Instant Team Building (Instant Success Series)

Instant Team Building (Instant Success Series)

Say good-bye to clock watchers and hello to your dream team! Self-made multimillionaire and entrepreneurial expert Brad Sugarsexplains all the elements that contribute to a great team, andwalks you through the process of finding and assembling a teamof motivated, compatible employees who will help you take yourbusiness to new heights of productivity, profitability, and fun.Learn how to: Master the six keys to a winning team - Conduct interviews that tell you what you reallyneed to know - Create an environment that encourages passion,collaboration, and personal initiative - Promote communication and idea development betweenteam members Get real results right now when you discover all that Instant Success has to offer! Instant Advertising * Instant Cashflow * Instant Leads * Instant Profit * Instant Promotions *Instant Referrals * Instant Repeat Business * Instant Sales * Instant Systems *The Business Coach * The Real Estate Coach * Successful Franchising * Billionaire in Training Bradley J. Sugars is a world-renowned entrepreneur, author, and business coach who has helped nearly a million clients around the world find business success. Brad is the founder of Action International , a global network of business coaches with nearly 1000 offices worldwide. Brad and the Action International team have refined over 500 business strategies and systems that are used by Action business coaches on six continents. Say good-bye to clock watchers and hello to your dream team! Self-made multimillionaire and entrepreneurial expert Brad Sugarsexplains all the elements that contribute to a great team, andwalks you through the process of finding and assembling a teamof motivated, compatible employees who will help you take yourbusiness to new heights of productivity, profitability, and fun.Learn how to: Master the six keys to a winning team - Conduct interviews that tell you what you reallyneed to know - Create an environment that encourages passion,collaboration, and personal initiative - Promote communication and idea development betweenteam members Get real results right now when you discover all that Instant Success has to offer! Instant Advertising * Instant Cashflow * Instant Leads * Instant Profit * Instant Promotions *Instant Referrals * Instant Repeat Business * Instant Sales * Instant Systems *The Business Coach * The Real Estate Coach * Successful Franchising * Billionaire in Training Bradley J. Sugars is a world-renowned entrepreneur, author, and businesscoach who has helped nearly a million clients around the world findbusiness success. Brad is the founder of Action International , a globalnetwork of business coaches with nearly 1000 offices worldwide. Brad andthe Action International team have refined over 500 business strategiesand systems that are used by Action business coaches on six continents. McGraw-Hill authors represent the leading experts in their fields and are dedicated to improving the lives, careers, and interests of readers worldwide INSTANT TEAM BUILDING By BRADLEY J. SUGARS The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Copyright © 2006 Bradley J. Sugars All rights reserved. ISBN: 978-0-07-146669-1 Contents IntroductionAbout This BookCharlie Builds His Dream TeamPART 1—Vision, Mission, and CulturePART 2—Putting Together the Dream TeamPART 3—Six Keys to a Winning TeamPART 4—Getting the Environment RightPART 5—Put Systems in PlacePART 6—Recruiting Team MembersPART 7—Getting the Beliefs RightPART 8—SynergyConclusionGetting into ActionAbout the AuthorRecommended Reading ListThe 18 Most Asked Questions about Working with an ActionCOACH Business CoachActionCOACH Contact Details Excerpt CHAPTER 1 Part 1 Vision, Mission, and Culture The first place to look when setting out to assemble your dream team is at yourcompany. Remember what I said about only getting the staff you deserve? If youwant to attract a better quality of person than the ones you currently employ,then you've got to change various things about your company. It's just like baking a cake. If you've always baked chocolate cakes, but nowyou want to try an apple crumble, then it's no use sticking with the recipe forthe chocolate cake. You've got to get a recipe for an apple crumble. If youdon't, you'll continue to produce chocolate cakes. It's as simple as that. So how do you go about changing your company to attract the type of personyou're after? You need to go back to basics and review your vision, mission, andculture. Yes, that's right. You need to re-examine the very fundamentals of yourbusiness. You need to look at its core values and ideals and then change orrealign those that would deter would-be team members. So how do you do that? Well, start with your company's vision. By the way, it may surprise you to knowthat the vast majority of businesses don't actually have a Vision Statement.Yes, I know the owner may have a rough idea of where the company is going orwhere it would be nice for it to go, but th