Team building: How to build and manage a high performance team

Restored from the Empower Network archive (2011–2017), lightly edited to meet our current advertising standards. Views are the original author’s.

Today’s global business scenario offers immense opportunities for entrepreneurs. At the same time there is intense competition in all industries. An entrepreneur needs to develop many skills to manage the business profitably. Team building is one such skill.

Efficient teams can take your business to great heights. The challenge is to find the right people and to assign them work in such a way as to enable them to grow your business and to sustain that growth.

Here are some team building and management tips that have worked in many businesses all over the world.

While recruiting a team member, ensure that the person is adequately qualified for the job. You must recruit the person who asks questions during the interview about how he can contribute and about how the business intends to grow.

Once you have selected the team members, train them. This is an essential step in team building. Some employers are under the impression that since the employee is a graduate/post graduate, he/she can manage without training.

No matter how competent an employee is he/she needs to be trained for the specific skills required for the job. New recruits need to be trained on what they are expected to do. Training gives you an opportunity to communicate the company’s mission and its values to the new recruits.

It is advisable to have an entrance interview in place. This promoted team building. The new recruit may fill out a form which may contain details regarding how they like to work, how they would like to have meetings and how would they like to be rewarded. It will be great if they are able to do it online. You may get new ideas. You may incorporate good ideas. This is a great way to create productive work culture.

It is a good idea to go for a robust project management software. It is great for team building. You cannot expect your team members to be efficient enough to keep everything in their heads.

You may use do.com. It is free. A good project management system enables your team members to be focused. It will be easier to measure accountability. Team members will be motivated to increase their efficiency and productivity.

You will find a sense of ownership among team members of organizations that are operating profitably. Sense of ownership promotes team building. It is important to train and then empower your team members.

Empowerment itself is a great motivator. Make them aware of the company’s policies and parameters based on which their performance would be measured. Allow them to take decisions.

It is a good idea to set a quarterly vision. This gives something for your team members to focus on. Encourage your team members to aim for bigger goals. It is great for team building.

Have an open door policy. It is natural for employees, especially the newer lot, to have questions. Ensure that you are accessible. Ideally it should be possible for any one to approach you with an idea or with a question.

It is not enough to say “employee first”. Your policies and processes should support your claim. If you put your employees first, they will take good care of your customers.

In today’s market, you just cannot afford to have people who are lazy and who tend to procrastinate. You need high-performance executives who are willing to go the extra mile. You need people who can find solutions to day-to-day problems. You need people who can follow through. You need people who show a sense of urgency.

It is very important to practice transparency. Be honest regarding clients and finances. If tough times are ahead, communicate the same to the team members. They will definitely appreciate this approach. Try to involve your team members in planning and decision making process.

If you build a great team, they will build your business. You will be able to build great teams by implementing the above-mentioned tips.

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