One of the biggest investments that you will make in you practice is in your team.
The costs are high no matter which way you decide to go.
If you just hire any available CA or Associate and let them go to it you will not pay much in time and money on the front side but you will pay heavily on the backside. You will have to deal with costly mistakes and low productivity.
On the other hand, if you hire the right CA or Associate and invest in their continued training and development you will receive not only high financial returns but huge satisfaction in having a high functioning team that expands your business.
Last week we spoke about the high level team as a collection of unique individuals expressing their own true self in concert with the specific purpose of the business.
The beauty of these unique individuals lays in their character and not their skills. You must develop ways in which to identify prospective team members’ unique character – a lot depends upon this activity.
So, when you are choosing your ‘investment’ you may like to consider the following factors:
- Does the person invest in himself or herself?
- Is he/she living true to their life’s purpose (congruent)?
- Is the person patient with themselves and others?
- Does the person have a big crystal clear “WHY”?
- Is the person inspired – does he/she have the “spirit” running through them?
- Do they act with the trust that the universe is ordered and designed?
- Do they look for the blessings in life and accept any obstacles that come in as opportunities and challenges?
- AND do they accept responsibility for their life?
These traits are critical to your return on your ‘investment’ so take the time to review your current team members and consider which of them are great investments and which are not worth sinking more energy into.
I know it sounds callous but the stakes are high and if you want every bit of your practice to count you must critically assess your team – your business and your practice members depend on it.
