People often say they rarely speak and feel heard at work. Teams run into seemingly insurmountable conflict at times, when people fail to get to know others on the team. Here are a few tactics I use to facilitate people’s unique capabilities to work well together.
| INTEREST INVENTORY: Talents become tools when we gather inner strengths from unique interests and abilities of all team members. | |
| Probe Your Strengths
| A Few Facts About You Include…
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| 1). Three words that describe me are … |
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| 2). Things I like to do when not here are… |
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| 3).A team situation I do best in is… |
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| 4). I would like to learn more about… |
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| 5). After this project, I would like to … |
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| 6).Learning is enjoyable when… |
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| 7). If I could run this team I would… |
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| 8). I am best encouraged by…. |
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| 9). When I do things well, I like to be … |
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| 10). I wonder a lot about… |
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| 11). I enjoy others who … |
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| 12). At work, I sometimes worry about … |
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| 13). One thing that bothers me is … |
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| 14). I am challenged by … |
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| 15). One thing I know about myself is… |
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In light of the “use it or lose it research” what unique strengths do you use to benefit you and the team at your workplace?
Ellen, you have just set up the format for our next staff meeting. And to think I was planning to do a review of a forensic dentistry lecture! This will be a lot more interesting. I'm e-mailing it to myself right away. Thanks! You made that job a lot easier.
Linda
Posted by: linda zdanowicz | April 21, 2007 5:35 AM | Permalink to Comment