John Rampton shares how he works to make small teams as efficient as they can be. These are five key areas:
- Get everyone square on the team’s goals
- Give people freedom, then preserve it
- Automate and outsource wherever you need to
- Keep check-ins regular and meetings small
- Craft an unbelievable culture
Source: Fast Company, April 25, 2016.
In many ways, small teams are better than large ones. Because there are fewer people involved, team members are more likely to build relationships. Better still, it’s harder to slack off, and the bureaucratic slowdown that affects big teams doesn’t take hold. This may reduce the margin for inefficiency, but it doesn’t always mean small teams work well. In fact, it’s not uncommon to find an employee bending over backward on a small team to do the work of three people.
INSIGHTS: Veterinary hospital owners, practice managers and regional sales managers can use this article as a starting point for getting your teams to gel and excel.