From the CEO's Desk: Teams that perform have these characteristics

When it comes to employment, geographic boundaries do not present a barrier to bringing together people from different parts of the country. Although a diverse workforce has its challenges, having the core elements that make up the foundation of the organization can create a centralized theme and lead to high-performing teams.   How to put a group of people together and make them a highly-performing team: Identify their Kolbe and Clifton's strengths. Embrace the foundational mindset of being humble, hungry, and smart. Treat people as team members who are accountable for contributing to the overall success of the organization.   In today’s episode of the ACCESS Points Podcast, Davin and Tim are joined by Mike Kelley to talk about how they bring an eclectic group of people together and make them a high-performing team. They will focus on the core elements that make an organization run like a well-oiled machine and how to find the right person for the job to create teams that perform.   Enjoy!   In This Episode 1:32 - Tim’s recruitment process during the early stages of ACCESS EFM   3:16 - The analogy between a combine (wheat harvesting machine) and an organization   9:21 - How to create a highly efficient organization   14:23 - An excellent book about mindset that Tim highly recommends   17:13 - Why workplace is not a place for unconditional love   22:28 - How an organization with a diverse workforce brings value to the customer   Favorite Quotes "There's nothing more important that you can do today than to know what value you bring to your organization or to your customer. And if you don't know, ask. Because if you're doing those things, your career is going to skyrocket, your sales are going to skyrocket, your success is going to skyrocket. All because you're adding value." - Tim Elliot   "We have a lot of people with a lot of different expertise, a lot of different gifts. Making them come together to work towards one goal, one value, one effort and all being on the same page, it's remarkable!" - Tim Elliot   "The idea of somebody that is just so single-mindedly focused, ‘I’m just the guy up here that puts the stuff in the top and I don't care what happens to the bottom’, it doesn't work for us."  - Mike Kelley   "You have to have people in the right spot at the right place doing the job that they're meant to be doing. That's when things get efficient." - Tim Elliot   "Get the right people in place at the right time in the organization with the customer experience. So the customer sees your machine as a well-oiled machine." - Tim Elliot   "Stop treating your people like family and start treating them like a team. And with that team comes accountability, then its vision, and then being able to articulate to them how individually they bring value and contribute to overall organizational success." - Davin Marceau   "Don't base your value off of something you did a year ago or six years ago. Don't think you're going to be valuable forever because you made a big sale a couple of years ago. Redefine that. Because if you don't, you're going to find yourself stale." - Davin Marceau   Recommended Book: The Ideal Team Player by Patrick Lencioni   Visit Access EFM: Website Facebook LinkedIn Twitter   Click here to listen with Access Points Podcast