Assemble your “Dream Team” that’s Built to Achieve Success

In The Great Realization, we encourage businesses to optimize their workforce mix to supercharge business performance. However, engaging the right blend of employees to full-time contractors is only the first step toward workforce optimization. The next step involves properly incorporating skilled ICs to work well with full-time employees (FTE).

Building your team is similar to building a sturdy wall: if your employees are the bricks, then independents are the mortar that holds the project together. If your ICs and FTEs have mismatched strengths, a project could take longer to run or worse, fall apart.

With that being said, you must identify the strengths of all players working to ensure skills are complementary and that the right “balance” is in play to execute a project.

To successfully assemble blended teams with aligned skills, here are some tips to keep in mind:

●????? Have a clear picture of your project and its aims so you know which unique skills should be prioritized.

●????? Focus on the outcomes when engaging ICs. For example, if good communication is essential to your project, ensure this is an interview criteria, or schedule regular check-ins with all team members to keep alignment flowing. ?

●????? Talk to your prospective team members about their motivators to do well at work. Some people enjoy executing tasks, while others excel at planning and improving systems behind the scenes. Create a blend in each team, so you don’t over-index on strategists or “do-ers” in any one scenario.

●????? Track whether your ICs and FTEs are working well together through key performance indicators such as their responsiveness to each other and feelings of job satisfaction.??

Knowing your ICs’ skills, being laser-focused on the motivators of everyone, and making sure they feel satisfied will significantly improve your team’s dynamic.

As a leader, remember that a dynamic and well-rounded team makes a huge difference in your firm’s day-to-day operations. By identifying your team members’ talents and deploying them to the appropriate roles, you’ll have a dream team that will bring you success!?

Today’s issue was guest-authored by Monica Stevanovic , VP of Business Transformation at MBO Partners.

Trending Topics:

●????? BambooHR’s study of over 57,000 employees revealed that job satisfaction is at its lowest since early 2020 due to inflation, difficulties in achieving work-life balance, and the negative impacts of remote and hybrid work.

●????? By 2050, the World Health Organization predicts that the elderly population in developed countries will nearly double, increasing from 12% to 22%. Because of this, the labor market is expected to face persistent talent scarcity in the future.

●????? An EY and iMocha report revealed that nearly half of the employees surveyed feel they are not adequately rewarded for the skills they possess. Additionally, 83% of the participants said they would stay longer with a company that has a "skills-first" approach.

●????? The Barton Partnership's data indicates that over a third of the 1,500 consulting industry professionals they surveyed plan to seek new jobs next year. Key factors impacting their job choices include remote work, company mission alignment, and health and well-being benefits.

●????? New research suggests that a 4-day work week is feasible when processes such as outcome-based measurements of work, practices to enhance focus, and promotion of flexibility and employee autonomy are put in place.

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