If you have Individualization in your top five, you’re intrigued with the unique qualities that distinguish one person from another. To leverage this strength in a leadership role, shape performance conversations around what each team member does best and where you’ve seen them excel. When thinking about future projects, consider what each employee brings to the table, and who will be able to find success most easily. Learn how each team member likes to be recognized and strive for ways to make them feel valued in a way that resonates most with them. Become an expert in your ability to personalize. How are you leveraging your #Individualization to ensure your team can do a lot of what they do well? https://lnkd.in/gzvKQhsd
CliftonStrengths The best recognition internally is by making assignments or providing contributions to others to put their unique strengths, talents, knowledge, and interests to productive use, and that is where individualization shines. Every interaction is tailored to the person and their goals and job, which I will learn. Externally, recalling the details of what is important to every customer and organization and what they know and value, makes this strength extremely valuable in Technical Support and the occasional pre-sale interaction. This strength really helps in reading and leading people, whether during one call or over a sustained period. I relate to others as individuals, not as members of a group and try to leave no one behind. But it's a two-way street when you value individualization and while you don't expect it from random people, it can be a challenge when someone who should know you treats everyone like a interchangeable and disposable cog in a machine. Individualization is my top relationship strength at number 7, then Relator at 14, nearly all the rest are at the bottom, with Consistency last, which should make this observation relatively free of influence or overlap with other relationship strengths.
Individualization is my Top 2 Strength, and has definitely helped me in building high-performance teams.
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This might be my favorite strength to leverage. Nothing builds trust and buy-in on a team like the feeling that one is seen as an individual. I love figuring out what energizes each person and then using it to make the team shine.
For me, it's my #4 #strength. It can create magic. A leader with such strength is a talent cultivator, and can derive best team results. I personally enjoyed leading my team with this strength put to practice.
It lets you know about the work you...and maybe things you did not know...and may answer questions as to why you do the things that you do!
My top 1 strength. It enables me to identify the Coachee or counterpart’s potential and strengths that can bring to the table. Encouging its maximization is one of the most powerful tools to motivate people and encourage people to focus on the way forward.
In my top five strengths, I think it creates a curiosity to continually learn about team members as individuals and assist them in the pursuit of their dreams! 💡
People with Individualization are adept at identifying and making small changes that make a world of difference! Jennifer Cross Latreece Blacks, MBA Tara Lahtinen, MPH Rutvi Doshi, OD Katrina Moseley Journey Mitchell Shields Liz Austin Felix Dover Charlene Nuval Bianca Baker, Ph.D. Adam Apprill Curtis Peterson