As I look back on my career, the biggest and best things I did were done as part of a team. I recently participated in a webinar and the host asked me about the applicant tracking system I developed for the Wynn Las Vegas project. After conducting the large-scale recruiting projects for Mirage, Treasure Island, and Bellagio, I found that the computer industry and the internet were finally able to create the things I had been dreaming of for 15 years. It took a team of people to articulate the plan, create the specifications for development, code, test, and launch the system we needed to effectively and efficiently collect and process 125,000 applications, conduct and document that many 1st interviews, do the same for 55,000 second interviews, and onboard 11,000 new employees. Complete with calendaring, notifications, complex reporting, paperless capture and storage of all data on facsimile forms, and an employee intranet. In hindsight, it was easy to come up with the vision for all that –a few of us did that relatively easily. But getting from thought to a finished and functioning system was akin to what a professional sports team does from spring training to celebrating a championship. Both take incredible teamwork – complete with all the challenges associated with working effectively with others. And therein is the key skill needed for successful teams – the ability to work and play well with others. If you are good at that, you’ll go far. If you are lacking – make that one of your New Year’s resolutions today.
Ifeanyi Enoch Onuoha (born 1980-ish): Nigerian thought leader, human capacity developer, writer and transformational leader with interest in youth, human and community betterment.
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