Discover 10 Tips How To Create Your Salon Success Vision

Salon Owner Solutions∙October 30, 2023∙Business Strategies, Leadership, Salon Teams

IS YOUR CURRENT SALON SUCCESS VISION WORKING FOR YOU?

Or are you finding these are the roles you are playing…

Micromanaging salon boss

Best friend, boundaryless salon buddy

Behind-the-chair stylist distracted salon owner/stylist

Do you recognise any of those ways of working when the salon gets busy?

Maybe all three, with a bit of each on any given day.

It’s easy to get stuck here.. I get it.

Who knew that getting people on board with your salon’s success vision it would take so much convincing and strategy?

Being behind the chair or being close to the team is not the problem on its own. The question is whether the way you are working leaves room to move towards your vision.

When every small decision comes back to you, the work you wanted to do on the business can keep waiting.

If everything needs your attention, how much time is left to lead the business towards the vision you have for it?

Think about the work your team could take responsibility for with clear expectations and support. Which parts genuinely need you, and which parts keep coming back because the way of doing them is unclear?

If you are fussing about the cleaning roster and shopping list you are not focusing on growth, creative solutions to customer attraction and retention and team development.

You are not focusing on your salon’s success vision.. there’s simply no time or the right type of energy left over!

You can enjoy doing clients and have warm relationships with your team while still making room to lead. Look at what needs your judgement and what the team could take responsibility for with clear expectations and support.

Leading your team to a successful salon vision that all of you are invested in takes some leadership skills.

HERE ARE MY TOP 10 TIPS FOR LEADING WITH COURAGE AND CONFIDENCE DESPITE CHALLENGES

#1 BE REAL

Acknowledge the challenges you are facing.

If the way you are working together needs attention, ask the team what they are experiencing. Their answers may show you something you had not noticed.

Don’t try to sugarcoat things or pretend that everything is okay when it’s not. Be honest with yourself and your team about the challenges you’re facing.

Awareness and dealing with reality straight up is an important milestone.

If you are re-aligning your salon with a new salon success strategy being authentic is the only place to start if you want to achieve lasting success.

It may be helpful to read my blog on effective team meetings HERE

#2 STAY CALM AND POSITIVE

As the owner, you do not need to pretend everything is fine. You can acknowledge that something is difficult and still explain what you know, what is being decided and how the team can contribute. That gives them something clearer to work with than either silence or reassurance without a plan.

Without trust you don’t have much to build on.

If you have been taking everything back over or leaving expectations unclear, rebuilding trust may take consistency. Let the team see what is changing and follow through on what you agree.

Leading change takes a calm and positive head.

A CLEAR SALON VISION HELPS YOU LEAD WITH PURPOSE, NOT JUST GET THROUGH THE DAY.

#3 BE DECISIVE

Don’t be afraid to make decisions, even if they are difficult ones.

Generally, indecision can lead to confusion and uncertainty with your team, which can be even more damaging during tough times.

Having no boundaries with your team does not make tough decisions easier, specifically, it makes things worse for you.

You carry the responsibility for the decision, and your team may feel its effects too. Hear the relevant concerns, then explain what has been decided and why.

Need more help on how to create a Salon Vision? This BLOG will help

#4 Communicate Openly and Honestly

Keep your team informed about the latest developments and also be honest about the challenges ahead.

Additionally, talk about the salon’s success vision as a guiding light that is keeping you on track with your decisions. Help them appreciate your WHY. This will help to build trust and transparency.

Put one part of your vision into practice: choose a change that matters, describe what you want customers or the team to experience, and agree one action to try. Set a date to review what happened.

#5 BE SUPPORTIVE AND COMPASSIONATE

Keeping to your salon success vision can sometimes mean tough times and this can be stressful for everyone, so it’s important to be supportive and compassionate to your team members. Let them know that you care about them and that you’re there for them.

#6 FOCUS ON THE FUTURE

Use what has happened to learn, then come back to the salon vision. What do you want the team and customers to experience, and what needs to happen next to move towards it?

NEED SOME HELP WITH PLANNING AND GOAL SETTING?

There are plenty of successful salons with burnt-out and frustrated owners wondering where their dream salon vision has disappeared to.

And it’s also not uncommon to find salons that are ticking over nicely but just not getting to the next level.

The planning and goal-setting article explores how to review what worked, what did not and what you want the next period to look like.

#7 Celebrate your salon Vision Success

When you hit milestones celebrate. Even during tough times of change, there will be some successes.

Be sure to celebrate these successes, no matter how small they may seem. This will help to boost morale and keep your team motivated. They will feel encouraged to see that your success vision has benefits and your new leadership style creates a better place to work and thrive for everyone.

#8 Embrace the Mistakes as Learning Steps

Learn from your mistakes. Everyone makes mistakes and ends up a bit off course. Change your relationship with your and your team’s missteps.

The thing is to notice quickly, be brave and have the courage to reset.

This is where well-set boundaries are very important. Plus the ability to find time to reassess and adjust. A salon owner behind the chair can be too busy to notice problems manifesting and these escalate before long.

Your salon success vision requires you to quickly course-correct

A few degrees change quickly is easy to get back on track. But left you can end up way off.

Handling mistakes takes some serious leadership skills these days. Check out my blog on tips to strategically manage your team and mistakes and how to grow from them HERE

#9 BE GRATEFUL

Above all, there is always something to be grateful for. Take some time each day to reflect on the good things in your life. This will help you to maintain a positive attitude.

Creating the vision gives you something to come back to when a decision is difficult. Ask which option fits what you are trying to build and what you need to learn before choosing.

#10 STAY TRUE TO WHAT MATTERS, AND BE WILLING TO CHANGE COURSE

When things get tough, don’t lose faith in yourself or your team. Come back to why your salon success vision matters and the difference you want it to make.

You don’t need to have every answer, and you don’t have to keep doing something just because it was part of the original plan. Listen to your team, look honestly at what’s happening for your customers, your finances and your own wellbeing, and decide what to keep, change or stop.

Changing your approach isn’t giving up on yourself. It’s part of leading your salon towards a business and a life that work for you.

Keep recognising the progress you’re making, even when it feels small. You deserve to feel proud of what you’re building, and supported along the way.

YOUR SALON LEADERSHIP LIBRARY

If you want to turn one part of your vision into a goal, the Leadership Goal Setting guide can help you work through it. The Everyday Leadership guide offers a way to reflect on how you approach the situations that come up along the way. Both are in the three-guide Library.

Discover 10 Tips How To Create Your Salon Success Vision

IS YOUR CURRENT SALON SUCCESS VISION WORKING FOR YOU?