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Team Building: What is your advice for building a team of like-minded individuals to help start your business?
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Anne Thornley-Brown. MBA, Professional team building facilitator. answered:

I am a Forbes-featured team building expert with over 20 years of experience. I have worked with companies from 19 countries.

First of all I would caution you against building a team of like-minded individuals. That is one way to ensure that your business is blindsided at every turn. You will have a group of yes men rather than an effective team as Groupthink will set in.

My blog post dives into this:

Avoiding Groupthink: Coming up with Better Team Decisions
https://www.bebee.com/producer/@anne-thornley-brown/avoiding-groupthink-coming-up-with-better-team-decisions

You need team members who will bring a variety of perspectives and listen to each other.

You do want to make sure that you have a shared vision and values. Competency based behavioural interviewing will greatly assist you in the hiring or promotional process.

My company offers training and coaching in this methodology:

http://www.thetrainingoasis.com/cbi.html

You are welcome to reach out to me for more information.

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