Picking the best members for your team

The corporate world today consists of many decentralized organizations or companies with functional expertise centralized for the rest of their global offices to access. With these types of corporate landscapes, there are often many large-scale projects such as implementations that sometimes require global teams to be created. How is it best to form these teams?

The most qualified individual in Finance, or the person that knows the H.R. component best within an SAP system, is not always the best person to be selected for the project team.

The following are often considered the best indicators for selecting the best team members for a project.

1. Character

This one seems like a no brainer but the more that a person’s character is aligned with a company’s values, and conversely to the rest of the team, the more likely the team will be in delivering better results.

2. Competency

The ideal person doesn’t have to have all the right answers, but what ideas are they bringing to the table and what are the questions that they ask?

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his approach will showcase both creativity and experience.

3. Chemistry

If it is a large project with multiple team member options, or if someone needs to being hired from outside the organization, have the other trusted members of the team be involved in the interview process.

4. Confidence

There should be a modest level of confidence from the individuals.

They do not have to have done something similar in the past, but they should be comfortable in attacking the challenge and feel positive about the future outcome and their deliverables for the team.

5. Collaborative

Again, this seems like a no brainer but sometimes it is perceived to have the most knowledgeable person on a project as the best approach. This is not always the best tact because if there is an imaginary wall or even a hurdle between them and a/the other team members, the project may not achieve optimal results.

6. Personality and Sense of Humour

People who have a sense of humour tend to be more creative and productive.

They tend to build trust faster, their approach often reduces stress and they can often strengthen the bond with other team members.

Farewell,

Mike

Recruiting BusinessMike KingMay 12, 2017Toronto Headhunter, Recruiter, Headhunters, Recruitment FirmComment