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Oil, Water, and Teamwork

You may not have the wrong people, you may have the wrong team. When each member of your team was hired or promoted it was done in a vacuum. You assessed the individual attributes and abilities of each candidate without taking into consideration how they would interact with each other. Hence, the Oil and Water analogy. The conflict is born out of the difference in personalities. There may not be a quick fix as you would have to change the behavioral attributes of the individual, a monumental task.

If you have this scenario you have to solve the root cause of the problem and that starts at the hiring stage. It would be a good idea before you seek out an individual to become part of your team that you analyze the personalities of the existing members. Take the time to determine if they are all very similar and that’s why they get along, or they may all be different providing an interesting synergy in how they work together. From this analysis you can get a clearer picture of the type of individual you would need to promote or recruit. Not everyone is the pitcher on a baseball team. View your team in the same way.

Granted we should always manage for results but if one individual is dragging the team down, and yet he or she is very talented, you may have to make the difficult decision to remove that person from the team. Wouldn’t it be nice if you could just “trade” them to another team. No such luck. When everyone feels that they have the support and respect of one another your results will improve. We became entrepreneurs so we could call our own shots and have fun...not necessarily to make a lot of money. Maintain peace and tranquility in your environment and everyone will become more productive.





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(Visit Gary's Website) Based in Atlanta, Gary takes a unique and innovative approach to the daily realities of the business world. A contrarian and eternal optimist his spin on life is always entertaining and thought provoking. With over 25 years as a top executive in the Retail Automobile Industry, Gary is no stranger to cyclical businesses. He focuses on simple solutions with proactive change, always looking for opportunities to expand the business within the business. As a trainer and seminar moderator, Gary tailors his message with a common sense approach to problem solving. Always committed to team building and personnel development, he manages with an eye on reducing turnover by creating an environment that builds a bank of promotable employees, believing this is the most effective way to advance a company to the next level. For the past three years Gary has been committed to measuring the “Customer Experience”. There is more to learn from prospects who are NOT buying from you than those who are. His analysis has been an eye opener to his clients which leads to extensive changes in the way they do business.

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