What is a ‘team’? To me, a team is a group of people who trust and respect each other, working towards a common goal –  as simple as that.  The goal is always achieved by the team, and not by individuals. So, how do we build the right team and optimize performance? Let’s go step by step. 

  1. Build a diverse team: One person may not know everything. Typically, a mix and match of different sets of people with diverse knowledge and backgrounds work the best. The right combination can do wonders. In team sports, you may have seen numerous instances where a star-studded team loses, whereas a team with not-so-famous players win the match. Why do you think that is? It’s all about whether a group of individuals can put their best foot forward as a team, and not as individuals. Lionel Messi can dribble really well, but if the forward combo is not working out, then his dribbling is of no value.
  2. Get the best out of the team members: If you have a garden with different kinds of plants, each plant will have a different care regimen. Similarly, each team member has to be nurtured based on their needs and skillsets. So, you need to engage with your team at an individual level to understand them better. Help boost the confidence of your people. Self-confidence of a person depends on how they have been brought up, and what kind of environment one has worked in, etc. As a leader, you must work on building trust, so that your team members feel comfortable and have the self-confidence to do things better.
  3. Fit the right person to the right place: Each of us have our own strengths. In an IT development environment, one may be very strong at process execution, someone else maybe good with Project Management, and somebody else maybe good with Technology, so on and so forth. To achieve a business goal, you need a combination of all these skillsets to get the optimal output. You should be able to assign the right people in the right roles, in order to help you achieve your business objectives. Read More
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    This article written by Sanjeeb Patel was published in CXOOutlook.com