Article Title: TEAM BUILDING FOR ENTREPRENEURS
Author Name: Joanne Victoria
Contact E-mail Address: mailto:joanne@joannevictoria.com
Word Count: 472, including signature box
Category: Team building/Entrepreneurs
Copyright Date: Revised 2005
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TEAM BUILDING FOR ENTREPRENEURS
As a business owner and entrepreneur, you need an
external and internal team of people to help your
business thrive. As a business resource consultant,
I also help others build the teams they need for
continued success.
Whatever the reason for creating the alliance might be
- a joint marketing venture with other vendors, or
creating an in-office task force - the steps toward
successful team building remain the same. Commitment,
contribution, communication and cooperation are the
cornerstones.
Once the team reaches consensus about the game plan,
all team members must put aside their differences and
commit themselves to the consensual strategy and
goal. Remember, being on a team implies giving up
your ideas for something greater than yourself. This
commitment to the group also requires individuals to
follow through with their own assigned tasks.
Next comes contribution - and it’s the diverse offerings
of every member that make a team exciting. While an
effective team requires leadership, an effective
leader allows every member to blossom. Ultimately,
every team member should trust and feel accountable
to the team as a whole - not just the leader, who may
or may not be the business owner.
Developing that kind of trust requires respectful
listening. No throwing cold water on anything
different or new! A team approach can yield results
that individual members might never have envisioned,
and this abundance of creativity can be a real windfall.
Next is team communications. At the beginning of
every team meeting, everyone should be heard briefly,
without interruption. This is an opportunity to
settle in, loosen up and connect with each other
before the real work starts. Creating time for team
members to share a bit about who they are outside
the office makes for an enjoyable, light-hearted and
productive environment.
Cooperation entails pooling all the resources and
ideas of each team member, and requires patience.
It’s a given that group decisions will take longer
than individual decisions, but if you are truly
committed to team building, it’s worth the wait.
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Joanne Victoria, 25-year Vision and Business Coach works
with entrepreneurs and solo professionals to build successful
lives and businesses by helping them tell their truth. Author of
3 Books including: Lighting Your Path! How To Create the Life
You Want and Vision With a Capital V - Create the Business of
Your Dreams. Joanne offers FREE help through her 2 monthly
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