Transformational Leadership: From the Insight Out

Transformation Tip: “Every deep thinker is more afraid of being understood than of being misunderstood.” — Friedrich Nietzsche

This week’s talent: Intellection

Intrinsic needs:

• Time alone to process and reflect, sometimes multiple times a day
• To be asked to share wisdom and insights
• Others to recognize that their thoughts are valuable.

Potential blindspots:

• Because you are comfortable with silence and solitude, others might view you as isolated, disinterested, or disengaged.
• Some people might think you create needless complexity during discussions and may want you to make decisions faster than you do.

Transformation Application: If you find yourself being misunderstood in a group, qualify yourself.  

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Transformation Tip: “Retrieval is the knot at the end of the string that prevents you from forgetting what you learn.” - Peter C. Brown

This week’s talent: Input

Intrinsic needs:

• A system to store and retrieve information 
• Opportunities to share what you know to help others 
• Time to explore areas of curiosity. “Treasure hunting” 

Potential blindspots:

• Unrestrained input can lead to intellectual or physical clutter.
• You might tend to give people so much information or resources that you can overload and overwhelm them. 

Transformation Application: Choose something to declutter this week.  You might need some help.

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Transformation Tip: “If at first, the idea is not absurd, then there is no hope for it." - Albert Einstein

This week’s talent: Ideation

Intrinsic needs:

• To be patient as you clarify and refine your ideas
• Freedom to ideate without restrictions and confinement of the status quo
• Need others as a sounding board

Potential blindspots:

• Your limitless thoughts and ideas can sometimes overwhelm and confuse people. 
• You might struggle to follow through on the ideas you generate. 
  • Is it for me?  Is it for now?  
• You may continue to ideate when execution is required.   

Transformation Application: If you’re stuck, go spend time with an ideator to get some fresh new approaches.

If you are an ideator, keep a log of your new ideas. Write them down before you share them.  Let them stew.  If it keeps coming back, it’s probably a good one.

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Transformation Tip: “The best way to predict the future is to create it.” - Peter Drucker

This week’s talent: Futuristic

Intrinsic needs:

• Time to dream about the future 
• Sounding boards to refine the vision
• A message and community to share the vision. 
• To partner with action-oriented people.

Potential blindspots:

• Because you live in the future, you may find it difficult to enjoy the present moment. 
• Some people may dismiss your visions because they can’t see the future as you do. 
• Because you always think about the future, you continually change the goalposts and may forget the last one you set.

Transformation Application: Write out your vision, and use graphics.  Bounce it off people to see if it connects

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Transformation Tip:  “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” – George Santayana,

This week’s talent: Context

Intrinsic needs:

• To know others' stories, to understand them 
• To know the history of things 
• Time to reflect on the past 
• Celebrate milestones

Potential blindspots:

• Some people might think that you live in the past and are resistant to change. 
• You are often fascinated by the historical perspective and the lessons it reveals, but others may find this information boring or overwhelming. 

Transformation Application:  Pay attention if you’ve lost the interest of people in your explanations

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Transformation Tip: “The price for greatness is responsibility” - Winston Churchill

This week’s talent: Responsibility

Intrinsic needs:

• The confidence and trust of others 
• Freedom from micromanagers 
• Freedom to say “no”
• Healthy boundaries 

Potential blindspots:

• Because they find it difficult to turn down others’ requests, sometimes they overcommit. 
• Too many obligations can keep them from spending time with the most important people in their lives. 
• Hard time delegating - Messiah complex 

Transformation Application: If you think you might be micromanaging, go ask your people to give you honest feedback

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  Transformation Tip: “If I had an hour to solve a problem I'd spend 55 minutes thinking about the problem and 5 minutes thinking about solutions.”  ― Albert Einstein 

This week’s talent is: Restorative

Intrinsic needs:

• Freedom to solve the problem 
• To be asked, “What needs attention, and what could be improved?” 
• To be encouraged and affirmed for their contribution 

Potential blindspots:

• Because they have an orientation to see what’s broken, others might think that all they see are flaws and shortcomings. 
• They probably tend to be self-critical and hard on themselves.  
• They might automatically rush to solve every problem. 

 Transformation Application: Take a moment to think about people who have helped you solve a problem.  Send them a text to thank them. 

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Transformation Tip: “Numbers don’t lie, but they don’t tell the whole story.”

This week's strength: Analytical  

Intrinsic needs:

• Time to gather and process all the pertinent facts/data
• An avenue to share information 
• To be understood when questioning others’ assumptions

Potential blindspots:

• Because you ask many questions, people may think that you doubt the validity of their ideas, you do not trust them, or are tough to work with. 
• Your objective and fact-based approach to decision-making may seem skeptical or critical.
• You may tend to give too many details to decision-makers.  

Transformation Application: Practice how to summarize something in 1-2 minutes.

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Transformation Tip:  “If you aim at nothing you’re sure to hit it”

This week’s talent: Focus

People exceptionally talented in the Focus theme can take a direction, follow through and make the corrections necessary to stay on track. 

Intrinsic needs:

• Clear and compelling destination and goals 
• Clear order of priorities 
• An environment free from constant distractions

Potential blindspots:

• Those with this strength may focus so intently on their work that they don’t notice when goals and priorities change. 
• When absorbed in something, they may be slow to respond to others’ immediate needs and appear emotionally distant. 

Relating to someone with this strength:

• They need little supervision and work well independently
• They make great meeting administrators 
• Involve this person on projects with critical deadlines.  
• Don’t expect them to be sensitive to others feelings

Transformation Application:

• List three things you want to get done this week.
• Now PRIORITIZE them
• Tackle the most important first and avoid distractions

Focus Prioritization Resource: https://businessaccelerator.com/the-3x3-goal-achievement-strategy/

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Transformation Tip: “Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment.” - Jim Rohn

People exceptionally talented in the Discipline theme enjoy routine and structure. Their world is best described by the order they create. 

Talent in action:

• People with strong Discipline talents thrive in a predictable and orderly environment, so they instinctively create and follow plans to organize their lives.
• They set up routines, focus on timelines, and meet deadlines. 
• Precision, details, efficiency, and control are important to the way to go about your day

Intrinsic needs:

• To be in a structured environment
• The opportunity to create order out of chaos
• To know what is expected of you

Potential blindspots:

• Because of their need for predictability and control, others might view them as rigid and inflexible.
• As much as they thrive on structure and organization, others thrive on the freedom to innovate. 
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Relating to someone with this strength:

• If there’s a deadline, tell them far in advance.  They like to get work done ahead of schedule. 
• Try not to give them sudden surprises - that could ruin their day
• Physical clutter will annoy this person

Transformation Application: Which of the 5 strategies for non-talents resonated with you the most? Implement it. 

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