People are motivated not only by monetary and personal gains, but also by feeling like they are part of your business and contribute to its success. When trust and confidence in the team is high, they will be more willing to support you through the ups and downs.
Building your team is not going to be easy. You will have to change the way you work as the owner – from the way you lead and provide incentives to staff, to giving up control of day-to-day business decisions.
The challenge lies in how you:
- excite them with your vision and long-term goals
- empower them and provide guidelines to make decisions
- engage with them on a formal and informal level
- encourage them to grow through training and mentoring
