Building a team is 100 times harder than doing the task itself.
I focus most of my time on processes and putting people into the process.
The big mistake I made was designing work around each person. It’s what we naturally would do, especially in a small team.
But when people leave or move up, your business gets disrupted and it’s hard to fill that exact position.
Solution: structure all your work into roles, then hire people into those roles.
If you can, always ensure you have a backup person for each function, so if you lose one, you don’t get crushed— you slot in the next person who is trained for the role.
What is your best tip for managing teams– and would you like to hear more insights like this?
Dennis Yu
Dennis Yu is co-author of the #1 best selling book on Amazon in social media, The Definitive Guide to TikTok Ads. He has spent a billion dollars on Facebook ads across his agencies and agencies he advises. Mr. Yu is the "million jobs" guy-- on a mission to create one million jobs via hands-on social media training, partnering with universities and professional organizations.
You can find him quoted in major publications and on television such as CNN, the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, NPR, and LA Times. Clients have included Nike, Red Bull, the Golden State Warriors, Ashley Furniture, Quiznos-- down to local service businesses like real estate agents and dentists. He's spoken at over 750 conferences in 20 countries, having flown over 6 million miles in the last 30 years to train up young adults and business owners. He speaks for free as long as the organization believes in the job-creation mission and covers business class travel.
You can find him hiking tall mountains, eating chicken wings, and taking Kaqun oxygen baths-- likely in a city near you.
