Founder of 3 Business Schools Gives Recruiting Tips

Posted by Jim Stroud

May 25, 2006

Chris Barrow, the founder of three business schools, is writing about the nine key factors to building a successful team for small business owners.

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“The 9 ‘ates of building a championship support team” by Chris Barrow

Well over 50% of the calls and emails I receive from clients are on the subject of “team” or “personnel” issues, from “How do I recruit the right people?” to “How do I stop them fighting each other?”

Over the years, I have recognised 9 key steps that seem to separate the winners and losers in the game of team building:

1. Eliminate, do not tolerate. Let’s start with the most controversial issue. I often listen to principals rolling out a list of “offences” committed by a belligerent or miserable member of staff. Interestingly, we need to make a distinction here between issues of performance (is the technical job done correctly?) and behaviour (does this person treat others in a courteous way?).

Read the rest of “Eliminate” and the other eight ‘ates here.

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