Welcome to WM8C's Team Building Guide
Team Building Salt Lake City Article
. For a permanent link to this article, or to bookmark it for further reading, click here.
You may also listen to this article by using the following controls.
Team Building for Entrepreneurs
from: Joanne Victoria
As a business owner and entrepreneur, you need an external and internal team of people to help your business thrive. As a business resource consultant, I also help others build the teams they need for continued success.
Whatever the reason for creating the alliance might be - a joint marketing venture with other vendors, or creating an in-office task force - the steps toward successful team building remain the same. Commitment, contribution, communication and cooperation are the cornerstones.
Once the team reaches consensus about the game plan, all team members must put aside their differences and commit themselves to the consensual strategy and goal. Remember, being on a team implies giving up your ideas for something greater than yourself. This commitment to the group also requires individuals to follow through with their own assigned tasks.
Next comes contribution - and it’s the diverse offerings of every member that make a team exciting. While an effective team requires leadership, an effective leader allows every member to blossom. Ultimately, every team member should trust and feel accountable to the team as a whole - not just the leader, who may or may not be the business owner.
Developing that kind of trust requires respectful listening. No throwing cold water on anything different or new! A team approach can yield results that individual members might never have envisioned, and this abundance of creativity can be a real windfall.
Next is team communications. At the beginning of every team meeting, everyone should be heard briefly, without interruption. This is an opportunity to settle in, loosen up and connect with each other before the real work starts. Creating time for team members to share a bit about who they are outside the office makes for an enjoyable, light-hearted and productive environment.
Cooperation entails pooling all the resources and ideas of each team member, and requires patience. It’s a given that group decisions will take longer than individual decisions, but if you are truly committed to team building, it’s worth the wait.
--
Publishing Guidelines: Thank you for publishing this article in its entirety, including the resource box. When possible, please notify me of publication by sending either a website link or a copy of your ezine upon publication via email to mailto:joanne@joannevictoria.com.
About The Author
Joanne Victoria - Coach, Speaker, Author
Helping independent professionals, small business owners and entrepreneurs be more successful and still be true to who they really are.
Sign up now for her FREE monthly e-zine
Create the Business of your Dreams
at: mailto:CreateYourBusiness-subscribe@topica.com
Joanne Victoria Tel: 415-491-1344
mailto:joanne@joannevictoria.com
Author of : Lighting Your Path!
How To Create the Life You Want - Order Here!
http://www.joannevictoria.com
Team Building Salt Lake City News
Bracing for the Big One -- one neighborhood at a time - Salt Lake Tribune
Bracing for the Big One -- one neighborhood at a time Salt Lake Tribune Yancey's idea was to put neighbors through 12 hours of training, then tell the Salt Lake City Fire Department of the burgeoning teams. ... |
Man caught on tape stealing from men's locker rooms - KSL-TV
 KSL-TV | Man caught on tape stealing from men's locker rooms KSL-TV SALT LAKE CITY -- A man stole items from a couple of Salt Lake Community College campuses on Feb. 4. The Utah Highway Patrol, which provides ... |
University of Utah employee falls 15 feet down manhole - KSL-TV
University of Utah employee falls 15 feet down manhole KSL-TV It was not an easy rescue for the Salt Lake City Fire Department. The manhole he was working in is quite narrow. The Heavy Rescue Team had to bring in ropes ... |
Jazz finish brutal stretch with big win over Wizards - NBA.com
 Washington Post | Jazz finish brutal stretch with big win over Wizards NBA.com SALT LAKE CITY (NBA.com exclusive) -- Not even Jerry Sloan knew how high the Utah Jazz's energy level would be when they ... NBA Betting Free Picks For Monday: Wiz Head West To Play Jazz |
NCAA Tourney Ticket Sales Slow In New Orleans, Oklahoma City - SportsBusiness Daily (subscription)
 SportsBusiness Daily (subscription) | NCAA Tourney Ticket Sales Slow In New Orleans, Oklahoma City SportsBusiness Daily (subscription) Four first- and second-round sites -- Buffalo, Providence, Milwaukee and Spokane -- are sold out, as is the West Regional in Salt Lake City. ... |
Bill's excellent adventure - Creswell Chronicle
Bill's excellent adventure Creswell Chronicle He is proud that during his tenure as interim co-CEO, Tire Factory finished its second warehouse, located in Salt Lake City, which doubled the firm's ... |
Mountain News: Denver contemplates Olympic bid - Pique newsmagazine
 Pique newsmagazine | Mountain News: Denver contemplates Olympic bid Pique newsmagazine Salt Lake City received $1 billion in federal aid to improve transportation in Salt Lake City. But Salt Lake's Winter Games cost $1 billion, noted Robert ... |