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Oct 05 2015

Family Business Team Building – What Is It?

Family Business PerformanceSimply put, a team is “a group of people working towards a common goal.” “A family-owned business may be defined as any business in which two or more family members are involved and the majority of ownership or control lies within a family.” (INC.) Therefore, Family Business Team Building is a process that enables a group of people in a business environment to reach their goals using the team resources. It refers to the motivation of your staff towards your family business’ development and establishing a team feeling among them. There are several factors that contribute to family business team building:

  • Clarifying the team goals
  • Identifying issues which hamper the team from reaching its goals
  • Addressing issues, removing the obstructions, and enabling the goals to be achieved

The primary skills required for family business team building are identifying and recognizing the right issues, and dealing with them in an appropriate manner.

The Environment

Our personal and business lives are increasingly intertwined in a family business.  It may include extended family members (in-laws, uncles, cousins) of various cultures and diverse backgrounds. We are expected to get along with them instantly. Therefore, there is a need to adapt to these changes as swiftly as possible.

In a family business environment the team membership is frequently unchanging, or it changes slowly over time. The relations between the team members have a bearing on the performance of the team. If a team member leaves or another joins, it greatly affects the dynamics of the team and there is a need to foster healthy business relationships between them.

Vital to Your Success

The key to the success of any business is an effective teamwork. This is even more crucial in a family business. The more cohesive a team, and the more harmonious the team environment in which family members work together, the better the results you achieve. A fractured business team is a serious handicap for any family business. Business team building starts with a common vision and a common goal, leading to functioning together to promote the best qualities of each member of the business team.

Business team building involves encouraging the team members to stop thinking of themselves as competitors. Some of the advantages of family business team building are:

  • Implementing complex plans and strategies as work is split into different areas of responsibility, enabling the team to tackle complex problems more efficiently as a group than as individuals.
  • Working together, the business team can come up with creative solutions. Brainstorming leads to solutions that would probably not evolve singly.
  • Business team building is a necessity because teams are more enduring than individuals are. If one person of the team leaves or retires, it may make the project difficult for some time, but will not cripple it.

What are you doing in your family business to build your team? I would love to hear your experiences.  If you would like some assistance, contact me.

 

Written by Pete Walsh, MCC · Categorized: Family Business, Family Business Relationships · Tagged: business relationships, Challenges of family business, family business management, family business team building, team building

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