Getting a team for tasks is not a new aspect to any project.

With a home to be built you need the concrete layer, the architect, the plumber, the builder, the electrician all separate skills yet one without the other means the house is not finished.  Now I used this as an example you will not see me building a house in the near future.

The point is simple, everyone that helped build the house had their skill.  Maybe the Builder could do some concrete laying but he still needed to buy the concrete and get it delivered.  It would be absolutely impossible to do a fast build without the skills available nor the person that drives the truck fill of cement is just as important and the builder.  No one gets undermined or undervalued in this concept.

I think of businesses on the Internet however it can be true for offline also.  For me my reality is an online business, so here it is.

I need the following skills:

Legal

Systems

Product Creation

Writing

Pod casting

Designers & graphics ( I was lucky one in the same person)

DJ

Musicians

Personal Development people

Health People

Business people.

Outgoing chatty people.

We can have some balance around some activities however it is important for any business to create balance and if you are determined to grow it larger than just you, the team you get together must be the right people.

Getting a team of the right people takes time.  Yes you can do hiring but even hiring will only tell you what is written on a piece of paper.  Synergy, creativity, life skills, social skills, and qualities are not written down there and once you have the skilled person you need the right mix.

I was fortunate to look over the work of James Knight, the Creator of What is your colour? Also implemented the system Ecademy uses for helpful networking.  Founder of IMA Strategies.

What interested me was we constructed a team of all of the colours without realising it at the time, so today I am giving you one tip that can make it faster for you.  Get one of each colours at least for your team, it creates balance and means the team will function well.  It also means you still have to talk and get to know the people but networking gives us this advantage.  Key players in a team should be a decision taken slowly and made with sound judgement.  It should not be focused on money, (however fully aware this does impact).

So I hope from me sharing this experience, you realise that getting a team of the right people is a slow process yet talking and asking them their passions/goals/skills are very helpful.  Find out what they dislike, also what they like.  Also you can fill every task you need in your business this way.  When you have a position needing to be fulled, think of what color you need for this adjustment and also think of what skills they have.  Then let them prove their skills.

One thing you must never forget when formulating a team, is a confidentiality agreement.  There are business topics that will need some delicacy and this should legally assist (some instances may need outsourced agreements and job contracts also) so make sure you do not rush as if you take your time and ascertain the right person  I am sure you will find that right person.

Once you have a team, let them know that they can speak up and speak their minds.  Explain you may not be able to action everything but you appreciate them taking the time to give their opinion.  (Very good on outsourcing agreements).  Also let them know when their work is great, if it is not let them know what they could improve on and the part that you did like (even if one point find a positive).

Valuing your team will always help this task, never ever take anyone for granted remember they are doing a task you do not have the time or the skill for.