A team effort is always better than an effort of one man alone. Look at basketball it takes five men to win a game or even football, there are multiple players on the field that each produce inadequate effort to gain success. Speaking on sports for a moment, recently Lebron James and Chris Bosh joined the Miami Heat. Now many were mad because the Miami Heat already had a super star in Dwayne Wade and felt adding Lebron James and Chris Bosh would be unfair. But, people tend to forget that basketball is a team sport that takes five men to win. The Miami Heat gathered its five best men that would give their team the best production to reach a team championship. Now, it is important to have a team in the music industry as well because each person adds something that the other may lack or may not be knowledgeable about. For example, when it comes to artist relations you need at least five people to assist you if you want to properly give the artist what they need. There has to be someone to handle the booking and scheduling of events, there has to be a tour manager, a road manager, a producer, a media consultant, and etc. According to Rhonda Adams, author of Successful Business Plans, “the quality of people determines the success of the business,” (Adams p 215). Therefore, when putting together my team I will gather the best people I know who contribute the links I need to run my business. Although I want to work in the music industry as an artist manager I want to start up my own record label. Adams also states, that when you are putting your team together you should use an evaluation worksheet to determine who your “ key employees,” will be (Adams p 217). The elements of the evaluation are as follows: Experience- related to the current position, Successes- accomplishments, Education and Strengths- best attributes in a business setting and Areas lacking strength- area where enhancements can be made to make person an effective leader/ manager. By conducting this evaluation I will be able to put together a success team that will help me reach my goals within the business. I will communicate with my team on a daily business through meetings. Communication is a must to be successful in anything. So, we will conduct daily meetings to discuss business plans, new ideas and etc. Also, I will communicate via phone and email to discuss ideas or anything of importance when I am away from the office. Finally, has the CEO of this company I would personally meet with my employees often and have talks with them concerning their work and things they need improvement on and compliment what they are doing correctly to help the company succeed.
