Transformational Leadership: From the Insight Out

Transformation Tip: “There's a time for daring and there's a time for caution, and a wise man understands which is called for.” - Robin Williams

People exceptionally talented in the Deliberative theme are best described by the serious care they take in making decisions or choices. They anticipate obstacles. 

• People with strong Deliberative talents are private. They are careful and vigilant to protect and prevent harm.
• Beneath the surface of decisions, they think ahead and see the possibility of risks. 

Intrinsic needs:

• The opportunity to weigh the implications and assess risk. 
• Time to think and not rushed to make a decision
• To be asked, “What could go wrong that we’re not anticipating?”

Potential blindspots:

• Because you take time to think carefully before making a decision, people might perceive you as forgetful, slow, or afraid to act. 
• Paralysis by analysis 
• Your cautious and serious outlook on life might give the impression that you are a distant, private, and unapproachable person.

Transformation Application: If you are someone with the Deliberative strength, consider softening the language before sharing your insights. If you do not have this strength, tell a deliberative that you appreciate them. 

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Transformation Tip: “If you are willing to abandon your principles for convenience and social acceptability, they are not your principles. They are your costume” - Diana Rhodes

This week’s strength - Belief 

• Unchanging core values that give them purpose 
• Motivation comes from their core values 

Intrinsic needs:

• Needs opportunity to live out core values 
• Needs to know they are making a difference 
• Needs work to align with the purpose

Blind spots: 

• Can be prone to being judgmental 
• Can hold onto relationships too long 

If you know someone who has the strength of belief: 

• Help them connect their values with their work 
• Learn about their family/communities to help relate to them 

Transformation Application: Take time this week and think of 5 key values that you live out.

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Transformation Tip: “Success isn’t always about greatness, it is also about consistency. Consistent hard work leads to success. Greatness will come” - Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson

• This week’s strength: Consistency 
  • Aware of the need to treat people equally
  • Crave routine and clear rules 
  • Repeatability 
• Intrinsic Needs 
  • Hates favoritism, nepotism, special treatment 
  • Want opportunities to make things fair and equal 
  • Need to be treated fairly 
• Blind Spots 
  • So committed to treating everyone equally that they can forget that every person has unique needs
  • Might see themselves as the guardian of “what is right”

Transformation Application: If you do have a consistency strength, look for an opportunity where you can help make things fair. If you do not have a consistency strength, find someone else who has it and ask them for help!

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Transformation Tip: “A resourceful person can see opportunity when others only see obstacles” - Garret Gunderson 

This week’s strength: Arranger 

• Manages all the variables to find the most productive outcome 
• Does best in dynamic situations 
• Curveballs don’t bother them (rearranger) 

Intrinsic needs:

• Does best when things are changing 
• Opt into a project and then opt out when your work is done 

Blind spots:

• Other people can be confused by how you think - sometimes you need to explain yourself
• Sometimes arrangers can take over and not realize it 

If you know an arranger…

• They like challenges 
• Make great supervisors or managers 
• They will figure out how to get things done regardless of the obstacles 

Transformation Application: If you know someone who is an arranger, don't be afraid to ask them for help! 

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Transformation Tip: “Just do it” - Nike 

This week’s strength: Achiever 

• Hard worker 
• Take satisfaction in being busy and productive 
• Loves to make a list and check off items on that list 
• Gets stuff done 

Intrinsic needs:

• Balance
• Work
• Resting 
• Hobbies
• Relationships 
• Periodically celebrate achievements 

Blind spots 

• Judge those who don't work as hard as they do 
• Can be seen as too demanding 
• You might take on projects before you know how much work it is

 If you know someone who is an achiever: 

•  understand that these people like to be busy. Don't try to impose your way on them
• Build a shoulder-to-shoulder relationship with them by working hard next to them
• Help guide them prioritize

Transformation Application: If achiever is one of your strengths, take at least 30 minutes this week to celebrate something you've accomplished.  If you know someone who is an achiever, encourage them to also celebrate their wins and smell the roses.

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Transformation Tip: “There is nothing on earth more to be prized than true friendship” - Thomas Aquinas 

This week’s strength: Relator 

• Enjoys deep relationships with others 
• Believes in the power of personal authentic relationships 
• Believes in the relationship more than being right 
• Lifelong friends 
• Generous 

Intrinsic Needs: 

• One-on-one interactions 
• Time with your inner circle 
• Struggles in a toxic environment 
• Likes to be told they are cared about 

Blind spots 

• Slow to trust others
• Can be exclusive with inner-circle

Transformation Application: If you are having a hard time trusting people quickly, develop a back pocket statement. Identify 3 facts about yourself that are vulnerable and use them when speaking with new people. 

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Transformation Tip: “Positive thinking will let you do everything better than negative thinking will” - Zig Ziglar 

This week’s strength: Positivity 

These people: 

• Have enthusiasm 
• Can get people excited about things 
• Looks for optimistic outcomes 
• Enjoys celebrating 

Intrinsic Needs 

•  To have fun
• Positive atmosphere 
• Freedom from over-critical people
• To be appreciated 

Blind Spots 

• Can become self-seeking 
• If you use it too much, your positivity can look superficial 
• People might not take you seriously 
• Be careful that you don’t over-shadow someone in a hard situation by jumping in right away with positivity 

Practical Tips

• Be genuine 
• Be strategic when using positivity 
• Pick the right opportunity 
• Know WHEN to use your strengths 

Transformation Application: If you do have positivity as a strength, look for opportunities to be strategic with it. If you know someone who has positivity in your life, tell them you appreciate them. 

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Transformation Tip: “Be yourself, everyone else is already taken” - Oscar Wild 

This week’s strength: Individualization 

People who are: 

• Intrigued with what makes people unique individual 
• Understand people very well - good at reading people 
• Don't like generalizations 
• Believes one size DOES NOT fit all 

Intrinsic needs:

• Opportunity to customize 
• Appreciated and valued for uniqueness 
• Help people get into their zone 

Blind Spots

• Know more about other people than they know about you 
• Might put the individual needs ahead of the group needs
• Trying to cater to everyone’s desires can get complicated 

Transformation Application: If you are catering to too many people, pause and ask yourself if you need to do this and if you are truly serving the collective whole. 

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Transformation Tip: “An open door is a welcome that makes a stranger into a friend”

• This week’s strength: Includer 
  • Accept others 
  • Show awareness to those who are left out 
  • Desire to increase the circle 
  • Build a sense of community 
  • Can tell you when you might be missing 
    • What or who can be added to this
• Needs 
  • A high need to feel included 
• Blindspots when overused
  • If they see others not including people, they can become judgemental of them 
    • Want everyone to value the things they do
  • Include too many people
    • This may slow down the process
    • Unnecessary complicatedness
• Good positions for them  
  • Wellcome groups 
  • Orientation positions

Transformation Application: Think about your workplace or an environment you are often in, think about someone who is excluded, and practice your inclusion. 

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Transformation Tip: “All we are saying is give peace a chance” - John Lennon 

This week's focus strength: Harmony 

• Generally look for consensus 
• Does not like conflict - looks for areas of agreement 
• Peacekeepers + Peacemakers 

This strength is not weak it is vitally important in relationships and teams. 

Harmonizers Needs: 

• Need the ability to acknowledge when a confrontation becomes unhealthy 
• Need shared values
• Need to be on teams with a shared vision 

Blind spots when overused:

• Practicality from others can become frustrating 
• Sometimes for the sake of peace, they sacrifice progress
• Avoid conflict 
  • Sometimes conflict is needed!

Management 

• Find other harmonizers - you will work best with them 
• Stretch outside your comfort zone and voice your honest opinion  

Transformation Application: Identify an opportunity where you can move from a peacekeeper to a peacemaker. If you are not a harmonizer, tell one that you know that you appreciate them.

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