You have a great team. You like who you’ve hired. Everyone seems happy.
So why does this feeling keep tugging at you that your team could do much more? Why aren’t they more productive? Why must you step in and think of solutions when you know they have the right answers?
The problem is that you’ve haven’t tapped into your team’s true potential.
You may see strengths in a team-member differently than they see for themselves Or you may have misinterpreted their strengths and their role might be better positioned.
You must objectively know your team to grow your organization.
To grow, engage, and develop your team, you must know them. Sometimes our first impression of where a team member should be placed isn’t always accurate.
Tom Brady, arguably the best quarterback in the NFL, wasn’t always the best. He wasn’t even the best athlete in his household. He ranked 4th out of 4 in his home growing up, last to all his sisters!
Tom didn’t start with football either. He started out with basketball and baseball. It took coaches to understand where his talents were and how to best develop them before results were achieved. This grasp of where his strengths were led to him to becoming the incredible athlete he is today.
If you want to see productivity increase and results in achieving your organization’s goals, you must understand where your team members’ talents are. You must know your team members.
Understand your team through assessments.
The best shortcut I have found to objectively learn about team members areas of excellence is through The Maxwell DISC Method.
A DISC assessment provides valuable information to discover:
- The ideal working environment for them,
- the best communication process for them,
- how they are wired to bring their strengths out more often.
Through administering The Maxwell DISC Assessment in your department, you can accurately position your team to bring out their strengths, letting team members shine, and come alive.
By knowing your team better, you’re leading them to achieve your organization’s vision while contributing to bring out the best of each individual on the team.
Just like running team drills in a sport, sometimes we need to move players around to find the best place for them.
To learn more about The Maxwell DISC Personality Indicator Report contact me at genesis@genesiseakesinternational.com
