I think one of the greatest tools a manager can use in building a successful business is to be able to sell a TEAM CONCEPT within your organization. How does one go about doing this? Well it is very simple. STOP singling out people for their mistakes, instead frame their mistakes as well as their achievements with the pros and cons their actions have on their team!

Everything I do in management is based on teamwork. I firmly sell the idea that we cannot succeed as individuals in my organization…only as a team! The really nice benefit of this is everyone starts having each others back. You even start hearing comments when one person receives a compliment like, oh we all contributed, it wasn’t just me. Those comments let you as the leader know that you have indeed sold the team concept to your staff. What a GREAT accomplishment!

“The Specialist”