What Is a Strengths-Based Manager? Part 2 -- S11E30
Nov 13, 2023
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The podcast episode discusses the concept of strengths-based management, the three phases of strengths development, the difference between management and coaching, the importance of meaningful conversations, empowering talents and self-coaching, coaching as a manager, the significance of individualization, and resources and courses for becoming a strengths-based manager.
Meaningful conversations between managers and employees, focusing on recognition and discussing strengths, have a significant impact on employee engagement.
Job shaping involves tailoring job responsibilities to align with individuals' unique talents, enhancing performance and engagement.
Strengths-based managers create highly productive teams by fostering a sense of common purpose, facilitating open communication, and leveraging individual strengths.
Deep dives
Coaching as a Technique for Strengths-Based Managers
Coaching is a technique that strengths-based managers use to empower employees to apply their talents in meaningful ways. This approach involves building coaching relationships with team members and having meaningful conversations on a regular basis. Managers focus on recognition, goal setting, clear expectations, and discussing strengths. They ask great questions and are good listeners, creating a safe space for employees to explore their talents and build self-awareness. Coaches can help managers gauge readiness and establish a growth mindset within the team.
Job Shaping: Aligning Roles with Strengths
Job shaping is another technique used by strengths-based managers to create an ideal fit between roles and individual strengths. Managers work with employees to shape their job responsibilities, ensuring they are aligned with their strongest talents. By focusing on maximizing individual strengths, managers help employees perform at a high level and experience satisfaction in their work. This technique also involves identifying performance gaps and developing support systems to overcome them.
Team Building: Creating High-Functioning Teams
Team building is an essential technique for strengths-based managers to create highly productive and high-functioning teams. These managers foster a sense of common purpose, ensuring clear performance goals and objectives are established. They facilitate open communication and develop a shared language around strengths. Managers also intentionally structure team activities to leverage individual strengths and collaboratively address performance gaps. By creating a culture of collaboration and celebrating individual and team successes, strengths-based managers attract talented individuals and drive team performance.
Examples of Empowering Talents
Empowering talents in meaningful ways can vary depending on the specific context and individuals involved. Some examples may include assigning tasks or projects that align with an individual's strengths, offering opportunities for skill development and growth in areas of talent, providing mentoring or coaching to support talent application, and creating a supportive and collaborative team environment where individuals can leverage their strengths. Context-specific examples are crucial in effectively empowering talents and should be tailored to the unique needs and goals of individuals and teams.
Meaningful Conversations as a Key Technique
One of the key techniques discussed in the podcast is the importance of meaningful conversations between managers and employees. The speaker emphasizes that meaningful feedback and recognition for recent work is highly impactful for employee engagement. However, a study revealed that only 16% of employees considered their last conversation with their manager as extremely meaningful. The podcast suggests that managers should focus on recognition, collaboration, discussing current goals, and acknowledging employee strengths during these conversations in order to create a significant impact on employee engagement.
Job Shaping for Individualization
The podcast also discusses the concept of job shaping, which involves tailoring job responsibilities and tasks to align with an individual's unique talents and strengths. The speaker highlights that every individual performs job roles differently even within the same position. Great managers are able to individualize their approach by understanding each employee's talents and strengths and shaping the job around them accordingly. This allows employees to use their talents and strengths more frequently, which in turn enhances their performance and engagement. The podcast emphasizes the importance of developing strategies for success and actively listening to employees to support their individual growth and development.
Discover how managers can become more effective at applying employees' strengths, in Part 2 of a 2-part series with Gallup's Dean Jones.
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