Law seven: The law of effective teams
Law seven: The law of effective teams
Carl Bates writes in his book The Laws of Extreme Business Success about the 12 laws of business success. Law seven looks at teams and how best to create effective teams with effective members. Effective teams have effective members who know what is expected of them and get it done. Nothing saps a managers time and energy than having to micro-manage people who are energy thieves. The law states:
Extreme business success occurs in an environment where a team of loyal and supportive people with the appropriate energies and skills collaborate to achieve the business’ purpose. Knowing how to choose the right person for the job, and ensuring that your best people stay with you, is paramount for extreme business success. Along the way you will also have to make the difficult decision to let go of people who are no longer able to support the team’s effectiveness.
This book and others from Carl Bates are available here
Law six: The law of rhythm
Law six: The law of rhythm
Carl Bates writes in his book The Laws of Extreme Business Success about the 12 laws of business success. The sixth law looks at the way a business should breath and ride the waves like a well tuned yacht over the ocean swells. Rhythm is all about a slow, yet well constructed melody and not a hectic heavy metal band. The law states:
Extreme business success thrives in an environment of effective timing and rhythm, which builds momentum over time and drives the team forward without the ongoing effort it initially takes to get started. Rhythm also requires you to become conscious of the stage your business is at, and to work in a way that is appropriate for that stage.
This book and others from Carl Bates are available here
Law five: The law of business as a game
Law five: The law of business as a game
Carl Bates writes in his book The Laws of Extreme Business Success about the 12 laws of business success. Law 5 is all about having fun, but in a serious way. Life and business is a game: played by rules, but fun needs to be the underlying outcome. We could not agree with this one enough. The law states:
Extreme business success requires you to realise that business is a game, and that when you treat it as such you will achieve success more easily. The law of business as a game focuses on three key elements of a game which are critical to success: having a winner’s mentality, understanding the game rules and enjoying the game. Business should be a fun experience in which you play the game of business within a structured framework. When you take yourself and your business too seriously, you lose the pleasure of the journey along the way.
This book and others from Carl Bates are available here
Law four: The law of family
Law four: The law of family
Carl Bates writes in his book The Laws of Extreme Business Success about the 12 laws of business success. The next law looks at the involvement of family member in the business as staff or as advisory consultants. Mmmm, enough said. The law states:
Extreme business success recognises that family support and encouragement, and often financial involvement, is critical to achieving success. Family members often influence your business decisions, even if they don’t always have to deal directly with the consequences of those decisions. Extreme business success therefore requires that you discipline your decision making when it comes to family, especially if you’re involved in a family owned or controlled business.
This book and others from Carl Bates are available here
The gift of creativity – The EASY project
Social Initiative: Give the gift of creativity
The Elves At School Youth (EASY) project, which is an initiative that was founded by a young woman by the name of Abigail Florence, plays a key role in skills development in young people.
The 32-year-old Abigail (Abby as she is popularly called), who hails from Athlone, Cape Town said she has always been passionate about helping school learners in choosing the right career path.
Abby said she has realised that many kids find it difficult to choose careers and some are not even aware that they can do wonderful things with their own hands and venture into entrepreneurship through the things that they have created.
She and her staff members (comprising about five people) run workshops over school holidays every year to teach high school kids on various skill development areas and also to empower them and instil an entrepreneurial spirit in them from a young age.
“With this programme, we aim to inspire the spirit of creativity, design and entrepreneurship in high school learners using timeless needlecraft skills like sewing, crocheting, knitting and embroidery as a foundation,” she said.
This year’s workshop started on Monday, 13 July 2015 and ended on Friday, 17 July 2015. She ran the workshop in partnership with Bruce Wade of Entrepreneur Incubator & Academy, who gave training on entrepreneurship.
Abby’s project solely depends on the donations from generous individuals and businesses that are willing to invest in the development of the youth.
“The EASY project is made possible entirely by the generous contributions and donations of corporate and individual sponsors,” she said.
Abby believes that entrepreneurship and self-empowerment offer pathways for young people to emerge from unemployment, hence she started this initiative.
Our country needs a lot of people like Abby who sees that there is a great need to invest in young people, in their skills and in their ability to innovate. The youth need to be equipped to make the best choices for themselves. Programmes like these are needed to nurture the development of entrepreneurial skills in youth.
For more info about the EASY Programme please visit www.elvesatwork.co.za or contact Abby Florence on 021 4470446 / info@elvesatwork.co.za