You're growing; you're not a one person show any more. You've worked long and hard and now you can afford to hire another person (or more). Or, you are finally able to stretch with your team to achieve a greater challenge by adding a key player. This session will help you learn how to choose the right people, create a new team, focus efforts and build a Dream Team.

1. THE DREAM TEAM
how to get one and what to do with it
Dr De Hicks, President/CEO
SCGI
Performance Management Consulting for Leaders

2. IS YOUR MISSION BIG ENOUGH?
 Is it compelling…to you?
 Is it clear?
 Is it a catalyst?
 Can you measure it?

3.  Get a mission
 Look for people before you need them
 Look for people who aren’t looking
 Develop a “some day” list
HOW DO I GET A DREAM TEAM?
 Tell them
 Look for utility players not specialists
 Find the person then find the money

4.  Look for competencies over skills
WHAT DO I LOOK FOR?
 Look for results over plans

5.  Velocity of thought and velocity of work
 Mission orientation and results orientation
WHAT COMPETENCIES DO I LOOK FOR?
 Influence
 Curiosity (about how things really are… including
him/herself)
 Dynamic Expertise (good at getting good at things)
 We over Me
 Emotional stability and optimistic explanatory style

6. HOW DO I KEEP THEM?
 Clarify your mission
 Accomplish your mission: Impact
 High performance expectations
 Work that cannot be accomplished alone
 Excellence attracts excellence
 Significance, Autonomy and Expertise
 SLY problem-solving
 Structure
 Leadership
 You (the individual)

7. VIRTUAL DREAM TEAMS
 Obsessive about communication
 Like talking on the phone and video conferencing
 Shared real-time measurements
 Asana
 Calendars (Google Everything)
 “Always on” mindset
 Craftsman/Master mentality: I love the work a little
more than getting the result

8. Dr De Hicks, President/CEO
SCGI
Performance Management Consulting for Leaders
Contact: Donnie Quitugua, Chief of Operations Donnie@DeHicks.com