Coaching 101

Today's coaching lesson is: 6 Key Components for building a Successful Team.

If you are a CEO, Business Owner, or Manager your often faced with "ensuring that you build the right team to get the job done". This being said, often times, managers say that they know "how to build" the right team but if you ask them for the key factors, they often fall short on what it really takes to build a strong team. Here are the key points to successfully building a strong team.

1) Strength in Leadership - Leaders aren't just born, they're aged over time. Meaning, to be a good "Leader" you must first master to "Follow" in order to be an effective leader. Leading is an art form and should be taken very serious. Employees look to leaders to guide them both professionally as well as personally.

2) Commonality of Goals - A strong leader works with their team(s) to build a common goal that everyone can adhere too. If half of the team has there own objectives (outside of the other team) just imagine the damage that the team could place on the company. Everyone needs to be aligned!

3) Understand the Rules of the Game - Very simple. The company has a business objective. The rule of the game is to ensure that you and your team knows the direction of the company and you are to run your goals in parallel to the strategic intent of the business objectives.

4) Plan of Action - Always have an "Action Plan" in place. Study it, memorize it, practice it, preach it, and execute it. No plan, no attack. No attack, no victory. The company relies on you to have an action plan, so DO IT!

5) Support the taking of Risk - Risk taking can be scary and can be devastating, if the wrong plan (or no plan) is in place. Exercise caution and share ideas with peers. Taking "risk" can also be very rewarding, if properly planned out. Just because its a risk, doesn't mean that its bad.

6) 100% involvement/inclusion - My philosophy is 100% participation equals 100% success. Get involved and stay involved. Those who don't get involved are usually the first to point fingers and blame others. This last point will lead to my next blog were I will write about being "Victorious" or being a "Victim".

I hope this information is useful for you. Check back with us for the next "Coaching 101" lesson.