Who’s Helping You Reach Your Goals? Why the Team Operating Your Mastermind Group is More Important Than You Think
We had fewer sporting events this year than any time I can recall. Even so, I’ve learned something important about teams. Teams are a huge part of a leader’s success.
While one player may score a lot of touchdowns, the whole team drives down the field. As a mastermind group leader, you’d be smart to consider building your team. This involves spending time with them, and learning their individual backgrounds and personalities. If you don’t yet have a team, start thinking about the team you want!
In my time as a mentor and coach, I’ve experienced the most growth when focusing on my team. I’m talking about self-growth, business growth, the whole nine yards! I promise, amazing things happen when you pour yourself into your team.
The best part? YOU get to choose what this team looks like in terms of size, the character of team members, their talent and much more. Today we’re going to look at how to cast an inspiring vision for your team.
A carefully crafted team is one way to multiply the results and impact of your mastermind business. Another is to grab The Mastermind Playbook. It contains even more thoughts on building an extraordinary team and mastermind group than I can cover here … plus all the tools and systems you need to put your team to work straight away.
Why Your Symphony Must Include Other Musicians
While thinking about how vital a team is to success, I came across a great quote. This one comes from H.E. Luccock, an early 20th Century Methodist minister.
“No one can whistle a symphony. It takes a whole orchestra to play it.”
If that doesn’t illustrate this, I don’t know what does! You want your mastermind group to produce the same inspiration as a symphony. That requires the time, talent, and practice of others. As the director, it’s up to you to find the best musicians.
You also need to pick the right pieces for them to play. There needs to be the right number of violinists, trumpeters, and percussionists. Most importantly, you need to make sure the team members harmonize with one another. No one wants to hear an orchestra play out of tune.
Think of the members of your online mastermind group. There are a lot of moving parts, and many roles to fill. If there’s no one to “play” those roles, they suffer from neglect. A high-functioning team is a lot like a healthy marriage. Each person plays their part. Nobody does it alone.
Without a team, the only choice is to do everything yourself, instead of working in your strength zone. Is that going to produce the beautiful music you’re hoping to create?
If you need someone to manage the books, envision that CPA. Need someone to get the word out? Create the ideal marketing partner on paper first. It’ll be easier to find the team members that’ll help you thrive if you have an idea of what they look like.
It’s like having a detailed map. You’ll know which roads to take, where it’s safe to cross, and how travelers before you reached their destination. We put that kind of painstaking attention to detail into the processes and systems of The Mastermind Playbook.
How To Curate the Right Team
In his book “The Vision Driven Leader,” Michael Hyatt walks leaders through creating a vision of the future. Would you believe he suggests dedicating one quarter of it to the team? It seemed strange, until I remembered - that’s what the world’s most successful companies do too. Getting a job with Amazon, Disney, Microsoft or Google is a multi-layered task. It doesn’t happen overnight.
Building a vision for a successful team only seems daunting if you’ve never done it. And that’s okay! Countless leaders, even those of top mastermind groups, struggle with “the vision thing.” It’s a new muscle, but you can grow it over time.
Just like any muscle building, creating a vision of your future team takes two things.
- Knowledge
- Consistent action
While I can’t force you into consistent action with the content of this blog, I can provide you with some solid knowledge to build upon. As I covered in the last blog, I’ve provided a list of questions to grease the wheels of your mind. These questions come straight out of “The Vision Script,” which is like an accompanying workbook for “The Vision Driven Leader.”
- What kind of teammates do you want to attract? What characteristics do they all share in common?
- How do they work? What is their work ethic?
- What do you do to attract top talent? What is your compensation philosophy? What does your benefits package look like?
- Why are prospective employees attracted to your company? What makes people beg to join your company?
- What does your office environment look like? Why does that matter to you?
See how these questions go deeper than a simple “what role do I need to fill”? I’d rather be the mastermind leader who can answer these questions confidently. On any day of the week, I’d bet on that person over the most talented person who can’t answer these questions.
The leader who knows the landscape and the terrain will find the right team members, share what he or she knows with them, and lead them to greener pastures.
Do you want to become that type of leader? The Mastermind Playbook needs to be in your arsenal! You’ll gain knowledge, perspectives and techniques that will cause people to go out of their way to help you reach your goals.
