5 Myths That Keep Grant Professionals Stuck from Hiring a Part-Time Team
Download MP3Hiring a team should make your business easier, not more stressful. Yet for many grant professionals, mindset barriers around leadership, delegation, and responsibility make building a team feel overwhelming or even impossible.
In this episode, Holly Rustick unpacks the five biggest myths she hears from grant writers who want to scale but feel stuck when it comes to hiring and retaining a part-time team. Drawing from recent coaching conversations and her own business journey, Holly shares how shifting your perspective can help you build a healthier, more sustainable business without burnout.
If you've been plateauing in your business, struggling to delegate, or worrying about hiring the "right" people, this episode will help you rethink what it really means to lead a team.
What You'll Learn:
- Why being a good manager doesn't mean sacrificing compassion.
- How poor communication, not compassion, is often the real issue.
- Why your team shouldn't be responsible for making business decisions.
- The importance of building systems instead of depending on individual team members.
- How to stop carrying the financial responsibility for your contractors.
- Why thinking of yourself as your team's client creates healthier working relationships.
- How these mindset shifts can improve hiring, retention, and business growth.
- Why ethical leadership starts with clear expectations and sustainable business practices.
- How the Grant Professional Mentorship helps business owners implement scalable systems and build lean, effective teams.
ABOUT HOLLY RUSTICK
Grant Writing & Funding (GWF) has a Global Movement to Secure $1 Billion in Grant Funding for Good and $30 Million in Grant Writing Businesses by 2030. Holly Rustick, CEO of GWF, is leading the movement; a world-renowned grant writer with 20+ years of experience, bestselling author, and business coach for new and seasoned grant writers to replace their full-time income writing grants part-time from home through her signature programs: the Freelance Grant Writer Academy and the Grant Professional Mentorship.
Rustick is the host of the top grant writing podcast "Grant Writing & Funding" and the author of the bestselling book, The Beginner's Guide to Grant Writing. With an MA in International Political Economy, past-president of the Guam Women's Chamber of Commerce, serving on numerous boards of directors, Holly is also an unapologetic feminist. She lives on the island of Guam with her beautiful daughter, Isabella.
CONNECT WITH HOLLY RUSTICK
Website: https://grantwritingandfunding.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hollyrustick
RESOURCES:
Weekly Newsletter: "Write Grants. Get Paid" – Get thought leadership on grant and freelance grant writing strategies every week in your inbox.
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Freelance Grant Writer Academy: Replace your Full-Time Income Writing Grants Part-Time from Home.
https://grantwritingandfunding.com/freelance-grant-writer-academy/
Grant Professional Mentorship: Double your Monthly Revenue with an Income Stream Outside of Grant Writing.
https://grantwritingandfunding.com/mentorship
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Warmly,
Holly Rustick
Holly Rustick
Leading the $1 Billion for Good Movement: By 2030, aspiring and seasoned grant writers inside the Freelance Grant Writer Academy & Grant Professional Mentorship will 1) WIN $1 Billion in Grants, and 2) MAKE $30 Million in their Grant Writing Businesses. We are on our way already.
