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Building Your ‘A’ Team – Part Two

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“Teamwork is so important that it is virtually impossible for you to reach the heights of your capabilities or make the money that you want without becoming very good at it.” ~Brian Tracy

Why is building the best team important?

It’s important because I know that you have a big vision for your business, and to get there, you can’t do it on your own.  You and your business need the best resources you can muster and develop.  And you want to do it in a way that the business becomes less dependent on you to do it all and worry about everything.

To use a sporting analogy, you are building a team and you are selecting the best players for each position on the field.  And not only do you want them to be the best in their positions, you want them to work as a team with each other. Continue reading

When You Have an Employee Who Won’t Do the Work

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Do you have an employee who won’t ‘do the work’?

Use your 1 on 1 meetings to address the fact that despite initial enthusiasm and agreement to complete a given task, they fail to deliver – and so experience few or poor results.

This is frustrating for you and for them. To the point where you become totally frustrated and begin doubting your own management abilities. This is not helpful to either the manager or the direct report.

Here are five steps to help you through this situation if it is a recurring one – or even if it’s not. Continue reading