I continue to revert back to Jim Collin's book, Good to Great, when helping leaders discover the effectiveness of their team.
In Chapter 3, Collins looks at "First Who, Then What".
Imagine your "dream team" - the perfect team for the work you are managing right now and into the future. List the top 10 characteristics you must have on your team (E.g. creative, hard working, etc.)
Create a chart. On vertical axis, fill in the curent team member's names (including yourself). On the horizontal axis, transfer the top 10 characteristics you previously identified.
For each team member, review the characteristcs listed and indicate with a check mark whether they exhibit that particular characteristic.
Questions to Reflect:
- What do you notice? What are your areas of strength and areas of vulnerability? How do you fit in? Have you hired people like you or people who would compliment you?
- As you create the strategy and structure for your organization, what steps can you take to make sure you have the right people on the bus before you set the next direction?
- What are your biggest opportunities right now? Are they staffed with your strongest people?
Don't have time to read the entire book, well check out these two links for more information:
http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/51/goodtogreat.html
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