Building a team
Tell me o Sir, when is the time to go looking out
And get a team who would work it out
He says:
” That’s a great topic that you have brought up
One that’s most difficult for a start-up
The best time to build a team
Is when you are getting started-up
Delay it a bit and you might not have a start-up
Get it wrong and for sure you will not have a start-up
This is one of those things
that could either destroy
Or give a new-lease of life
Hmm, I understand this now
The time to put together a team
The earlier the better, it is now”
What to look in people while recruiting
Could you also tell me sir
The qualities I should look
When building the team
He says:
Look for people who are
“Passionate about something
Who have a lot of friends?
Who have tried different things”
Everything else is a plus
I ask:
Could you please explain sir
What’s special about these three traits?
He says:
When somebody is passionate about something
They know what passion is and what it could do
It’s easier to ignite their passion
Someone with a lot of friends
Knows to work with people
Knows when to chip in
When to move out of the way
He can work with anyone
He can gel with everyone
He will be a team player
One of the kind, you would want
If he has tried different things
Knows what it’s like to venture in the unknown
More willing to learn & un-learn
Would have seen people fail
And knows it is ok to fail
With these traits
Its very hard to say
No to success!
Hmm, I understand this now
Passionate, friendly and one with an open mind
Is the recipe to look for in an ideal employee
Treating your team
Now that we talk about team & employee,
Could you also tell me the way to treat them fairly?
Is an annual appraisal program, the right way to groom them all?
He says:
Annual appraisal is what everyone does
I am afraid it doesn’t work well
I think it is best to appraise people
As and when they perform
Praise them, reprise them
As soon as they
Did something right or wrong
If you think they are ready to move up the ladder
To take up more responsibility
To lead and succeed,
Do not wait for the year to end
But give them the responsibility
Right there and then
You will find people are happier
And the morale high
When they see others succeed
While doing something right
Note that I have said more responsibility
And not a promotion
For promotions are why
Teams break up
For promotions are limited
So, seeds of jealousy they sow
And team work – there it goes.
If you want to use promotions,
I suggest you rather promote a team
Than any individual
As then the team becomes important
Than any single individual!
Hmm, now I understand
If you promote an individual
You get a team full of individuals
When you promote a team
You get teams made up of members!
