Building Start Up Teams from scratch
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The document outlines key lessons for team building, emphasizing the importance of hiring smart, character-driven individuals and aligning them with core values to create a strong organizational culture. It discusses the necessity of passion in employees and the significance of effective leadership in fostering a positive team environment. Additionally, it highlights the importance of planning, continuous improvement in recruitment practices, and maintaining a focus on the journey rather than financial rewards.
Building Start Up Teams from scratch
- 1. Team building lessons from the past ….
- 2. #1 - “Was to hire people smarter than me.” #2 - “Employ on Character – train for skill.” #3 - “Hire Slow – Fire Fast!”
- 3. • $$$$ - How do I get the best people when I have no money? • Reward - How do I keep them incentivised? • Mix? - How do I know what I really need? • Security? - Can I lock them in? • Where? - is the best place to get them? • Fail - What do I do if I get the wrong person? • Fear - What if my venture fails?
- 4. #1 – Start with yourself! a leader, success “Before you are is all about growing yourself. #2 - Understand what Leadership means When you become a leader, #3 - Most success is all about growing their Employees leave because of others.” manager, not the company #4 - Read “The 7 habits of highly effective – Jack Welch Leaders”
- 5. Leadership: The art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it. Dwight D. Eisenhower
- 6. • Values shape your employees • Values align your team • Values form your “Unbreakable Ground Rules” • Values create the “Culture” of your organisation
- 7. “The culture of an organisation is defined by who you recruit, promote and let go” - Presentation on Slideshare
- 8. • Your core values sets your culture. • Your culture is a reflection of your core values • Employ on their ability to contribute • Use the 3 T’s to maintain. Train, transfer, terminate.
- 9. • You have to have a good story! • Articulate your Vision • Know what your Mission is and how it achieve the vision • Sell your vision to your people
- 10. • You have to know exactly what you need! • Character! … not skills – – – – – – – Loyalty Sense of Humour Commitment / Enthusiasm Honesty & Openness Self Esteem – Presence Flexibility Balance – work & play
- 11. • Cause, & • Effect • Cause are the doers … they make stuff happen • Effect are the followers, they need to be told • Cause people are passionate about what they do
- 12. Passion is energy. Feel the power that comes from focusing on what excites you. Oprah Winfrey
- 13. • No passion? …. no place here! • Passion = Energy!. • Passion drives everything! … everybody sells and is energised. • Passion gives you something to get out of bed for every day!.
- 14. Vision,Jim Collins – Good to Greatplus You ….. Drives the bus!
- 15. • Find a co-driver for the bus. • Dream the dream team & share it! • Fill the seats on the bus with ‘the right stuff’ • Get the right people in the right roles and the business will fly. • Let the managers manage!
- 16. • Money isn't the reward! • Its about the journey! • Attitude is everything. • One great employee makes 3 ordinary ones! • Creative recruitment v’s outsourcing.
- 17. • Be prepared to get it wrong! • Be prepared for people to leave! • Be prepared for many hires! • Top-grade at every opportunity! • Understand it is a habit! .. Not an event.
- 18. • Habits guide you when you are on your own – make teambuilding a habit. • Plan your journey before you start. • Build your dream team (the bus) • Get the right people on board & the rest looks after itself • Look after your managers! (Core)
- 19. • • • • • • Use your network to reference check! The ‘80/20 rule’ rules! NEVER hire because you feel sorry! Top grade – build a ‘fight to keep’ team Let go early! The only thing you bring forward from the past …. Is the lesson!