Is your team operating at full capacity, or have they settled into a comfortable routine? Many teams deliver quality results, but what happens when passion and engagement wane? You might find your talented team members holding back, doing just enough to meet expectations, while their true potential remains untapped. In this episode, Shannon Waller explains the subtle difference between excellent performance and Unique Ability®. Here’s how to ignite that spark of enthusiasm and creativity that elevates your team’s performance, keeping them energized and committed to your vision.
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Show Notes:
- Unique Ability is a superior skill that you’re passionate about.
- Unique Ability® Teamwork means the right people are in the right seat using their areas of Unique Ability.
- The differences between 80% Excellent team work and 100% Unique Ability Teamwork are:
- Unique Ability teams self-manage because they’re intrinsically motivated and engaged in the work and the projects.
- Excellent teams produce 2x results, while Unique Ability teams produce 10x results.
- Unique Ability teams collaborate and support each other without competing with each other.
- Unique Ability teams play full out with a no “defense budget” attitude.
- Unique Ability teams are always learning and growing, becoming their own internal experts.
- Unique Ability teams use their past experience as research for improvements in new projects.
- Unique Ability teams are always alert, curious, responsive, and resourceful.
- The Experience Transformer® tool takes a completed project as a basis for learning.
- The tools asks:
- What worked or is working?
- Often this breaks down into technology, timing, or teamwork.
- What didn’t work?
- Usually this is a process breakdown, misunderstanding, misalignment, or miscommunication.
- Brainstorm: Knowing what we know now, what would we do differently?
- What’s the new course of action or strategy?
- What worked or is working?
- Keep what’s working and fix what isn’t.
- The tools asks:
- DONT’s if you want to maximize your team’s engagement:
- Don’t shut down new ideas.
- Don’t micromanage.
- Don’t demoralize the team.
- Don’t let 80% effort go on without addressing it.
- “Sometimes you’re failing so slowly, you think you’re winning.”
Resources:
How To Expand Your Team’s Unique Ability®
The 4 Performance Capabilities
10x Is Easier Than 2x by Dan Sullivan and Dr. Benjamin Hardy