Strengths-Based Teams

“The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team.” – Phil Jackson

A strengths-based team focuses on the individual strengths of team members who have unique capabilities and values that they contribute towards team excellence and organisational growth. Each member of a team is uniquely talented but they need one another to attain excellence. According to a recent research by Gallup , teams that focus on strengths every day have 12.5% greater productivity. A strengths-based approach to leading your team pays off for more than the bottom line by bringing about improved team work, team dynamics and collaboration (Source).

Without excellent team performance, it will be difficult for organisations to achieve their business goals. Investing in each team member’s unique capabilities impacts the team’s performance and enables the organisation achieve outstanding outcomes. Here are some benefits of having a strengths-based approach within a team:

· It gives clarity on the skills and abilities of each team member, helps them improve their self-awareness and enables them place value on their identified unique capabilities.

· Knowing your strengths as a team and what each member contributes to the success of the team brings about increased motivation towards assigned tasks and boosts the confidence of team members.

· Discovering the strengths of each person within a team and channeling it towards activities that effectively utilise their strengths will yield team excellence.

· Understanding team members’ strengths helps them build better relationships with each other and improves communication.

· Improved working relationships within a team will result in a seamless flow of work, healthy work culture and a thriving work environment.

· A strength-based team approach is less stressful, minimises burn out on the job, reduces waste of resources and brings about increased efficiency.

Members of strengths-based teams are fully aware of each other’s strengths and this enables them understand how best the team can work together to accomplish its goals and fulfill organisational objectives.

Management Drives is a powerful tool that provides insights into the unique drives of individuals and teams within the organisation. An individual profile is a first step to discovering the individual drives of team members and then a team profile gives insight into the drives of the team. It gives a sum of several individual profiles and identifies the strengths and pitfalls of the team as well as what motivates and demotivates the team. With this insight it is possible to improve the team’s performance and boost the energy in a team. To find out more about how you can know your team’s profile and maximise your team’s strengths using Management Drives, kindly visit our website here.

Organisations exist because people work together. It is important for teams within the organisation to focus on identifying each team member’s unique strengths so that they can work together effectively.