Building the team behind the entrepreneur—How startups can build better teams
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At the Social Capital Markets #SOCAP18 conference, we shared best practices in building a culture, recruiting pipeline, and talent development strategy for startups to help them build the teams that can actually scale and change the world.
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Building the team behind the entrepreneur—How startups can build better teams
- 1. Building the Team Behind the Entrepreneur
- 2. Your Panelists Mark Horoszowski CEO MovingWorlds.org mark@movingworlds.org Kate Cochran CEO Upaya Social Ventures kcochran@upayasv.org Maria Lynne Dayton Impact Fellow Singularity University Maria@transterramedia.com Krishna Sridhar Murthy Founder & CEO Sattva Consulting krishna@sattva.co.in
- 3. Building the Team Behind the Entrepreneur Alongside
- 4. Agenda 1. Why This Is Important 2. Building the Team Alongside the Entrepreneur » #1: Building a culture, and recruiting for it » #2: Building a team to be scale ready with systems and processes » #3: Inclusive coaching and team development 3. Q&A
- 5. Who are you?
- 6. Think about a time when you had a transformational growth experience?
- 7. Think about a time when you improved your ability to do your job?
- 8. Why This Is Important
- 9. Pillar #1 - Building a culture, and recruiting for it
- 11. Pillar #2 - Building a team to be scale ready with systems and processes
- 12. Do you understand your talent needs & your talent market? Think about: - Organization Structure - Skills Required (Generalists & Specialists) - Proven Experience or Potential - Compensation Philosophy - Titles Build the organization for flexibility and agility — growing organizations are always changing.
- 15. Pillar #3 - Inclusive coaching and team development
- 16. Experience building diverse teams in 123 countries
- 17. Why do we need diverse and happy teams? ● Increases in productivity & efficiency ● Office morale ● Legal liability ● Aligned Values = DON’T BE A HYPOCRITE
- 18. BUT WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOUR SOCIAL VENTURE TURNS INTO SOMETHING YOU DON’T RECOGNIZE?
- 19. There is a difference between having good intentions and being “intentional”
- 20. RACE, GENDER, & CLASS MATTER!! - DON’T BE IN DENIAL
- 21. LESSONS LEARNED + LEADERSHIP MUST LEAD + CULTIVATE THE UNCOMFORTABLE + CREATE ROOM FOR FAILURE + REINFORCE VALUES OFTEN + INTERVENE QUICKLY + BE OBSERVANT + PREP FOR TRAVEL
- 22. CONT…. + CULTIVATE EMPATHY (non-violent comms, mirroring dialogues, Myers Briggs) + REGULAR TEAM BUILDING + ESTABLISH & TRANSPARENTLY TRACK MUTUALLY AGREED UPON EXPECTATIONS + DATA IS YOUR FRIEND (CRM, dashboards etc)
- 23. We must do more than invest in ideas, products, and businesses… investments in humans are investments in a sustainable planet free from inequalities and injustices.
- 24. Village Capital Talent Playbook for Startup CEOs Follow-up Resources You Are What You Measure Talent Diagnostic Skills Gap Assessment Flow Chart Self Assessment Coach with the GROW model Set goals with OKRs Raise awareness about unconscious bias ASSESSMENTS & TEAM BUILDING + Imperative Purpose Assessment + RW3 Cross Cultural Compass + Watch out for Myers Briggs + DISC profiles ACCELERATORS + Impact Space Accelerator Selection Tool + GALI list of accelerators MUST READ/LISTEN + Radical Candor podcast + Books by BaseCamp (Rework & Work Doesn’t Have to be Crazy) + First Round Review + 3 Questions for Effective Feedback
- 25. Take Action 1. Find skills and know-how to build the capacity of your team with MovingWorlds. 2. Follow the talent-building best practices of Upaya Social Ventures 3. Learn how Sattva Consulting helps startups effectively scale their growth AND Impact
- 26. Q&A
- 27. Entrepreneurs must prioritize team building and professional development Impact Investors & Accelerators must analyze talent development strategies and ask for talent development metrics Funds should entrust capital into organizations that prioritize human capital development alongside financial & impact metrics
- 28. THANK YOU!!!
- 29. Building the Team Behind the Entrepreneur Mark Horoszowski CEO MovingWorlds.org mark@movingworlds.org @Experteering Kate Cochran CEO Upaya Social Ventures kcochran@upayasv.org Maria Lynne Dayton Impact Fellow Singularity University Maria@transterramedia.com Krishna Sridhar Murthy Founder & CEO Sattva Consulting krishna@sattva.co.in