This is the No. 1 challenge leaders face with their teams ⚠️
On the individual level, some team members may perform at their natural best (or even outperform).
What happens on the team level, though? Is that enough? Do all of your team members step up collectively when required to deliver and collaborate as a whole?
More often than not, that is not the case.
⚠️ Despite the best efforts from top management or HR initiatives, your team’s performance and growth are not what you had expected or strived for as their leader.
⚠️ Change and uncertainty further complicate matters when people default to their less positive behaviours.
⚠️ Furthermore, generational, cultural, or geographical boundaries (in the case of remote teams) only add to the challenge.
HBR research shows up to a third of value-added collaborations come from only 3% to 5% of employees!
Why is collaboration so challenging?
One reason is that teams have different personal styles and ways of working. Opposite preferences can make collaboration even more challenging.
To strengthen those connections, you must first understand yourself better, how you are different, and how you are similar to your team members.
Then, with intentional effort, you need to create more awareness of each other, enabling better connections to become more effective as a team.
The tool, based on Carl Jung’s psychology, helps people understand behavioural preferences through a simple 4-colour model revealing why people act and interact in specific ways.
For instance, a team member leading with cool blue energy prefers periods of silence to process their thoughts (think to speak), contrasting with a team member leading with the opposite energy, sunshine yellow, which processes by talking (speak to think).
In my journey with clients, I’ve integrated this framework into countless individual and team sessions, each leading to profound ‘a-ha’ moments.
If you’re ready to transform your leadership style from reactive to proactive and achieve greater impact with your team(s) – with personalised, context-specific support, let’s talk ⤵️
It’s free and can provide immediate insights and actionable next steps, regardless of your decision to work with me as your coach.