Jan 08 2025 16 mins 1
We’ve all heard the phrase, “Teamwork makes the dream work.” Maybe this one as well, “You can’t do everything yourself.” Over the past 18 years of business, whenever I was confronted with the idea of turning my business of one into a team-based endeavor, I wanted to prove that I could be the exception. I didn’t want to bring anyone else in for multiple reasons, but mainly because I didn’t know where to start. In today’s episode of Getting Work To Work, I’m going to talk about how freelancers and solopreneurs can start to build a team around their work, in their own way, supporting what matters most to them.
What are the team dynamics that allow individual performance to thrive?
Building teams isn’t just something you read about, it’s something that you need to do, actively and intentionally.
Five ways for solos to begin building their team:
- Find your reason for building a team.
- Recognize that building a creative team is not about hierarchy or titles, it’s about growth, support, challenge, and connection. Not just for you as the leader, but also for the individuals you lead.
- People matter more than tools.
- In-person matters as much as online.
- Establish a brain trust.
Show Links
- The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don’t Work and What to Do About It by Michael E. Gerber
- The Three Business Personalities: Entrepreneur, Manager, Technician
- Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration by Ed Catmull
- Midjourney prompt for episode art: teamwork makes the dream work abstract surrealism cinematic –ar 16:9
