All startups need to think about the team and management early on. They need to start early because they set the culture. As Twitter’s co-founder says in this HBR article: A culture is going to form whether you like it or not, and if you pay attention to it, you can craft something that makes the company stronger.
By joining a Management 3.0 workshop, you work with your peers to learn how to increase employee motivation and how to help your team be happy at work.
As your small business begins to grow, you start making decisions about who you hire, how you hire, how you distribute payment, and how transparent you would like to be. You are taking time to study and learn new things but it’s somehow still the last priority, well behind when you are trying to get funding or to get customers.
The most common reasons for why startups fail is fighting among founders and lack of teamwork.
The thing most investors are looking for is a strong team, that has vision and can properly scale a company with good management skills.
You can’t do it all yourself, but who can you trust to do it?
Use the delegation board as a way to spark discussion on how they decide who to hire and who to bring into the business for a partner. How will they decide who gets paid what? Will they publish this anywhere?
To understand your company’s vision, why you are here, and why as a team you are working together. Use these values as part of an overall exercise to create a Mission Statement f0r each of these essential areas:
Then, create a Work Expo or Innovation Expo to clarify this vision every day:
Then, start a Happiness Door or other start of Work Expo with visual representations of the company’s values and history for all to see daily.
Moving Motivators is a great way to identify the differences among team members. It can actually put on the table that one partner actually likes working in a structured environment, and another partner really loves freedom and remote working.
Learn how to create a team agreement to create a work environment that works for your whole team. Also called Team Contract, Team Ground Rules, Norms, even Values, it is mutually agreed upon by the majority of team members who all sign into the non-binding agreement covering how the team will:
A module on how to offer valuable Project Credits and how to write compelling (and accurate) Job Descriptions. Learn how to stay away from rigidity and have people contribute where they can and where they take interest, not just in the box where they were hired.
When a startup grows beyond one product, it’s interesting to experiment to discover new ideas. This module helps you determine the right mix of experimentation for your team and business, how to go about failure, and how to celebrate learning.
One of the strongest values people hold dear is to feel valued and recognized. Learn exercises like Kudo Cards that promote intrinsic motivation.
What area you waiting for? Join a Management 3.0 workshop today!
