Are You Ready to Build a Team?

One of the most exciting aspects of building a business is growing a team. It’s the opportunity to assemble a group of people who can see the vision, align with your values, and want to be part of the journey.

For some, building this team comes naturally. It’s a necessary step to growth that they embrace. They dive in head first, finding the right people to fill the right roles and create the right culture.

For others, assembling a team presents a bit more of a challenge. They find it a little harder to let go, delegate and trust.

So how do you overcome the team building challenge? If it’s not coming to you naturally, how do you learn to step back, have faith and create a team that is empowered to thrive within the successful business you dream of?

Let it go, let it go

Yes, letting go can be tough. Sometimes it’s tricky to delegate things, particularly if you like them done in a specific way.

Perhaps you tell yourself that no-one can do it as well as you can. Maybe you’re asking if they will complete the task to the standard you expect and follow through.

It’s understandable, but not excusable. In fact, both those sentiments smack of micromanaging, arrogance, and fear.

Think of the best teams in this business. They are packed full of talented people who take incredible pride in what they do. These individuals are hired for both their attitude and skills, and are then trusted and empowered by the leader to deliver their very best.

One bad apple…

Some people’s fear of building a team is based on experience. They have one negative encounter with someone they hire and that’s it, they contract ‘employee disease’.

They give up the thought of finding the right person - or worse yet, they give up on becoming a great leader, and manager. Because often, great employees leave bad leaders and not the other way round.

The smartest person in the room

Sometimes ego gets in the way of hiring a great team. Insecurity sets in. What if they see that you don’t always have the answers? What if you’re not the smartest person in the room?

Well here’s the thing…Great leaders readily admit they’re not the smartest person in the room, and they don’t have all the answers.

Instead, they surround themselves with brilliant minds, who help them workshop solutions, who put forward ideas and action plans that allow a business to evolve and grow.

You cannot shrink yourself to greatness

Building a team that shares your vision and business journey is one of the most exciting, humbling and gratifying things you can do. You have an opportunity here to create something so much bigger than yourself.

You have the chance to share a dream, foster talent, inspire, mentor, learn, make the occasional mistake and grow.

To be the best version of you, you need to surround yourself with great people and support. Some you may need to hire directly, others indirectly. How they are engaged doesn’t matter; it’s their contribution that counts.

Business success is predicated on amassing a great team and then empowering that team.

Will you get it wrong at times? Absolutely.

But you cannot allow that to stop you. You cannot shrink yourself to greatness.

And it’s not just about the benefits that building a team delivers for you. Think about the difference you can make for someone else. Think what you can share, solve, create, and give.

So go on, build a team. Embrace the challenge. And enjoy every minute of the business journey you’re about to share.

About the Author

Manos Findikakis is the CEO of Agents’Agency, Australia’s first multi-brand real estate network, ‘the only fully integrated solution for you and your people to create an unforgettable experience.’

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