7 essential team members you need when starting any business
Every business requires a team of people to make it successful. That is not to say that one person cannot make a successful business, it just means that he will have to be wearing quite a few hats and be very good at them. The reality is it takes a lot of different skills and knowledge to give a business its best chance at success. Skipping even one of these people would be like cutting a leg off a table, it might stand for a little while but it’s going to fall down eventually. The most successful businesses are run by people that understand this. They hire by what they do not know well enough. Here are seven of the essential people you must have.
The boss
This is the one that puts the whole thing together. The boss is the spider in the spider web. He is the general of the army. The boss’s job is to decide what the overall strategy is. He can take advice from those he has hired that might have more experience, but when it comes right down to it. The boss is the one with the final word.
The brain
This is not to say that the boss does not have a brain. The brain would be the expert on what business you are doing. This person will be hired for the expertise and will be the boss’s right-hand man. Ideally, he will know everything there is to know about whatever business is being started. This person will be the go-to to what the business actually is, not the running of the business.
The lawyer
This might not be a direct employee, but it is also one of the most important people you can have working for you. Unfortunately, in these days of litigation and contracts, stepping the wrong way legally, or not protecting yourself, can be the fastest way for that dream of a business to disappear. Lawyers are not there to make sure things go right, they are there to make sure it is not a disaster when they go wrong.
The bookkeeper
The bookkeeper is more than just a bookkeeper really. Ideally if you want somebody that is well familiar with finance and money, somebody in the company that has skills in money. You need to know when money is coming in and what money is going out. Without a good bookkeeper, you would have no idea on how successful or unsuccessful you are. Money is the basis for your business and you need somebody that understands it all its eccentric and complex ways.
The worker
You have a general but if you don’t have anybody to actually do the work you’re not going to get very far. The worker just means a hireling. They can be replaced. This makes the bulk of any company. There might be one, or there might be hundreds, and some are far better than others. Having good workers is also a make or break for any business. Just remember the times when you have had good service and bad service, does it make a difference to you? Of course, it does. The worker is the actual work that is the main part of a business.
The salesman
Being a good salesman is a definite skill. You might think that anybody can go to sell something, and though that is partially true, it is not the full truth. Having someone that has good skills in sales can also make or break your business. You may have a great product, but if you do not have a good salesperson you will not sell it as much as a company that has an inferior product and a better salesperson. You can see how that would affect your success.
The manager
The manager is an unusual position in that people do not take it as seriously as they should. People tend to think anybody can manage other people, but this is not true. The number one job satisfaction factor in a company is not having free soda and a pool table, it’s having a good manager. If you have a good manager the people will be happier and the company will run smoother. Unfortunately finding a good manager is rather difficult, just because they have managed before does not mean that they are good at it. A good manager works for the employees to help them do a better job, and not just tell them what to do. Reverse how you think about it, the manager works for the employees, and not the other way around.
There are of course many other positions that are needed in a company, but these are the basics that you need to have to have any sort of success. Finding the right people takes time and effort, but as your business is everything to you, it is well worth it. Do not rush into hiring people, take your time and find the right people for those positions. There are hundreds of books written on each of these different positions separately, that ought to tell you how important they are. We wish you the best.
