Playing into the Skid: Lessons from NASCAR to Corporate Training 🏎️💼 Imagine you're a NASCAR driver, the racetrack is your domain. You're trained for speed, precision, and, crucially, control during chaos. When a skid starts, instincts kick in. You steer into it, aligning with the car's momentum, avoiding an overcorrection that could lead to a total wipeout. Your focus? Where you want to be, not the wall you're desperately trying to avoid. Now, let's shift gears to the corporate world. Teams often face their version of 'skids' - market shifts, internal upheavals, disruptive technology. How do we, as leaders, train our teams to handle these moments? It starts with understanding the 'WHAT' and the 'HOW' of our team members - their behaviors (DISC) and driving forces. The 'WHAT' (DISC) helps us identify how our team members react under pressure. Do they take charge like a Dominant personality, or assess and calculate like a high Compliance individual? Knowing this allows us to position them where they can handle the skid without losing control. The 'HOW' (Driving Forces) uncovers the internal engines of motivation. What propels each team member forward? Is it the desire to innovate, to lead, to support, or to analyze? By understanding these forces, we can coach each individual to look through the windshield at the road ahead, channeling their momentum productively, even during a spin. Like a NASCAR driver, each member has the potential to steer effectively through organizational skids. By using science-backed assessments, we can understand their innate responses and motivations, harnessing them to maintain control and speed towards organizational objectives. So, let's ask ourselves: Are we preparing our teams to play into the skid, or are we waiting for the crash? #leadershipdevelopment #teambuilding #DISC #drivingforces #corporatetraining #resilienceatwork #transformationalcoaching
