{"id":10724,"date":"2017-10-03T18:13:40","date_gmt":"2017-10-03T18:13:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandler.dsstaging2.com\/case-study\/formulate-a-dream-team\/"},"modified":"2023-07-17T19:52:43","modified_gmt":"2023-07-17T19:52:43","slug":"formulate-a-dream-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandler.com\/blog\/formulate-a-dream-team\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Formulate a Dream Team"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

With the start of basketball season this month, it\u2019s the perfect time to focus on building a great team. The phrase \u201cdream team\u201d gets thrown around a lot, but it\u2019s most commonly referenced when discussing the incredible collection of talent that was assembled by USA Basketball for the 1992 Olympics. While this formation of super athletes was daunting to opponents by individual ability alone, what made them truly special was their ability to work together and their recognition of roles. While the players could have grown egos and chose to maintain ultimate control, they saw the value in coming together and playing as a cohesive team to create greatness.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Discovering and mastering the art of gold medal strategies is crucial for sales professionals<\/a>, as it enables them to persist and thrive despite external challenges or setbacks. While your sales team and these players operate in different arenas, if you follow the framework below for assembling a team, you just may be able to identify a dream team of your own.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

1. Assemble a team with a common goal and make it clear.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

From the start, Team USA had a singular, well-known goal; to win the Gold Medal and to do it in dominant fashion. This desire was repeated day in and day out and demonstrated through hard work \u2013 in practice, games, and from the head coach. No one wavered in their pursuits. For this reason, there was no confusion about what they were there to do.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Your goal likely won\u2019t be as straightforward as winning a tournament, but by assembling a team with a clear and common goal in mind will ensure that you have the proper personnel. It\u2019s also important to prioritize objectives. Your dream team could focus on just one thing, but that\u2019s not a reality for many sales organizations. Even though you have a lot to accomplish, choose what\u2019s most important and work towards that overall goal \u2013 accomplishing smaller objectives along the way.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

2. Foster an environment that allows open conversation and holds one another accountable.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Hearing the same message from your boss repeatedly can become tired and ineffective. Basketball players feel the same way. As talented as the players on the Dream Team were, they knew what they were supposed to be doing and effectively police themselves. If a player was slacking or not upholding his responsibilities, a veteran on the team would bring attention to it.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

The idea of creating a team with individuals so driven that they will go out of their way to help improve the effort of others is an integral one. If you select people for your team that takes pride in their work and will accept nothing less than the best, you\u2019re priming yourself for success. Once the right team is in place, cater to the needs of the team to allow them to grow and flourish. As the leader of the team, it\u2019s important for you to cultivate the type of atmosphere that best suits your team and your organization.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

3. Remember that as the landscape shifts, so can your team.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

In a basketball game, the first quarter is played very differently than the second, third, and especially fourth. While your \u201cstarters\u201d play major minutes in all four periods, your strategy and plan of attack vary depending on the dynamic environment and in response to your opponents.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

In the field of business, your opponents won\u2019t be so clearly defined, but the theory remains the same. Just because your team was organized and operated a certain way, in the beginning, doesn\u2019t mean you must remain static. Keep an open mind about adding members, changing roles, diverting resources, and reassigning responsibilities. As a team leader, it\u2019s your job to \u201ccoach\u201d your personnel to success.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Assembling a great team is no easy task, but it\u2019s essential to achieve the highest level of success for your organization. As you go about selecting members and filling roles, remember to have a common goal, foster an open environment, and remain dynamic in order to adapt to the environment. There\u2019s no single solution to finding the best personnel, but these methods make your choices easier and provide a good game plan for building your dream team.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

For more information on building a team and growing as a leader, check out the management and leadership section of the Sandler Blog.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

With the start of basketball season this month, it\u2019s the perfect time to focus on building a great team. The phrase \u201cdream team\u201d gets thrown around a lot, but it\u2019s most commonly referenced when discussing the incredible collection of talent that was assembled by USA Basketball for the 1992 Olympics. While this formation of super…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":167,"featured_media":10725,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1120],"tags":[1033,1035,1221,1049,1107],"class_list":["post-10724","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","tag-leadership","tag-management","tag-sales-leadership-techniques","tag-sales-management","tag-sales-team"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nHow to Formulate a Dream Team | Sandler Training<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"With the start of basketball season this month, it\u2019s the perfect time to focus on building a great team. The phrase \u201cdream team\u201d gets thrown around a lot, but it\u2019s most commonly referenced when discussing the incredible collection of talent that was assembled by USA Basketball for the 1992 Olympics. While this formation of super athletes was daunting to opponents by individual\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sandler.com\/blog\/formulate-a-dream-team\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How to Formulate a Dream Team | Sandler Training\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"With the start of basketball season this month, it\u2019s the perfect time to focus on building a great team. The phrase \u201cdream team\u201d gets thrown around a lot, but it\u2019s most commonly referenced when discussing the incredible collection of talent that was assembled by USA Basketball for the 1992 Olympics. While this formation of super athletes was daunting to opponents by individual\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/sandler.com\/blog\/formulate-a-dream-team\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Sandler\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2017-10-03T18:13:40+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-07-17T19:52:43+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/sandler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/AdobeStock_157789232.jpeg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"697\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"465\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Alexa Ray\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Alexa Ray\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sandler.com\/blog\/formulate-a-dream-team\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sandler.com\/blog\/formulate-a-dream-team\/\",\"name\":\"How to Formulate a Dream Team | Sandler Training\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sandler.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sandler.com\/blog\/formulate-a-dream-team\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sandler.com\/blog\/formulate-a-dream-team\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/sandler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/AdobeStock_157789232.jpeg\",\"datePublished\":\"2017-10-03T18:13:40+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-07-17T19:52:43+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sandler.com\/#\/schema\/person\/018700f8e289bef3875442b2b77d16a9\"},\"description\":\"With the start of basketball season this month, it\u2019s the perfect time to focus on building a great team. The phrase \u201cdream team\u201d gets thrown around a lot, but it\u2019s most commonly referenced when discussing the incredible collection of talent that was assembled by USA Basketball for the 1992 Olympics. While this formation of super athletes was daunting to opponents by individual\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sandler.com\/blog\/formulate-a-dream-team\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/sandler.com\/blog\/formulate-a-dream-team\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sandler.com\/blog\/formulate-a-dream-team\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sandler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/AdobeStock_157789232.jpeg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/sandler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/AdobeStock_157789232.jpeg\",\"width\":697,\"height\":465,\"caption\":\"How to Formulate a Dream Team\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sandler.com\/blog\/formulate-a-dream-team\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/sandler.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"How to Formulate a Dream Team\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sandler.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sandler.com\/\",\"name\":\"Sandler\",\"description\":\"Sales and leadership training and coaching solutions for salespeople, sales managers, and executives\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/sandler.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sandler.com\/#\/schema\/person\/018700f8e289bef3875442b2b77d16a9\",\"name\":\"Alexa Ray\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sandler.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d5f0d4181859ad779aec57647f7db3c0182d483b15f9192a54594d4c6e4ebcd2?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d5f0d4181859ad779aec57647f7db3c0182d483b15f9192a54594d4c6e4ebcd2?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Alexa Ray\"},\"sameAs\":[\"http:\/\/sandler.com\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"How to Formulate a Dream Team | Sandler Training","description":"With the start of basketball season this month, it\u2019s the perfect time to focus on building a great team. The phrase \u201cdream team\u201d gets thrown around a lot, but it\u2019s most commonly referenced when discussing the incredible collection of talent that was assembled by USA Basketball for the 1992 Olympics. While this formation of super athletes was daunting to opponents by individual","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/sandler.com\/blog\/formulate-a-dream-team\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"How to Formulate a Dream Team | Sandler Training","og_description":"With the start of basketball season this month, it\u2019s the perfect time to focus on building a great team. The phrase \u201cdream team\u201d gets thrown around a lot, but it\u2019s most commonly referenced when discussing the incredible collection of talent that was assembled by USA Basketball for the 1992 Olympics. While this formation of super athletes was daunting to opponents by individual","og_url":"https:\/\/sandler.com\/blog\/formulate-a-dream-team\/","og_site_name":"Sandler","article_published_time":"2017-10-03T18:13:40+00:00","article_modified_time":"2023-07-17T19:52:43+00:00","og_image":[{"width":697,"height":465,"url":"https:\/\/sandler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/AdobeStock_157789232.jpeg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Alexa Ray","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Alexa Ray","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/sandler.com\/blog\/formulate-a-dream-team\/","url":"https:\/\/sandler.com\/blog\/formulate-a-dream-team\/","name":"How to Formulate a Dream Team | Sandler Training","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/sandler.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/sandler.com\/blog\/formulate-a-dream-team\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/sandler.com\/blog\/formulate-a-dream-team\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/sandler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/AdobeStock_157789232.jpeg","datePublished":"2017-10-03T18:13:40+00:00","dateModified":"2023-07-17T19:52:43+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/sandler.com\/#\/schema\/person\/018700f8e289bef3875442b2b77d16a9"},"description":"With the start of basketball season this month, it\u2019s the perfect time to focus on building a great team. The phrase \u201cdream team\u201d gets thrown around a lot, but it\u2019s most commonly referenced when discussing the incredible collection of talent that was assembled by USA Basketball for the 1992 Olympics. While this formation of super athletes was daunting to opponents by individual","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/sandler.com\/blog\/formulate-a-dream-team\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/sandler.com\/blog\/formulate-a-dream-team\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/sandler.com\/blog\/formulate-a-dream-team\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/sandler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/AdobeStock_157789232.jpeg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/sandler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/AdobeStock_157789232.jpeg","width":697,"height":465,"caption":"How to Formulate a Dream Team"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/sandler.com\/blog\/formulate-a-dream-team\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/sandler.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"How to Formulate a Dream Team"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/sandler.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/sandler.com\/","name":"Sandler","description":"Sales and leadership training and coaching solutions for salespeople, sales managers, and executives","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/sandler.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/sandler.com\/#\/schema\/person\/018700f8e289bef3875442b2b77d16a9","name":"Alexa Ray","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/sandler.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d5f0d4181859ad779aec57647f7db3c0182d483b15f9192a54594d4c6e4ebcd2?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d5f0d4181859ad779aec57647f7db3c0182d483b15f9192a54594d4c6e4ebcd2?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Alexa Ray"},"sameAs":["http:\/\/sandler.com"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sandler.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10724","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sandler.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sandler.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sandler.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/167"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sandler.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10724"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sandler.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10724\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sandler.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10725"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sandler.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10724"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sandler.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10724"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sandler.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10724"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}