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Understanding your strengths is the key to personal and professional growth! This module helps employees identify their unique talents, leverage their abilities in the workplace, and build confidence in their roles.<br><br>Through self-reflection and practical exercises, participants will learn how to maximize their strengths, collaborate effectively, and contribute to a high-performing team.<br><br>ud83dudccc Discover what makes you great and use it to succeed!
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Purpose • This course is designed to assist you in better understanding your personality type and strengths along with the personality and strengths of those around you. • Our personality has significant impact on the way we communicate with others. By understanding the differences between your peers and yourself you will be able to communicate better with others, form stronger working relationships and ultimately be part of creating stronger teams.
Objectives At the end of this module you will be able to: • Identify personal strengths and opportunities • Explain how to better interact with different styles • Apply and promote stronger teamwork within your work group • Outline ways in which your strengths can be best utilized on your team
WIIFM- What’s in it for me • Better understanding of your strengths • Grow in confidence in your ability to deal with all styles • Understand how to live our value of Teamwork • Leverage personal strengths to interact more confidently with your customers • Utilize personal strengths and talents to meet team goals • Promote Simbisa values of individual and team success
“The strength of a team is each individual member……the strength of each member is the team.” -Phil Jackson
Teamwork is a big part of the culture at Simbisa. • Understanding our personality and communication style along with those of our team mates will allow us to operate in a more effective manner. • Working together towards a common goal provides a more fulfilling work experience and will ultimately result in better performance.
Understanding how you interact and how others perceive those interactions will help you become a stronger team mate. • Each team is made up of many different types of personalities and those differences are what will allow a team to be successful. • These personal tendencies can be grouped into four categories. The colors for each category are used to help you remember the styles and their descriptions. • No one style is better than another.
Adventurers are action oriented. • They don’t beat around the bush and tend to be direct. • They are concerned more about the here and now instead of the future. • They are impatient at times and just want the bottom line. • Adventurers are typically unorganized. They aren’t ruled by deadlines. They learn by doing and by trying to figure things out on their own.
DESCRIPTIVE WORDS Adventuresome Self – Reliant Decisive Take authority Confident Direct Competitive Impatient Easily Bored Needs a Challenge Cut “Red Tape” Risk Taker
THEY SAY… • “What’s your point?” • “Just give me an opportunity and I’ll show you” • “There must be a shorter/better way.” • “Want to hear a joke?” • “Watch me!”
When putting a child’s bike together they: Throw away the directions. Don’t worry about left over parts. Throw them away! If you are Adventurer, consider the following suggestions: • Learn to relax • Slow down and be courteous • Explain the “Why” • Find a system that allows you to be organized P.S. The Adventurers have already probably scanned all four styles and decided which one they are.
Peacemakers are authentic and want to see the good in everyone. • They have long lasting relationships. They love to share and help others. • They make good team members and want harmony to exist among all team members. • Peacemakers are sensitive and can get their feelings hurt easily. They typically have empathy for others. • Peacemakers are often creative and imaginative.
DESCRIPTIVE WORDS Optimistic Social Persuasive Enthusiastic Relationship oriented Poised Helpful Supportive Peacemaker Not detail minded Motivating
THEY SAY… • “Let’s get a committee together.” • “I’ll handle that for you.” • “You can do it.”
When putting a child’s bike together they: Call a friend to come over for dinner and put the bike together afterwards If you are Peacemaker, consider the following suggestions: • Try to consider details and not always emotions • Make decisions on own versus asking for other’s opinions • Learn to say “NO” P.S. The Peacemakers in the room are asking the people around them what style they are!
Dependables are stable and predictable. • They like consistency and things they can count on. • They are responsible. • They value rules, tradition and authority. • People with dependable personality style may be reluctant to share their opinion, especially if there are Adventurers and Peacemakers around to dominate conversation.
DESCRIPTIVE WORDS Predictable Cooperative Loyal Critical at times Punctual Inflexible Want authority Like security Prepared Likes control Likes rules Very Reliable
THEY SAY… • “Policy Says…” • “I’ve been a member of……….. for …………..years.” • We’ve always done it this way.”
When putting a child’s bike together they: Read all instructions before putting together. Have planned well in advance for time it will take to put together. If you are a Dependable, consider the following suggestions: • Be more open about sharing opinions • Change some aspect of your routine • Get out and talk to people to find out their opinions • Be flexible and take risk on occasion P.S. The Dependables in the room probably won’t tell you they’re a Dependable unless you ask
Analyticals are very precise, detailed and logical. • Analyticals like to do things right the first time and will stick to a task… no matter how long it takes. • They are quality focused and are cautious until all the facts are in. They expect the same for everyone else, too. • Analyticals like control and may stake out their territory and their possessions including office/desk supplies. • They can be judgmental if others aren’t as organized and detail oriented as they are.
DESCRIPTIVE WORDS Perfectionist Mature Cautious Strict Persistent Consistent Precise Critical Detail Oriented Diplomatic Quality Oriented By the Rules
THEY SAY… • “Let’s not jump into this.” • “Could you go over this again.” • “Let’s make a list so we can stay on track.” • “I’d better check on that again.”
When putting a child’s bike together they: Read the directions, organize all the parts, and gather all necessary tools. Sometimes they will line up the parts in the order they will used them. Read directions again. Take bike apart and start over until all the pieces are used. If you are an Analytical, consider the following suggestion: • Allow others to share emotions • Listen to intuition versus reasons on occasion • Remember that sometimes 90% is good enough • Be realistic about expectation P.S The Analyticals will go back and read all the styles over again for complete understanding before they commit to a style!
When communicating with others it also helps to understand what communication color the receiver is, also. Using the following tips you can adjust your communication style to optimize the effectiveness of the message.
You may have noticed that some styles are similar to each other, while other styles are very different. It is important to remember each styles preferences when interacting with your team members. You may also say, “I see myself as a peacemaker and dependable. Is that possible?” The answer is “Yes!” The test gives a score to indicate which style you prefer. However, it is possible to be a combination of all of the styles. While we may use a couple of styles, there is generally one style which is preferred.
Similar ……… and ……….. are both high energy and decisive. ………. and …….are both social and sensitive about what others think. Different Typically, red is the opposite of……. Typically, blue is the opposite of …….
As we discovered earlier, our individuality is what makes a team effective. Now that we understand our personality strengths we need to identify how they can be used in your current work situation. • Why do I want to help my team mates? • How can my strengths impact the teams performance? • How will you consider your team mates personality trends when interacting with them?
Remember, there are strengths in all personalities and all types are needed on the team for the team to be successful. • We need people that will ensure everyone is involved (Peacemaker). • We need people that know the facts and pay attention to the details (Analyticals). • We need more people that will help us question the status quo and encourage us to have (Adventurers). • We need people that will show up, follow through and get things done (Dependables).
Team members have a dual role. Individuals are responsible for building the team as well as accountable for driving team performance. These roles create a true team to become more than a collection of people. Through a strong sense of mutual commitment the team develops synergy, which creates a greater result than had each member worked alone. What Can I do to make my team stronger?
Be aware Understanding what opportunities, you and your team have will allow you to identify where to place your focus as individuals and as a group. • Know where your individual performance ranks • Know where your team performance ranks within you area and region • Track your individual and team performance daily
Be Accountable Creating an environment of team accountability will foster a sense of individual responsibility and team ownership. When you have a vested interest in something you will perform at a higher level to see that it is successful. Create an environment of team accountability • Develop strong collaborative relationships • Keep your team on task • Practice great attendance
Be encouraging One of the greatest things about being a part of a team is celebrating successes. • Celebrate daily successes • Discover best practices on performance • Set an example
