What’s fun chasing some quest without few partners in crime? A team keeps each other motivated, inspired and helps collectively reach a goal, which might seem formidable all alone. But then the real question is how do we identify who are your core team members and who are not? Here are some factors which can help you decide.
Loyalty
A great employee who quits within one month is of lesser importance than a good employee with loyalty. As your start-up grows, your core team will know all of its strengths and weaknesses. A loyal one will fight with you side by side. Identify who all in your team are loyal to you.
Competence
While loyalty is important, competence is also necessary. A loyal team member who isn’t competent will send wrong signals to the outside world. Newer employees will be afraid from entering your firm and will quit quickly, if they find an incompetent person sitting on top of their head who has no idea what he is doing. Get folks who are competent in their streams or get them trained on job so they know their stuff.
Ability to learn
In start-ups as stated earlier, we often get team mates who are freshers or have little work experience. Then what becomes crucial is his ability and openness to learn. He might require mentorship through your or an outside mentor at times and he must be willing for it.
Open to multi-tasking
A core employee has to wear multiple hats. He juggles between roles and sometimes manages many responsibilities at a time. A start-up employee who is rigid about his work boundaries and is not open to multitask is a red flag when talked about multi-tasking.
Passion
If the employee isn’t passionate for the cause, he will likely be running his own agenda or working at his own speed. But if he is passionate about the cause, he will discover new ways, invent new possibilities and drive through unchartered territories.
For any queries, write to Rajeev@TBSPlanet.com
Rajeev Tamhankar
Twitter@rajeevtamhankar
The writer is the founder of TBS Planet Comics. He is ex-Flipkart, Xiaomi employee, and IIT-R Silver medalist.