Growing a Dream Team from the Ground Up

Until business owners acknowledge their accountability for the teams they create,

progress will be stalled and employees will be stifled. But once an employer is ready to

accept responsibility for getting the kinds of people that he or she desires, it is possible

to begin the process of building a dream team that matches the plan and model of a

dream business.

The first step in this process is to understand the meaning and importance of a

good team. Business author and entrepreneur Bradley Sugars uses a handy acronym

to sum up the value of teamwork. He states that, “T.E.A.M means that Together

Everyone Achieves More.” The difference between a mediocre team and a stellar team

is often in the details, and those seemingly small or insignificant details are not to

be minimized or discounted. Otherwise, owners can wind up underestimating and

devaluing their own business and its profits. The building blocks of the company

team are, in other words, also the foundation and the core of the business model.

Flawed or ineffective teamwork is frequently a symptom and expression of a business

vision that needs to be refined, reworked, and updated. We only get what we deserve,

and by looking to the heart of the problem and revamping the organization from the

ground up, it results in the entire organism – the business, each part of its team, and

the client and customer base – to flourish, grow, and thrive.