Friday, 26 April 2013

Building a Team that Works

An entrepreneur has no choice but to depend on the hard work of others alongside their own tiresome efforts. So there is always the question 'Who do I need on my team?' burning in the mind of the business owner.

This would be my business' hierarchy if I started my own business. Essentially you need 5 persons.

The Owner: manager and ultimate decision-maker of all. This person should be in charge of all matters to a certain degree and in the same breath be knowledgeable of all aspects of the business to prevent persons in leadership positions abusing their privileges and other works from performing poorly.

The Personal Assistant to the owner: a person who does as the name suggests but works in support of the business more so than the owner.

The Manager: supervisor who manages staff and day to day relations of the entire business. Managerial functions are common is most places, I would use that as a template for further specifications.

The Labourer: general staff that are expendable but better if they are diligent and/or extremely useful. A business should always be able to maintain a certain level of flexibility, aside from business plans expendable persons are necessary components because of this.

The Financier: someone in control of finances. I am not a financial mind I would need someone trustworthy and dependable for this position. Their control would be monitored by both the Personal Assistant and the Manager and then if necessary the Owner to prevent possible theft and/or any other foreseeable fiscal problem.

All these positions would rely on each other for the business to function to the best of its ability so team work and communication would have to be stressed.

If I can think of anything that could possibly be closer to ideal I'll tell you but this is pretty much it.

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