Discovering the perfect balance within a business team is one thing. However, maintaining that ideal crew is another. While building from the ground up is one thing, your key professionals need top understand where the business goals are headed during the growth stage, how you plan to attain those goals, and what role each member of the team plays in the process.
Where Are We Headed?
When leading a team full of stars, it is important to keep them apprised of the goals of the business. Are you happy to keep your current level of revenue or do you plan to expand exponentially in the short term? Regardless of where your business goals are headed, key players will expect to and deserve to be included in the growth plan. How to Hire A-Players by Eric Herrenkohl touches on how it is important to not only include key team members in planning, but to also make it clear that they are a part of the vision.
How Do We Get There?
Human capital seems to be a recurring theme as we explore the varying phases of beginning a startup and now growing a business. We have established that putting the key players in the right positions is imperative for a startup’s success, but we now need to elaborate on how safeguarding the precious members of our dream team is non-negotiable. To get to the next level, every founder must understand that the most important asset in a growing business are the humans who are capable of and striving to grow it to its highest potential. The people, the really good ones, are our “how.”
What Is My Role?
It’s not enough to just explain to your team the goals of the company. A true leader of leaders must communicate how the key players contribute to the company’s path forward. THE EMPLOYEES – THE MOST IMPORTANT ASSET IN THE ORGANIZATION by IVETA GABČANOVÁ details the importance of keeping key employees informed of their role in the growth stage of an enterprise. Contrary to popular thoughts, wage is not as much of a motivator for key players as understanding where the business is headed, and how they can play a role in a business’s ultimate success. Safeguarding the dream team is key to growth in performance and a sustainable, well-qualified workforce.
Print Reference:
Herrenkohl, E. (2012). How to hire A-players: Finding the top people for your team—even if you don’t have a recruiting department. John Wiley & Sons. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119199830
This was an excellent post. You really captured the importance of not just building a strong team but keeping that team engaged and aligned as the business grows. I liked how you emphasized communication and clarity of purpose, especially the idea that people need to understand where the company is headed and how they fit into that vision. That kind of transparency builds trust and keeps top performers motivated long after the startup phase. Your focus on human capital as the “how” behind success is spot on—it reminds us that growth is ultimately driven by people, not just plans.
Great post, Conor