Team Building - Ten Easy Ways to Do ItWritten by Martin Haworth
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And as part of that learning, review progress regularly; appreciate if someone is struggling and encourage ways to learn and move on. Review end result too Using what's been learned for next project. Be OpenAs leader you have an important role to make sure that job gets done. Yet you are allowed to be open with them - to share your concerns and fears. It is OK to be human and within that emotional bond, you will all become a stronger team. Allow FailureHow you handle things when they do go wrong is a vital component in how your team will evolve and how you will evolve as a team leader. The outcome will be positive or more fear and doubt. As Charles Lindbergh said:- "What kind of man would live where there is no daring. I don't believe in taking foolish chances, but nothing can be accomplished without taking any chance at all" Have FunIt's OK to have fun. A team leader walks a fine line between over-familiarity and easy business relationships. But it can be done - watch for signals and respond accordingly. At same time enable laughter and joy. It is a strong bond. Spread WordWhen team work is over, or if key people move on, rejoice in what they take from experience with you. Encourage them to use their experience of Team Building with their new people and do it for themselves. Once you get on a roll and take all these on board, Team Building develops a self-sustaining momentum all of it's own...
© 2005 Martin Haworth is a Business and Management Coach. He works worldwide, mainly by phone, with small business owners, managers and corporate leaders. He has hundreds of hints, tips and ideas at his website, www.coaching-business-to-success.com.
| | The Management Team Section of Your Business PlanWritten by Dave Lavinsky
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The Management Team section should also include biographies of company's Advisory Board and/or Board of Directors. While having well-known advisors/board members adds credibility to business plan, it is highly effective to explain how these advisors will directly impact company through strategic advice and/or providing conduits to key clients, partners, suppliers, etc. In summary, Management Team section of business plan is an opportunity to prove to investors that your company has necessary talent to succeed. Rather than waste this opportunity by merely showing employee resumes, which could be included in Appendix, section should be used to explain precisely how team is uniquely qualified to execute venture in its present state. Please visit http://www.growthink.com/businessplan for a free copy of 2005 Business Plan Guide.
As President of Growthink Business Plans, Dave Lavinsky has helped the company become one of the premier business plan development firms. Since its inception, Growthink has developed over 200 business plans. Growthink clients have collectively raised over $750 million in financing, launched numerous new product and service lines and gained competitive advantage and market share.
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