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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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Your business needs you for everything. And it's killing the business.

Every decision waits for you. Every deadline depends on you. Every problem ends up on your desk.

You didn't build a company. You built a job that won't let you leave.

Build Kickass Teams is the no-BS leadership playbook for first-time CEOs, founders, and managers done being the bottleneck and ready to build a team that actually performs.

Written by Pete Srodoski, a former CEO and COO who has led 10+ companies and coached 100+ leaders. He's hired, fired, scaled, and rebuilt teams through every kind of chaos a business can throw at you. Narrated by Jeff Cecil.

In this audiobook, you'll learn how to:

  • Hire people who strengthen your team instead of draining it
  • Set clear expectations so performance stops being a guessing game
  • Hold your team accountable without micromanaging
  • Onboard new hires with 30/60/90 plans that create early wins
  • Address underperformance directly and without drama
  • Delegate ownership instead of handing off tasks
  • Build leaders inside your business
  • Lead a high performing team that runs without you

This isn't another leadership theory book. Every chapter ends with a Monday Morning Playbook: practical actions you can apply with your team this week.

Listen if you're:

  • A first-time CEO, founder, or new manager carrying too much weight
  • A small business owner tired of being everyone's safety net
  • A leader trying to scale without sacrificing your nights and weekends
  • Done with leadership books that sound good but don't actually help

Listen on your commute. Listen on the treadmill. By the end, you'll have a real plan to stop being the center of every decision.

Stop carrying it all yourself. Build a team that runs without you. Press play.

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

©2025 Pete Srodoski (P)2026 Pete Srodoski Business Development & Entrepreneurship Consulting Leadership Management Management & Leadership Mentoring & Coaching Workplace & Organisational Behavior Workplace Culture Inspiring Thought-Provoking Business
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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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This is a strong fit for a founder whose calendar is packed with approvals, fixes, and questions that should belong to someone else. The advice is direct enough to use without translating it from executive-speak, especially the parts about giving people real responsibility and creating a useful first three months for new hires. I also liked that the book keeps returning to what a leader should do next, rather than stopping at general principles. Jeff Cecil’s narration is steady and easy to follow on a commute. The writing occasionally moves quickly through big ideas, but the practical checklists make it easy to pause and revisit the sections that matter most.

For the Stretched-Thin Founder

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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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Trying to manage everything alone made this audiobook feel very real and relevant.
It clearly explains why many leaders become overwhelmed when everything depends on them.
I especially liked the section about setting clear expectations, which showed how confusion in teams often comes from a lack of structure.
It made me realize how important clarity is for better performance.
Another part I found very helpful was the idea of building accountability without micromanaging.
It gave me a new perspective on how to trust team members while still maintaining standards.
The “Monday Morning Playbooks” were also a great feature, offering simple actions I could apply right away.
The advice felt direct, practical, and easy to understand without unnecessary complexity.
It also encouraged me to think about how my own habits might be creating bottlenecks.
Overall, it felt like a powerful and useful guide for anyone who wants to lead a team with more confidence and structure.

Clear Steps to Lead Without Overwhelm

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