You’ve just taken the helm at your company – now what? The first thing you need to do is assemble your top team. To do it well, you need to answer these seven important questions.
Whether it’s marketing, operations, finance, or government relations, choose people who are accomplished and respected experts in their chosen disciplines.
You must be able to trust them to do what’s right for the organization.
Your top team must understand and support the overall strategy and vision – and, when necessary, be willing to disappoint their people for the greater good.
A passion for the business and a drive to achieve excellence are essential.
To align and activate engagement down through the business, you need top managers who can communicate and motivate their people to go the extra mile.
It matters little how effective they are in their narrow functional roles if they leave a trail of dissension and distrust in their wake.
Given the work the team needs to undertake and the roles you prefer to play, who are your natural complements? Find them for your team.
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