Tejas Modi’s Post

The biggest challenge we face in completing projects is building a high-performing team. This involves selecting the right team members and placing them in the right roles. Unfortunately, some team members can be a source of problems, often disguising themselves as hard workers while secretly undermining the project. Their harmful actions can be difficult to detect, as they may appear to be fully committed to the project's success. However, their hidden agendas can ultimately derail the project from its intended goals.

When a team grows together, they become more familiar with each other's strengths, weaknesses, and working styles. This familiarity can lead to better communication, smoother workflows, and a deeper understanding of the project's goals, all of which contribute to higher quality production. Additionally, as team members grow and develop their skills, they can bring new ideas and techniques to the table, further enhancing the overall quality of the production.

How do you put together a great team? I've seen many texts about how to motivate a team. It is one thing to manage a team, but if you had the option, would you be able to choose your own team? I think it is important to choose the right kind of people to make sure that your project is successful. An obvious criteria is skillset. You obviously want to have a variety of people who can take care of specific aspects of projects. A somewhat more subtle criteria is the ability of the team to work together. If the individuals working together have similar mindset they can work constructively. Individual working style, temperament and ability to get along with the others are also pretty relevant for teamwork. If you had to choose someone for your team, what would be your criteria?

How to Inquire About Team Members' Challenges: When inquiring about the challenges faced by team members, it is advisable to ask them to enumerate two challenges in descending order of significance. Why limit it to two instead of three? In my professional experience, soliciting three challenges often leads individuals to inadvertently speak exhaustively and collectively. Consequently, the third challenge may be perceived as forced, even if it does not represent a genuine issue. Conversely, requesting two challenges tends to elicit responses that are more natural and intuitive, aligning more accurately with genuine concerns. Hence, the preference for two challenges.

✨ We recently had a team offsite in the Catskills and it was a great. It was the first time our whole team got together in-person in 2 years! This was way too long... The team building was excellent. And critically, we defined and aligned around our team values: 1. ⏱️ Just don’t wait: We recognize the critical importance of moving swiftly to build a business that makes a meaningful impact on our planet 2. 👐 Show don’t tell: We embrace showing vs. telling. This means we believe in the power of actions over words. 3. 🔁 Kaizen: We are constantly focused on kaizen, a Japanese business philosophy that emphasizes change for the better or continuous improvement. 4. 👋 Work hard and go home: We understand that work is just one aspect of people’s lives and one contributor to everyone’s happiness. 5. 🤝 Team work makes the dream work: Our strength lies in the trust we place in our team. We cannot tackle the challenges we face without working together as a cohesive, productive, trusting, compassionate, and collaborative unit. They are all expressions of who we are as a business, how we work, and what we value. Some of these we're really good at and others we need to be better, and that's the point. It's so refreshing and inspiring to see our colleagues reference these values regularly since our offsite. Thank you to the Station A team for such a productive time! Manos Saratsis Jeremy Lucas Sherry T. Leo Menard Anthony Petruzzo Richard Ling Albert Ching Colin Schimmelfing Audrey Ku Madhulika Jain Chambers Callie Smith Tom Paschos

Building a successful team doesn't happen overnight. It is a process of evolution, where coherence and perseverance become the norm and an alignment of objectives is achieved. 🎯 Every great team starts with a group of individuals, each with their own ideas and methods. At first, it may seem chaotic and disorganized. However, with time, patience and dedication, something wonderful happens: the pieces begin to fit, skills complement each other, and communication becomes stronger. A well-formed team works with organization, coherence and a shared vision. The key is the commitment of each member and perseverance in the face of initial challenges.

Ownership is the top most important to achieve any goal. If you lead a team, before attemp any mission or set any target, it's mandatory to ask your team members to participate or to be a part to set the target, so ownership will be distributed and automatically they will own. Hence, that will be more easier to achieve the goal. Keep in mind Must be focused on team not individual.

Managing a team is an ongoing opportunity to learn and grow. Here's what I've gathered so far: 👉 It's a balancing act. Not everyone will nod in agreement to your decisions. And that's okay. 👉 The power of connection is real. Don't underestimate the value of spending quality time with your team. Understanding their roles and lifting them up fosters unbeatable collaboration. 👉 Step into the unknown. Yes, taking risks feels like walking a tightrope sometimes, but that's where the magic happens. 👉 Trust is the glue. Rely on your colleagues, and watch your collective efficiency soar. Plus, it's a surefire way to make them feel valued and empowered. What would you add?

Trust is the single biggest differentiator in approaching scale. Trust that team can do it, together Trust that team members will do it, individually Trust that y'all are right people to do it this post is not about just people/team.

One of the most rewarding parts of my role is developing a team. It’s inspiring to see how everyone brings their unique value to the diverse projects we run. We’re experiencing a quick pace of learning and experimenting. We’re taking on projects we’ve never done before and when we iterate, we’re seeing tangible efficiency gains of up to 60%. We also fail, but we fail quickly and we hold others up to a higher standard each time. 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘌𝘚𝘎 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵, 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘰𝘰𝘯!