Business success depends not only on strategy, planning and investment. The main role is played by a well-selected team of employees and some correctly established business processes. Every manager's dream is to create a mechanism that works like a Swiss watch and requires minimal intervention. A coherent team is a reliable basis for such a mechanism.
The criteria of an efficient team
When recruiting staff for a project or existing business, we recommend that you rely on the following verified principles:
- competent team members;
- common core values.
The main precaution when recruiting staff: DO NOT hire people who are obviously prone to forming an unhealthy atmosphere within the team.
Ask yourself : who are these people?
Unrecognized geniuses and individualists who try to prove that their point of view is correct, who do not know how to listen to others and do not perform tasks with which they do not agree? Lazy, unable to find the strength for self-organization and motivation individuals? Even if they are professionals in their field, they can only destroy the team through their actions.
The success of the team's activity and the stability of the staff is also very important. Communities with constantly changing staff are unstable, unpredictable and often act inconsistently. A stable team provides a sense of support and reliability from colleagues and management. In such an environment, team members feel confident, work without stress and ultimately perform very well.
How to build an effective team using leadership resources?
Regardless of the impressive performance of the team, the role of the leader in the working process is indisputable, because the tasks assigned to the director cannot be performed by someone else.
Competent and efficient management implies:
- Regular control over the activity of subordinates.
- Teaching the principles of self-employment and self-control.
- Clear goal setting.
An efficient team of employees is a constantly evolving body. Thus, favorable conditions and opportunities are needed for its development. To improve the skills of your employees, you can influence them by:
- setting complex and progressive goals;
- joint training and professional development.
Creating an efficient team and achieving great results is impossible without a good rest. It helps employees avoid situations where they just „lose it” and sacrifice all other areas of their life because of work. That’s why one should correctly set the employees' working time and priorities. This will allow the team to complete all strategic tasks on time, without burnout.
Any decision concerning your team implies risks and responsibility, because even ideal teams do make mistakes. Still, the highest goals are reached precisely by those who are able to take risks, to act and to quickly change the tactics of motivating staff, taking into account the experience of previous mistakes.