Step 5: Grow staff expertise and management leadership abilities
Staff expertise and team leadership are vital to successful growth. When you lead your business into a period of growth, it’s important to:
- Know what your leadership qualities are and which skills you may lack
- Identify areas for improvement, set a budget and create a leadership development programme both for you and your key staff
- Find a mentor with experience in larger businesses who you can share your business challenges with
- Read books about great business leaders and learn from them
- Learn to speak in public as it will develop your communication skills and help you be viewed as a leader
- Form a board of advisors you can turn to for advice and guidance
- Ultimately trust your instinct and be decisive.
Investigate training courses your staff can attend
As your business grows, so should your staff expertise. If you’re developing new products and/or services, it’s important that your employees are well trained in how to use them. Aside from in-house training, look at online training to find what’s right for your business.
