GO FOR THE RIGHT ATTITUDE, NOT EXPERTISE

As entrepreneurs, naturally, we do have this strive for excellence and perfection, so much that we often times tend to over estimate knowledge and experiences therefore relegating that vital ingredient called ATTITUDE to the background.

Ask any startup entrepreneur what he/she values most in people and the first things they want are people with the Best technical knowledge and the best over - the - years experiences. 

Wanting to work with people with the best knowledge is good. Desiring to be in the midst of vastly experienced coworkers is great, but it becomes a total catastrophe and waste of energy if these same people lack the RIGHT ATTITUDE. 

Over the years, in building a business, at every point in time, the RIGHT ATTITUDE will always trounce and gain relevance over knowledge and experience any day, any time:

You find a partner who is a genius at what he does, but he is not WILLING  to Work;

You find an individual who has the best technical knowledge, but he has no determination to make a difference;

You finally see a person who looks so perfect, have so much experiences and exactly the kind of human you want to work with BUT on bringing him to the table, you realize he is just too Arrogant, Saucy and proud to take corrections or learn new things!

You see, My friend, TEAM BUILDING in business is Science, it's not an overnight worked out magic. It involves careful considerations of Standards and every team player MUST be judged on a Specific well laid out measurement of Value. 

An "ACID TEST" must be conducted by you before bringing or hiring anyone to come make decisions in the business you've been building and sweating out for years. This may make or mar your business.

According to the United States Small Business Administration (USSBA), the THIRD(3RD) biggest reason for every company collapse in the world is as a result of CO-FOUNDERS' FIGHT. 

As a startup entrepreneur and Business Coach, I've had my own fair share of troubles when it comes to partnerships in business. I've been in failed partnerships before and I've learnt my lessons.

Business partnerships are like a Marriage Relationship, you've got to look beyond the Facial beauty and focus more on the ATTITUDE because after all said and done, an AVERAGE individual with a limited knowledge But with the RIGHT ATTITUDE to grow, learn and become better will always Truncate that person who claims to be an expert but with a Destructive attitude.

Make the best choice.

©Dan Ekwunife