When choosing people to work with in business, it’s helpful to know that there are three different types of people that are required for success. When you understand these three types of people and recognise which one you are, you are then able to create optimal success by bringing in the people who will add the components that may currently be missing.
Connectors, movers & creators
Connectors
Connectors like to talk and they’re good at it. These are the people with lots of phone numbers in their contact list. They are natural salespeople. They will talk to anyone about anything. They know what to say and when to say it. They know how to truly connect with people and it’s joyful for them.
Connectors are essential to the success of your business. You can hire connectors to be a part of your team and they can contribute dynamically to your business growth.
But it may not be required. Sometimes connectors will actually come to you, pay you for your product and then tell everyone they know to buy from you, make an appointment, that you are a must-have, that what you have is invaluable.
The connectors who buy products from you or use your service are quite often your best salespeople. If they like what you offer, they will tell their family, their friends, strangers in the supermarket… everyone they meet!
Connectors, movers and creators – each type of person is essential to the success of your business and each is equally important.
Movers
Movers are people who know how to run a business. They are always 10 steps ahead. Their expertise lies in knowing what has to be put in place today to expand the business tomorrow.
Movers are high-energy people with lots of ambition. They are continuously looking at all of the possibilities and asking, ‘What’s required next?’ And whatever it is, they make it happen!
Movers create a sense of ease for your business and projects. Whatever project they are working on, you can rest assured that they will know exactly what is required for every step of the process and they will have everything in place way ahead of time. That’s the key to their success. Movers are more futurists than anything else; they are always prepared for what has to be delivered now and in the future.
Creators
Creators are the dreamers; the visionaries. They are always looking at what they can generate and create next. Their ability is that they are able to see what is possible in business and in life. They naturally function in the questions of ‘What else is possible? What choices do I have?’
Creators are the people who have new ideas all of the time. They love having the vision of what something will look like. For creators, the beginning of an idea and knowing the future possibilities of that idea generate a sense of joy.
Each one of these types of people is essential to the success of your business and each is equally important.
Which one are you?
What part of business is fun for you? What do you most enjoy doing? Once you identify which role you naturally function in and begin to do that, you will have a much greater sense of joy and ease in your business. You may find you are good at all three. Then you are a foundational person, which means you can stand alone and do all three. I recommend hiring a connector, creator and mover rather than doing it all yourself.
You don’t have to do it all yourself. Do what you’re good at. Do what’s joyful for you. Ask ‘Who or what else can I add to my business?’ Invite people along who have the skills that you require and let them do what’s joyful for them.
How many people think that nobody can do their business as well as them? If this is you I will give you a hint: hire people who are better than you; who have greater capacities than you.
What if your business ended up expanding because of this and you had more fun? What if the purpose of life and business was to create your living as an adventure?
Simone Milasas, Founder, Joy of Business
