Isogo TV {Audio} :: Fuel Your Story, Live Your Strengths

As a manager or team leader, our one-on-one meetings with our team are often annoying or perplexing. One or both of you leave feeling discouraged or unproductive. It doesn't have to be that way! Today, I share Part 1 on how to have your BEST 1-1 meeting with your staff.

Hands down, the greatest day-in-day-out impact of a Strengths-based perspective has been on my marriage. On the closest relationship of my life. It was from that impact, that I saw the power for every relationship (personal or professional). So, I hope the challenge and the (imperfect) recovery of my story impacts your story.

Traveling abroad or chatting in your own house, miscommunication can take us down a long (sometimes ugly!) road. Today, I'm unpacking the cause of that all-too-common frustration and giving you an idea of why putting words to our strengths clears away the muddled frustration and opens up opportunity to bring the best of yourself and bring out the best in others.

There is one question I hear in every engagement I facilitate--from a bright group of engineers to 1-1 coaching with a mom-preneur...Will my StrengthsFinder results change? So, in this episode of Isogo TV, I answer that question and share the takeaway from a very frustrated manager about this very thing.

Managing is hard. It will never be a cakewalk. Period. So, when we can gather tools and concepts that make managing EASIER and draw the best out of the people around us, well that’s a management-win. All around. This week on Isogo TV, I share my managing story and the proven ONE thing great managers do.

StrengthsFinder identifies the package of attributes that uniquely describes only you. This week we unpack the truth that some of our strengths--and quirks!--have been with us since childhood. How do we use those things today? Let's explore!

Over 12 million people have taken the Gallup Clifton StrengthsFinder(R) to uncover their 5 most unique talents and strengths. But, what are we DOING with them? These Strengths are the key to becoming better managers, building stronger teams, and getting through the strife and frustration in EVERY relationship around us (yes, really!). With some tools and intention, that can be a reality. Join IsogoTV Live & Work Your Strengths Video Podcast every week as I share tools, tips and real stories about applying your greatest strengths to your everyday work and your everyday life. I’ve seen it, and I’m living it! Let’s explore.

In this episode, I start off the conversation by sharing the paradigm we all must understand and operate from if we are going to do what energizes us most as we excel toward success.