Build A Team...Just Do It!

Building a team can be a lot like creating and most importantly writing goals. You have to just do it. The most important question is HOW? What’s the process? Well you know what they say, there’s more than one way to ______a cat. Allow me to share my view on how to do this.

For a very long time I did everything by myself. Why? I found that people were un-reliable and. This was especially true in my music days. My band consisted of up to 8 and sometimes 9 people. However, the core members always showed up. The core members were the rhythm section (vocals, guitar, drums and bass). If Louie Lou, or EZ-D didn’t show up something wasn’t right. Ron was always there because the rehearsals were held at his house.

Dorian had challenges at times because he lived in Brooklyn, the female singer Coffee relied upon Dorian (they both were from Brooklyn), Paradise was the percussionist, but wasn’t always on point for a number of reasons and there were other assortments of members (Ernie-Bass, James-Bongo, Sunny a regular female lead vocalist, Joe-drummer, Antoine-Sax).

What I learned was that I had to do my part. I had to learn and accept my responsibilities as the overall lead vocalist, especially if I expected the other band members to stand by their responsibilities. That included showing up for rehearsals and engagements (on time), paying dues when we had dues to pay, learning the songs and being able to sing them.

You may find the same issue in life or in your business if you have one. Is everyone willing to learn and accept the responsibilities for their role? It’s important to know who you’re working with. In the family dynamic it’s the adults and or the children. In some cases that may vary (the peoples name that are on the lease or mortgage and everybody else). Regardless to your position I feel that it’s important to have an understand of who you’re working with.

Babies cry for it and men die for it…ATTENTION! The point is whether your the lead singer or the CEO, it’s good to know the needs of others and to allow them to feel inclusive (as much as possible, even if they actually have no say so).

It’s a good idea to assess the skills and talent of your potential team. Example: our main bass player Darrell could slap, pluck and pick his bass (not to mention he could play keyboards and a little guitar). Some of the other bass players could only do standard fingering (adequate but no extras on flavor). You may be able to pay the bills, do pice comparison well when shopping, sort the laundry, etc… everyone one do that very well.

Let those that excel at a thing…let them do it! There’s no need to micro manage either. Many years later the rhythm guitarist told me that for a long time he held back because it seemed like the lead guitarist and myself wanted to write all of the songs (the Ron & Charles show)…I laughed when he told me, but wow! I had to think about it. How did I make him feel? NOT INCLUSIVE.

In the household you have dishes, laundry, beds to be made, food to be bought, food to be cooked, trash to be taken out, the home to be cleaned and the list goes on.

In business you have marketing, sales, promotion, website design, representing the product or service, maybe teaching on the product or service, best practices, continued education and the list goes on. THIS JUST IN…NEWS FLASH!!! Would you like to reduce the time frame of vetting or filtering through people? One of the best ways to identify good prospects is to learn how to become observant.

Observant behavior can teach you tons! Have you ever heard the saying that when someone tells you who they are believe them? The same thing applies when somebody shows you who they are. It doesn’t matter whether they know you are watching them or not. This is key. Don’t be in such a rush to include people in your life that you ignore obvious signs of disrespect, disloyalty, unfaithfulness, untrustworthiness or any un that will affect your life.

Understanding personality traits and habits is a huge takeaway if you want to understand the benefits of choosing the right support team. When you understand personality types this will help you pick the right person with the style that accommodates you and the team. (Excerpts from the forth-coming book Aligned by Design)

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Sir Charles Cary

For the past 17 years Charles has not only transformed his own life, but he's helped transition the lives of government employees from around the country.