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Summer Fusion 2015 STRENGTHS IN TEAMS
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Researching individual success led to researching team/organizational success How do “successful” teams/organizations maximize their effectiveness? Analyzed data to identify patterns of talent within teams Grouped talent themes into four “domains of leadership” STRENGTHS IN TEAMS BACKGROUND
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How can strengths help with team dynamics? Enhance what one person already possesses “Take over” where one leaves off (e.g. Developer/Maximizer) “Make up” for a lesser talent “Greatness lies not in being strong but in the right use of your strengths” STRENGTHS IN TEAMS StrengthsQuest (2006, 2 nd Ed.); Clifton, Anderson, and Schreiner Achievement Self Confidence
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How will your strengths help you in your internship/job/grad program search? How will your strengths help you in transitioning to a graduate program, internship, or full-time position? How will recognizing the strengths of others also help you in this process? Leveraging the strengths of your classmates/co-workers can be very beneficial in creating cohesive and productive teams! TRANSITIONING FROM UNDERGRAD
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ExecutingInfluencing Relationship Building Strategic Thinking FOUR DOMAINS OF LEADERSHIP
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TEAMS Team 1Team 2Team 3Team 4 Katy Michael Nicholas Lauren Alexandro Daniel Timothy William Rachel Alexander Mack Jacob
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The company you work for wants you to research and come up with a new product/line of service for it’s customers and present your findings to the board for approval. Determine the best course of action based upon your team strengths. TEAM OBJECTIVE
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How did you go about creating a plan? Why did you assign the tasks the way you did? What potential challenges do you foresee? DISCUSSION
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You are a group of new interns/hires in your company. Leadership has asked you to create a voluntary “day of service” for everyone in the company. Due to employment laws, they cannot require people to participate, but they want as much engagement in the event as possible. Figure out how best to plan and execute the event, leveraging your team strengths. TEAM OBJECTIVE
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Who was assigned to do what, and why? What challenges do you anticipate, and how might you overcome them? DISCUSSION
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The most effective teams have strengths in all four leadership domains You do not need to be in a formal leadership role to provide valuable leadership to the team A strengths-based leader is intentional and purposeful TAKEAWAYS
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“The best teams achieve success by developing a team dynamic that welcomes, values, and leverages each members’ talents.” Retrieved from http://www.strengthsquest.com/content/141422/Team-Development.aspx A FINAL THOUGHT
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