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Driving RESULTS: Unleash Your

Talents | StrengthsFinder

Assessment

Carla Wood, MBA, MSRE

Drive RESULTS ::Unleash Your Team’s Talents

Hosted by:Carla Wood, MBA, MSREFounder, Speaker & Strategist of ALL Strategy

Cabo Surf Hotel - My Dream

Pulled ME Beside ME

Pushed ME

Told ME

Showed ME

Cheered ME Observed ME

Trained ME

RESULTS!

2017 FAMILY ENTERPRISE XCHANGE SYMPOSIUM

A Family Business as a Team

Focus on Talents to Move Beyond 3 Generations

PWG 2016 Family Business Survey:

Address ‘the missing middle’ by focusing on thestrategy to achieve

Professionalize the business :: systems, processes,clear roles, etc.


Our Time Together

Individual Talent and Strength Exploration

Managing Through Strengths

Strengths Integration

Common Purpose

Leadership Application

Focus on Talents

The key to success is to fully understand how to apply your greatest talents and strengths in your everyday life.


Focus on Strengths

are three TIMES as likely to report having an excellent quality of life

are six TIMES as likely to be engaged in their jobs

People who focus on using their strengths …

Family Business -Next Gen Leadership

understand strengths of current leadership talent bench hold potential successors accountable on key

performance metrics reflect on the environment being offered to future

leaders objective, structured, quantifiable way to identify &

nurture talent implement a plan for family members to gain credibility provide a mentor to lead future leaders through the

hierarchy


Stand up if you Always…

talk to people in elevators, airplanes, grocery stores, andwherever you go

have a color-coded or otherwise organized closet

write down a list of things to do, and stick to it

make a list of things to do on weekends

need to pick someone to race while driving

ask too many questions

push the elevator button to “remind” the elevator that youare there

Everyone has Talent

Examples of talent include:

effortlessly and instinctively startingconversations

thinking in an orderly or timely manner being able to easily influence others seeing patterns in data consistently having a positive outlook on life

Talent is a naturally recurring pattern of thought, feeling, or behavior that can be productively applied.


Strengths ROI

PEOPLE WHO FOCUS ON USING THEIR STRENGTHS MAXIMIZE THEIR POTENTIAL

People who learn to use their strengths every day have 7.8% greater productivity.

Teams who receive strengths feedback have 8.9% greater profitability.

Managing Through Strengths

Identifying Talent

Developing

Motivating and Engaging

Setting Expectations


Strengths ROI Study49,495 business units with 1.2 million employees across 22

organizations in 7 industries and 45 countries

90% of workgroups had performance increases within the following ranges:

• 10% to 19% increased sales• 14% to 29% increased profit• 3% to 7% higher customer engagement• 6% to 16% lower turnover (low turnover organizations)• 26% to 72% lower turnover (high turnover organizations)• 9% to 15% increase in engaged employees• 22% to 59% fewer safety incidents

http://www.gallup.com/businessjournal/193499/strengths-based-employee-development-business-results.aspx?utm_source=genericbutton&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=sharing

Engaging Your Team

Begin the conversation…

Team Buy InTrainingIntegrating


Four Domains of Team Strength



EXECUTING INFLUENCINGRELATIONSHIP

BUILDINGSTRATEGIC THINKING

People with dominant Executing themes know how to make things happen.

People with dominant Influencing themes know how to take charge, speak up, and make sure the team is heard.

People with dominant Relationship Building themes have the ability to build strong relationships that can hold a team together and make the team greater than the sum of its parts.

People with dominant Strategic Thinking themes help teams consider what could be. They absorb and analyze information that can inform better decisions.

Achiever ArrangerBelief ConsistencyDeliberative DisciplineFocus ResponsibilityRestorative

Activator CommandCommunication CompetitionMaximizer Self-Assurance Significance Woo

Adaptability ConnectednessDeveloper EmpathyHarmony IncluderIndividualization PositivityRelator

Analytical ContextFuturistic IdeationInput IntellectionLearner Strategic

Team Strengths Grid - Sample 1




Team Strengths Grid - Sample 2



Strength Integration


Love. Crazy. Envy.

Model of Team Success

Connection

Communication

Collaboration

CelebrationCommon Purpose


The Best of Us

Great teams understand how tosupport individuals

Great teams understand how toleverage individuals

Team players look out for theteam ahead of their individualgains

Great teams developcollaborative, communicativeenvironments where individualsare connected and encouragedto celebrate

CONNECTION

What specific actions does this team take to stay connected

to one another?

Who on the team keeps everyone connected to one

another?

Who are your team’s cheerleaders? Who can rally everyone

together?

COLLABORATION

How does your team build and nurture relationships?

How does the team make decisions?

What specific connections can you take to create a team

culture where everyone recognizes and appreciates each

person’s talents and strengths?

COMMUNICATION

How effectively do your team members communicate with

each other?

Who on your team can ensure that the right information gets

to the right people?

Where does your team excel in the area of communication?

When and where does communication stall?

How can you incorporate strengths language into your

everyday conversations?

CELEBRATION

What are your team’s recent successes?

How did you celebrate these successes?

What specific actions can you take to help team

members take responsibility for their own development?

What motivates your team (and team members?)

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Connection

What specific actions does this teamtake to stay connected to one another?

Who on the team keeps everyoneconnected to one another?

Who are your team’s cheerleaders?Who can rally everyone together?

Collaboration

How does your team build and nurturerelationships?

How does the team make decisions?

What specific connections can youtake to create a team culture whereeveryone recognizes and appreciateseach person’s talents and strengths?


Communication

How effectively do your team memberscommunicate with each other?

Who on your team can ensure that the rightinformation gets to the right people?

Where does your team excel in the area ofcommunication?

When and where does communication stall?

How can you incorporate strengths language intoyour everyday conversations?

Celebration

What are your team’s recent successes?

How did you celebrate these successes?

What specific actions can you take to helpteam members take responsibility for theirown development?

What motivates your team (and teammembers?)


Strength Integration

• What needs to be done?

• Why is it important?• What theme has the most

natural connection to mygoal?

• What specific actions canI take?

• How much do I need todo?

• How will I know if I’mdoing better?

PERFORMANCE GOAL

THEME INTERVENTION

IMPROVED PERFORMANCE

OUTCOME

Thank you


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