stay to have any personal questions answered.
This is a live-only event. There will be no replay. We strongly encourage you to block the hour and be there live — the interactive Q&A at the end is where some of the most powerful moments happen.
Women business owners who have a team (even a small one), are past the startup stage, and have become the person everything in the business depends on. If that's you, you're in the right place.
It's a real teaching session, with a real takeaway you can use this week. At the end, Suzi will tell you about a paid program called The Leaders' Table — a six-session series for women who want to work on this across every part of how they lead. If that's of interest, you'll have the option to join. If not, you'll still leave with a ton of value and practical application of the three shifts.
Bring along something to take notes with. We'll provide you with a worksheet that covers the key takeaways you'll want to keep and use in your business.
We'll send you the Zoom link after you register. Add the session to your calendar so it doesn't sneak up on you.
The Leaders' Table is a six-session live series for women business owners who are ready to stop being the bottleneck of their own business. Over six, online, sessions, you'll work through the shifts, the language, and the frameworks that change how you lead — not theoretically, but in the exact conversations you're having this month. It's a small group, intentionally, so the work is real. Suzi will share the full details at the end of the session — no pressure to decide anything there and then. May – October 2026.
If you're the person everything depends on, this session was built for you. One hour, live, and you walk out with three simple steps that change your next conversation.
The three shifts that change how your team hears you, acts on what you say, and owns the outcome.
Monday, 4 May · 11 am AEST (Sydney Time)
Save My Seat — FreeLive only. No replay.
