A Great Tool - Useful to get Team Communications Started
I would like to highly recommend that you and your teams get the book Now, Discover Your Strengths by Marcus Buckingham. The book is all about helping people recognize their strengths. By focusing on your strengths, you will always yield better results than trying to improve your weaknesses.
We did this as a team building event at my company because one of our many goals this year is to create a strengths-focused team that creates greater value and personal satisfaction for all. It was really great to hear each others strengths and talk about how we can work together better. It is a true conversation starter.
I believe when you look at great teams you have been associated with, you will find that a core element is that they focused on leveraging their shared and individual strengths. This doesn’t mean they didn’t work on their collective weaknesses as needed. It basically means they spent the majority of their time finding ways to use and further develop their strengths.
At the heart of Now, Discover Your Strengths is the Internet-based StrengthsFinder® Profile, which identifies the most prevalent human strengths. The program introduces 34 dominant "themes" with numerous possible combinations, and reveals how they can best be translated into personal and career success. Once you know which themes you lead with, you can leverage them for powerful results for personal development, for management success, and for the success of the firm.
I personally found value in the book and am excited to share it with you. I look forward to sharing this together as well as you and your teams sharing this exercise.
So, I would like to ask three things of you:
We did this as a team building event at my company because one of our many goals this year is to create a strengths-focused team that creates greater value and personal satisfaction for all. It was really great to hear each others strengths and talk about how we can work together better. It is a true conversation starter.
I believe when you look at great teams you have been associated with, you will find that a core element is that they focused on leveraging their shared and individual strengths. This doesn’t mean they didn’t work on their collective weaknesses as needed. It basically means they spent the majority of their time finding ways to use and further develop their strengths.
At the heart of Now, Discover Your Strengths is the Internet-based StrengthsFinder® Profile, which identifies the most prevalent human strengths. The program introduces 34 dominant "themes" with numerous possible combinations, and reveals how they can best be translated into personal and career success. Once you know which themes you lead with, you can leverage them for powerful results for personal development, for management success, and for the success of the firm.
I personally found value in the book and am excited to share it with you. I look forward to sharing this together as well as you and your teams sharing this exercise.
So, I would like to ask three things of you:
- Buy the book at Amazon (or store of your choice)
- Read the jacket of the book and skim the table of contents to see if it appeals to you and if so read on.
- Take the assessment and share it with me and your teammates.
In the spirit of sharing, I have attached my Signature Themes – my 5 most dominant themes. The book and the assessment report detail these themes more and provide explanations for each of the 34 themes. This is just a summary.
The Signature Themes report below displays my five most dominant themes of talent.
MY SIGNATURE THEMES:
- Relator: People who are strong in the Relator theme enjoy close relationships with others. They find deep satisfaction in working hard with friends to achieve a goal.
- Command: People strong in the Command theme have presence. They can take control of a situation and make decisions.
- Connectedness: People strong in the Connectedness theme have faith in the links between all things. They believe there are few coincidences and that almost every event has a reason.
- Individualization: People strong in the Individualization theme are intrigued with the unique qualities of each person. They have a gift for figuring out how people who are different can work together productively.
- Learner: People strong in the Learner theme have a great desire to learn and want to continuously improve. In particular, the process of learning, rather than the outcome, excites them.
3 comments:
Hi,
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I, too, have found the StrengthFinders profile to be a great tool and have recommended the book to many of my clients who find themselves in career transitions. The profile provides a framework for presenting one's skills and strengths.
My profile:
Strategic – Create alternative ways to proceed; spot the relevant patterns and issues.
Input – Add information to the archives.
Maximizer – Seek to transform something strong into something superb.
Futuristic – Inspire others with visions of the future.
Intellection – Reflect on the possibilities.
Well said.
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