The TEAM
At the start of my career I arrogantly believed that I could do it all.
Even in my early tenure in Medicover I wanted to control all and be involved in everything. Part of this was essential as I wanted to change the culture but eventually if you want to build something BIG you cant be everywhere. This is where the team comes in and below I list my thinking of what I look for in creating my teams.
Get the right people
Get the best in the Industry
But build talent from within
Get a team of leaders
Do they work at speed ?
Pick people with energy and passion
for getting the outcomes required
Ensure you balance and mix is right
both in people and outcomes you desire
Assert control
whilst establishing respect
Set high standards
and don’t except anything less
How can I make each member of the team a success ?
what support do they need ?
Ensure they want to constantly learn
Ensure they want to constantly improve
Constantly improve the team
Connect their talent to really hard work
Do you assess cultural fit as you hire ?
Have aligned goals
Do they work as a team ?
Are they disciplined ?
Adapt, improve and innovate with the team
Do we improve every day ?
Insist you work as a team
and be ruthless on this
Invest in first line managers
the better job they do, the more successful you will be
Take time to observe
to establish what to improve
Fix mistakes fast
Do we praise others lots ?