Team Building Begins with Smart Hiring

Team building begins with smart hiring. A great team is one in which the group is stronger than the sum of its members. At the same time, a team cannot succeed unless all of the individuals that comprise it are dedicated to the team’s vision and to its success.

To put all of that another way: Team building requires you to look at the big picture, but you can’t neglect all of the individual parts — all of the individual gifts, talents, and attitudes that paint that big picture. That’s why team building begins with smart hiring.

Team Building Activities Develop Skills

Team building requires some group exercises, bonding, and communication, then, but also some focus paid to individuals.

As the leader of the team, you have to invest time in each member of your team, helping him or her to develop the necessary skills and the right attitude for your team dynamic.

When should you begin this work of individual investment? There’s no time like now. You should start it as soon as possible, if you haven’t already — and in fact, the work of assembling a strong team, comprised of strong individual…