The Greatest Asset Every Leader Must Invest In To Build A Successful Team

Great leaders work with and through other people.

There’s no other way. If you want to accomplish a mission, people will be the ones to help you get there. Without people, you’ll flail around in obscurity trying to do everything yourself. It’s impossible to achieve anything worth achieving without others.

I’ve had to learn this more times than I’d like to admit.

I tried to do everything myself and eventually found myself with more work, no time, and very few people to delegate core activities to.

That’s why all leaders must:

Build a soft network.

If you believe talent is an essential asset to you and your company, then a soft network is one of the greatest assets you can build.

“Because that is how you will attract your talent in the future; furthermore, those subsequent hires will help you retain your current talent by making your institution more successful and a more attractive and prestigious place to be,” writes Tyler Cowen.

He gets applicant’s into his Emergent Ventures from people who have read his blog or listened to his podcast.