Why Having a Team Is Important

I remember when I was sitting in my mom's basement thinking about what I wanted my business to look like. One of the pieces that was so important to me was connecting with like-minded individuals. To be able to build a business, you’ll need a team to be the pillar of your business.  

A short backstory 

I remember when I was in school, I had a really interesting turn of events. I took up a class through the communications school and I was asked to develop an event for our community with a bunch of other kids in my class; it was like a group project class. The whole semester was based on building this project and creating this community engagement experience. We went to James Madison in Harrisonburg, Virginia and the community support that we were going to do was a Touch-a-Truck event. It was basically a place for young kids to come and learn about different jobs in their area. They were able to engage with a truck, maybe they talk with the owner of the truck or somebody that works in that field. They then could learn about different types of careers that they can start to look forward to in the future. 

Everyone got a share of their own task and I had to do the community outreach where I had to call every single business in Harrisonburg, Virginia that would possibly have a truck and we would have to persuade them to bring their truck for free, and donate their time towards these young people. It was a harrowing experience and process but eventually we were able to get people to come and the event became a success.  

Thinking about it, the event wouldn’t be possible without the combined efforts of our team. 

Each individual has their own set of skills, talents, and knowledge.

Everyone did their own thing and they did it to the best of their capabilities. This proves that with the combined efforts of different people, anything can be accomplished. 

For example, someone who’s good at marketing had to do the marketing, another person had to organize the event. In that scenario, no one person could do it all on their own. Basically, every task is suited to each individual’s capabilities. 

Working with a team increases productivity. 

In a business setting, teamwork is very important. No one can do everything all at once; especially when there are deadlines to meet and a lot of tasks to handle. 

So with a team of different people and different sets of skills, talents, and knowledge, it creates diversity. As a business owner, your job would be easier with a team of different people rather than you working all on your own.

Through my experience in college, I learned that having a team can really be uplifting. Without all those people working with me, the event wouldn’t have been that successful. 

Let’s talk more about team management on my podcast here: https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/the-end-in-mind/what-about-yourself-do-you-GPs5TdNl1v4/