“What are your greatest weaknesses, and how are you overcoming them?” is a common question asked. This question is asked in interviews, performance reviews, and overall, is the main question people ask themselves. People tend to fixate on their problem areas. Ask someone their thoughts on their performance, and most likely, they will start with a negative point.
Because people tend to focus on improving what they’re not good it, it can often lead to uneasiness and stress. Companies and teams try to fill these weakness gaps, and that can create a work environment that is unproductive and disengaging. Rather than understanding what each person brings to the table, organizations are busy trying to make people fit a certain mold. But, what if it was the other way around? Look at the image above and think about a time “when you were at your best” and think of one word that describes how you felt when you were at your best.
Dragonfly Consultants is excited to announce that we are partnered and certified in Strengthscope®, a relatable but extensive strengths profiling and development system that measures work-related strengths. Rather than focusing on your deficiencies , Strengthscope® is a positive approach on how to best utilize an individual and team based on both what energizes them and what they are good at (energizers and competencies). By targeting strengths and opportunities, people are more engaged and energized to deliver higher performance.
Though not fully disregarding weaknesses, Strengthscope® empowers individuals and teams to overcome their weaknesses, drainers, strengths in overdrive, and performance risks by optimizing their strengths.
Employee performance is on average 36% higher when line managers focus their appraisals on staffs’ strengths and talents. (Corporate Leadership Council, 2005)
The Strengthscope® assessment report contains several resources and coaching tools to utilize with individuals and the team. It includes:
- How to effectively use strengths to maximize performance
- How to effectively mitigate performance risks, including overplayed strengths
- Tips on how to use your strengths more
Not only is Strengthscope® simple and easy to use, but it is also backed by extensive research. It gives a roadmap and strategy for strength optimization. Strengthscope® provides a way to assess and develop you and your team and truly helps motivate everyone to be at their peak performance.
To get your Strengthscope® assessment started, contact Dragonfly Consultants now.
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