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Improving work performance through strengths-centered groups

Improving work performance through strengths-centered groups

From the course: A Strengths-Based Approach to Managing Your Team

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Improving work performance through strengths-centered groups

- I don't know who first said, "Two heads are better than one," but I'll add to it by saying, two strengths are better than one. Strength-centered groups are where the magic happens. When you create space for your employees to contribute out of their highest and best skills instead of solely their job function, you'll solve problems more quickly while developing your team members. Strength-centered groups give your employees a chance to showcase skills they may not use in their day-to-day jobs. This allows you to tap into underutilized strengths on your team and further develop your employees by allowing them to learn from each other. You can start by referring to your team strengths plan. Decide which goal could be served by a strength-centered group. So let's say you'd like to change the process for onboarding and training new team members. Use your team's strengths map to decide who should be included on the…

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