Do You Have A Sexy Team?

Do you have a sexy team? How attractive is the team you work with? You’re probably thinking that I’m talking about looks – the physical appearance of the team. It takes more than just the physical looks of your team to make your team sexy. It takes the right atmosphere, environment, and team culture to make a team truly sexy.

How do you know if you have a sexy team or not? Well, when other’s look at your team do they say “It would be great to work with that team!” or do they make a weird cringing face and think, “No way would I work with them!” It’s more than being a fun team to work with and more than being the team that just gets stuff done. It’s a combination of both of these. If you’re just the fun team then nothing gets done and if you’re just the team that gets stuff done, then you aren’t fun.

Bill Hybles talks about the 4 “C’s” of hiring people for your team – CHARACTER, COMPETENCY, CHEMISTRY, and CULTURE. It’s not that every team member has to posses these qualities to make a good team but they must possess the same value in these qualities. Everyone one on your team must define these qualities the same. If someone’s definition doesn’t line up with the rest of the team, then it makes your team dysfunctional – nonsexy. A team that’s made up of people who have these four things in common is a sexy team – a team that others look and say, “I’d like to be on that team” or “I’d like to do business with them”.

So, I ask you again…. Do you have a sexy team? What makes outsiders want to work with on your team?