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Second in Command

April 27, 2015/in Sharpening Your Personal Leadership Skills/by Tom Doescher

One of the most impactful areas of my client work has been identifying the need for, and then finding and retaining a second-in-command — or what I call a “COO.” I just finished reading Larry Linne’s book, “Make The Noise Go Away,” and found it to be extremely on the mark and very practical (I […]

Building Your Own Dream Team, Part 8: A Special Place (Create a special place where people are proud and want to work)

April 13, 2015/in Ideas to help you build a solid team/by Tom Doescher

It may seem obvious, but to build a great team, you must create a special place to work. Much has been written on this subject; one of my favorites is “Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us,” written by Daniel Pink. I’ve written about his work several times, including in this Food For Thought […]

Building Your Own Dream Team, Part 7: Re-recruiting (Develop and monitor the re-recruiting process)

March 30, 2015/in Ideas to help you build a solid team/by Tom Doescher

So, what is re-recruiting? It’s a deliberate effort to retain your team members. It may be a negative motivator, but I always assume two things: (1) I need the team members more than they need me; (2) They have lots of other options to choose from. I have experienced and observed that often, the most […]

Building Your Own Dream Team, Part 6: Advancement (Provide opportunities for advancement)

March 16, 2015/in Ideas to help you build a solid team/by Tom Doescher

If you want to build a lasting organization, provide advancement opportunities for your team members. This is a huge differentiator in motivating and retaining good people. Just to be clear, I’m not talking about promoting unqualified individuals. I could tell you countless stories about people who started in one position or department and progressed to […]

Building Your Own Dream Team, Part 5: Feedback (Offer clear, actionable developmental feedback)

March 2, 2015/in Ideas to help you build a solid team/by Tom Doescher

The best companies are really good at giving team members regular, clear, actionable and developmental feedback. Ideally, the suggestions are offered as close to the time the observation is made as possible. I have observed that many feedback forms companies use are potentially quite negative. Many people say their annual review is a negative experience, […]