Building a winning team is a huge factor responsible for the success of a business. Prove strategies should be applied to influence people to work together towards end results and mutual gain. Businesses of all sizes experience greater tangible payoffs and reach levels of optimal productivity when people work together.

The underlying strength behind every team is the diversity each member brings to it. This blending of talent, attributes and experience often is a managerial and leadership challenge. But if you teams resources can be effectively managed and utilized your business will become more efficient and effective in accomplishing results.

You can empower your team by;
- Effective and open two way communication
- Providing opportunities for them to take risks and make mistakes so they can learn and grow,
- Giving them responsibilities and making them accountable. (Delegation)

It is important to remember that when you delegate that the person who will be doing the task knows exactly what to do, is trained appropriately to do the task, knows what the expected outcome is, knows who they are accountable to and who will be evaluating their work.

As the team leader it is important to remember that different people take instructions and learn skills in different ways. Only 20% of people are auditory learners, people that receive and easily comprehend verbal information. The rest are either visual learners that need to see a diagram, picture or read what to do or kinesthetic learners who need to actually do something before they fully understand. I have evaluation tools that help you determine which form of communication is best for each of your employees.

5. Allow the system to grow and develop - allow the system to change and grow with use. Ensure that the system is self-correcting and can evolve by itself. Make sure team members keep the system documentation current.

Tips;
1. Don't over complicate the systems or people won't follow them.
2. Use a lot of photos, videos, tapes etc. This may be as simple as printing a computer screen or doing a video of someone doing the task at hand. This will make the systems much easier to follow.
3. Document your system in a "policy and procedures" manual in an easy to access format. And make sure everyone knows where it is kept.


4. TEAM

Building the team is the process whereby you replace yourself in the business. An effective team must share the vision, mission and rules of the business, and, ideally, should contribute to their development and statement. The team must be motivated and function without boundaries to get everyone's mind into the business of solving problems and innovate.

The basis for building an effective team is to develop an organization chart similar to that for the business at maturity using the positions of a public company (Chief Executive, Chief Financial officer, Vice President Marketing etc.) with the roles and position contracts clearly described. Initially you will occupy several of the positions, but as the business grows and people are selected and recruited for the specified positions, you systematically replace yourself until you are only working on strategic functions.

My coaching process will show you how to develop an appropriate organization chart, develop position contracts and, recruit, select, motivate and reward a highly effective team.

Leverage is all about systemization and delegation.I cannot over emphasize the importance of leverage in your business and I guarantee you that the time you spend on this step in your business development will pay you back in time saved and increase productivity ten times over.
Remember:
1. Systems (work mapping (flowcharting) and policy and procedure manuals) run your business.
2. People you hire and train run your system.
3. You are the leader of your people.

Below is a chart detailing the five basic steps to systemizing your business.


Five Basic Steps to Systemizing Any Business

Step Description
1. Organizational Chart - Document your company structure by creating an organizational chart. Then identify the critical areas or functions for your business to be a success.
2. Flowchart your work processes. -For each critical area or function flowchart your work process fo reach task. Chart the path that work takes through each area.
3. Documentation -Involve your employees and document how the work gets done. Have he team member who is currently doing the job write down every step in performing a task. Then have a new person do the task with the draft written steps. If the team member currently doing the task has to step in and explain anything to the new person than add steps or clarify. Once completed start again until any person can do the task without intervention.
4. Measure using KIP's -The KPI's are typically those top measures that show system performance. Get these measures from the person doing the job. For example, in sales you can use the number of leads generated, conversion rates, or average dollar sale.