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Dear
Friends,
My good friend Peter Irvine
has written his first book
'Win In Business'.
It is an amazing book on
what it takes to be
successful in all aspects of
business. In this extract
Peter shares with us some of
the tip and strategies on
how to build a powerful
team.
Regards
Tony Gattari
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Read an extract from
the Book
People
Build a
Powerful Team
“It is
important people believe in their leader, but it is more important that
the leader believes in his people.”
- John Maxwell
The human body
contains many parts, such as arms, legs, eyes, nose, mouth, ears... Each
one has a specific role to play to keep the whole body functioning
successfully. In the same way, a team of people is made up of many
parts, and each person has a role to fulfil. This is true within a
company or a store or a charity. If one person does not function
properly, then the whole team feels the effect.
There is a great
story told about Jimmy Durante, one of the truly great entertainers. He
was asked to do a show for World War II veterans. He told them he was
very busy, but if they wouldn’t mind him doing one short monologue and
immediately leaving for his next appointment, he’d come. The organisers
agreed.
At the appointed
time and day, Jimmy arrived and stepped onto the stage. He performed his
short monologue, but then he stayed… and stayed. Soon he’d been on stage
15, 20, then 30 minutes. Finally he took a last bow and left. Backstage,
someone stopped him and said, “I thought you had to go after a few
minutes. What happened?”
Jimmy answered, “You can see
for yourself—look
in the front row.”
In the front row
were two World War II veterans, each of whom had lost an arm in the war.
One had lost his right arm and the other had lost his left arm. Together
they were able to clap in time, and that’s exactly what they were doing…
loudly and cheerfully. That’s why Jimmy had stayed.
In your own
team, you will have some people with strengths in one area and others
who are weak in that same area. That’s great, because they can
complement each other. Some are great at supervising teams, others are
great at managing budgets, and still others are creative geniuses. We’re
all members of a team and we all pull together to help each other for a
cause, such as the business you work in.
You yourself may
have blind spots in which you can’t see everything going on in your
business. But if you have someone on your team who has 20/20 vision,
then you need their counsel. There will be others on your team who have
qualities you don’t have, and you must be open to seeking their
correction, comfort and fellowship… and they also need yours. That’s
what needs to happen in a business and in a team-working environment.
Together you and your people make a powerful team. Like the World War II
veterans, it’s exciting to see members of your team clapping hands
together. Is your business like that?
One way to build
team spirit is to believe in your people and help them believe in
themselves. People often rise to the level of the encouragement they
receive.
TAKE
ACTION NOW!
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Hire the right people, not
necessarily the people you can afford.
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Look for people with passion,
commitment and enthusiasm.
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Don’t be scared to make staff changes.
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Hire people who are better than
yourself and learn to manage them. They will make you look
good!
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If staff leave, recognise that some
staff need to leave.
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Build team spirit by believing in your
people and helping them believe in themselves.
Peter Irvine is
available for keynote speaking. If you would like to have this amazing
speaker share his wisdom, please contact Peter on 0419 236 854. |
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