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1. General considerations
2. The importance of networks
3. Some thoughts on team
structuring
General considerations
The importance of networks
Some thoughts on team
structuring
General considerations
The importance of networks
Some thoughts on team
structuring
Network Accessing
Structure Resources
Networking
Style
Your network influences your access to:
Knowledge (e.g. on undervalued talent)
Timely information (e.g. An ‘A’ player’s intention to be on
the job market)
Referrals (e.g. “low down” on a candidate)
Your network limits your ability to mobilise:
Opportunities (e.g. access to new talent pools)
Support (mentors, advisors, friends, trouble-shooters)
Building winning teams
Personality
Personality
Network Accessing
Structure Resources
Networking
Style
Personality
Preference or predisposition
Involves both thinking and acting
Relatively fixed – genetic and early upbringing
Building winning teams
Personality:
implications
Some aspects of personality promote
networking:
High-self monitors sense situations better
Extraverted people are constantly in the company
of others
Agreeable people are nice to talk from the first
interaction
Conscientious people are more predictable and
dependable
Network Accessing
Structure Resources
Networking
Style Networking Style
* Behaviours
* Generally consistent with personality
* Maybe learned through skill, experience, or
awareness
* Can and does change over time
Building winning teams
Networking guidelines
General considerations
The importance of networks
Some thoughts on team
structuring
Incentives
Quality of Venture
Composition Decision Performance
Making Outcomes
Norms
Generally consists of -
Salary (fixed + variable) & benefits
Performance-related bonuses
Shareholdings
Stock options
Step 1:
Map the skills required – based on the
venture’s business concept & life stage
Step 2:
Identify gaps between skills required &
available in the team
Functional skills
Industry / domain skills
Start-up context skills
Grab
Technical
Adequate