#CoachHG Collection: Conflict Resolution (Ideation & Consistency) - StrengthsFinder Singapore
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Ideation & Consistency are 2 very contrasting talent themes in CliftonStrengths.
Ideation talent theme
The genius of your Ideation talent begins with your love of ideas and the way you so quickly learn new ideas, concepts and principles. But you are not passive. It is as if you take ideas and then begin spinning them around in your mind. With each new idea you learn, you tend to think about it over and over - - - spinning it around with the many other ideas you already have. The result of this thinking, turning, and spinning around of new ideas with what you already know does two things. First, you generate new connections and insights about ideas and their implications. Second, the spinning of your ideas often results in new ideas. Therefore, the genius of the Ideation talent is the creativity of generating new ideas and insights as a result of contemplating and reviewing the ideas you have learned.
Consistency talent theme
Your genius strength of Consistency involves both the way you think and process information and the way you see what is fair and equitable. Whereas others often take a long time to determine what is fair and equitable, to you it is obvious. You can quickly determine what should be done so that problems are solved in ways that treat everyone in a just and equal manner. This process of determining what is equitable often involves processing a great deal of information. But the genius of your Consistency talent sorts through information and comes to equitable decisions so quickly that you may not see anything special about what you do because you do it with such ease. In your relationships, you strive to treat everyone equally and consistently. This helps you win the confidence of others. You are a great, fair and just thinker because of your Consistency talent.
Common conflict points between 2 persons; one with Ideation & the other with Consistency
My Ideation talent treats every idea unequally and creatively BUT your Consistency talent treats every individual equally and consistently
My Ideation talent dislikes boundary/procedure that constrains BUT your Consistency talent likes boundary/procedure that conforms
My Ideation talent generates new connections/insights about ideas and their implications BUT your Consistency talent generates available connections/insights about inequality and their implications
My Ideation talent finds satisfaction by anyone's most creative contribution BUT your Consistency talent finds serenity by everyone's fair chance to contribute
The way to minimise conflict and maximise collaboration is to operate from the position of Confident Vulnerability; readiness to contribute with your greatest talent with healthy pride and receive the contribution of others' greatest talents with a humble posture.
What if you have both Ideation & Consistency talent themes in your Top 5 themes?
“IDEATION + CONSISTENCY”
You are most likely to be successful when you give everyone an equal chance to contribute to your creative process.
We change the 'BUT' to 'AND'.
Your Ideation talent treats every idea unequally and creatively AND your Consistency talent treats every individual equally and consistently; you do not lose creativity as you pursue consistency.
Your Ideation talent dislikes boundary/procedure that constrains AND your Consistency talent likes boundary/procedure that conforms; you have the wisdom to appreciate the season to conform and the season to transform.
Your Ideation talent generates new connections/insights about ideas and their implications AND your Consistency talent generates available connections/insights about inequality and their implications; your connectivity can produce both cognitive ingenuity and community equality.
Your Ideation talent finds satisfaction by anyone's most creative contribution AND your Consistency talent finds serenity by everyone's fair chance to contribute; you get your sense of happiness with a wide range of "others' contributions".
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#CoachHG Collection: Conflict Resolution (Woo & Deliberative) - StrengthsFinder Singapore
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Woo & Deliberative are 2 very contrasting talent themes in CliftonStrengths.
Woo talent theme
The genius of your WOO talent involves the impact you can have on other people and the ease with which you can win them over. You have an incredible ability to meet new people and almost magically know what to say in order to draw others out. Other people love the attention you give them and the way that you can affirm a person so quickly. Of course you love the process and the challenge of meeting new people. And people love it when you connect with them. The genius of this talent is that you can not only quickly connect with people but you can be a catalyst in helping people connect with one another. Make no mistake about it, when you enter a crowd the crowd will be dfferent because you were there. In fact, you have the capacity to transform a crowd of disconnected people into a group and this is no small accomplishment.
Deliberative talent theme
The genius of your Deliberative talent is found in the quality of your decisions, choices, values, and the directions you decide to pursue. Your deliberative genius involves thinking and the fact that you will take multiple things into consideration every time you make a decision or a plan. The genius of your Deliberative talent allows you to look at an issue from multiple sides. You will “play the devil’s advocate” as you think through alternatives, values, and propositions, and you will look at multiple sides as you are learning. You will slow down the process whenever you are learning, planning or deciding. But this does not mean you are “slow-minded”. Quite the opposite. This is part of your genius and results in very high-quality decisions and a depth of understanding.
Common conflict points between 2 persons; one with Woo & the other with Deliberative
My Woo talent dwells on the surface with as many people BUT your Deliberative talent dives deep into multiple considerations
My Woo talent believes 'adventure has great return' BUT your Deliberative talent believes in 'adventure has great risk'
My Woo talent connects many individuals to make the group dynamic strong BUT your Deliberative talent considers many potential obstacles to make the process smooth
My Woo talent is fast & spontaneous BUT your Deliberative talent is slow & selective
The way to minimise the conflict and to maximise the collaboration is to operate from the position of Confident Vulnerability; I know what I really am, I know what I really am not, and I am fine with both as my weaknesses can sit on my strengths”
What if you have both Woo & Deliberative talent themes in your Top 5 themes?
“WOO + DELIBERATIVE”
While you are capable of and interested in building a broad social network, you proceed with caution, mindful of potential risk.
We change the 'BUT' to 'AND'.
Your Woo talent dwells on the surface with as many people AND your Deliberative talent dives deep into multiple considerations; on the surface you may seem to just having some small friendly talks but your brain is also working intensely to be cautious over certain people and/or topics.
Your Woo talent believes 'adventure has great return' AND your Deliberative talent believes in 'adventure has great risk'; you're able to wisely size up a situation to decide whether this particular adventure's return is worth the risk.
Your Woo talent connects many individuals to make the group dynamic strong AND your Deliberative talent considers many potential obstacles to make the process smooth; the ability to build quality group dynamics and quality processes.
Your Woo talent is fast & spontaneous AND your Deliberative talent is slow & selective; you have a tremendous range for engagement in terms of speed and selection.
#CoachHG Collection: Conflict Resolution (Maximizer & Restorative) - StrengthsFinder Singapore
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Maximizer & Restorative are 2 very contrasting talent themes in CliftonStrengths.
Maximizer talent theme
The genius of your Maximizer talent starts with what you can see in people. You can see the strengths and talents, the potentials and the capabilities, and you can see the emerging abilities within people even before they can see them. But this is only the beginning of the genius of your Maximizer talent. You can literally see what people could be like if they were to fully develop and maximize the talents, potential and emerging abilities within them. is results in you having an incredible impact in the lives of others. As you hold up pictures and mirrors of what you see in others, you help them form new concepts of themselves that build hope and motivation to achieve and be what they have the capacity to be. Moreover, you are a great “coach” in moving people to their greatest potential and in moving people into roles where their potential can be lived out.
Restorative talent theme
The genius of your Restorative talent is found in the way you can think and fix things. This is key to all problem solving. But your ability to fix goes beyond patching things together. The way you restore things involves bringing them back to life. Accordingly, you can have a restorative effect on relationships and in fact, entire organizations. The genius of your Restorative strength is that you are so good at figuring out what is not working, resolving that, and then guiding people to a way of being healthy and highly functional.
Common conflict points between 2 persons; one with Maximizer & the other with Restorative
My Maximizer talent sees potential BUT your Restorative talent sees problems
My Maximizer talent invests to maximise return BUT your Restorative talent invests to minimise dysfunction
My Maximizer talent is motivated by greatness in outcome BUT your Restorative talent is motivated by smoothness in operation
My Maximizer talent is selective BUT your Restorative talent is responsive
The way to minimise the conflict and to maximise the collaboration is to operate from the position of Confident Vulnerability; the confident-awareness of one's talent contribution to the partnership and the vulnerable-appreciation of the contribution of other's talent to the same partnership.
What if you have both Maximizer & Restorative talent themes in your Top 5 themes?
“MAXIMIZER + RESTORATIVE”
You are attracted to and driven by excellence, and you can’t ignore or minimize any problems that erode the quality you love.
We change the 'BUT' to 'AND'.
Your Maximizer talent sees potential AND your Restorative talent sees problems; having an eye to solve the 'most essential problem' to unlock the greatest potential.
Your Maximizer talent invests to maximise return AND your Restorative talent invests to minimise dysfunction; investing in the least problematic area which can generate the greatest return.
Your Maximizer talent is motivated by greatness in outcome AND your Restorative talent is motivated by smoothness in operation; having the highest level of motivation by ensuring the operation is smooth in order to enjoy the great outcome.
Your Maximizer talent is selective AND your Restorative talent is responsive; the ability to selectively be responsive to things that really matter.
#CoachHG Collection: Conflict Resolution (Introduction) - StrengthsFinder Singapore
My meeting with Jim Clifton, the Chairman & CEO of Gallup
For this new series, I would like to focus on 'Conflict Resolution through a CliftonStrengths lens'. During my last meeting with Jim Clifton, the Chairman & CEO of Gallup, our conversation evolved around 2 core issues:
It is more than the Strengths Movement, it is about 'everybody needs a coach'.
Almost every executive coaching eventually evolves around 'people/relational issues'.
With more than 17 million people who have completed their CliftonStrengths profiling, there are certain pairs of talent themes that seldom appear in their Top 5 together; 1% or lower chance. Some of these pairs are:
The reason why they are 'unlikely pairs' is that they have more contrasting traits than other pairs. In this series of articles, I will share using the following framework:
A brief insight into the first talent theme
A brief insight into the unlikely paired second talent theme
Potential conflict points between 2 persons; each having one talent theme that contrasts with the other (eg. my wife and I)
What if a person has both talent themes in his/her Signature (Top 5) themes?
I'll like to introduce a fellow Strengths Coach, Yeang Cherng, to you. He has written 2 excellent articles on:
These 2 articles will lay a strong foundation for my subsequent articles. See you soon!
#CoachHG Collection: CliftonStrengths Findings In Gender (Competition)
From my previous article, I mentioned that from the database of more than 11 million people, there are 5 talent themes with highest differentiation between men and women.
Women far exceed men in having Empathy and Developer in their Signature themes - a powerful combination for nurturing others.
The number of men with Analytical, Ideation and Competition in their Signature themes far exceeds the number of women with these themes in their Signature themes.
Men (16.3%) far exceed women (6.5%) in having Competition in their Signature themes.
In this article, I shall focus on the 4 factors to develop the Competition talent theme.
Factor 1: Awareness of "I want to win" drive
Your Competition talent creates tremendous energy, drive and determination within you. You want to succeed. You demand success for yourself and you measure that success in terms of where you stand in comparison to others. Your rate of betterment increases when you identify any task as a 'competitive project'.
Factor 2: Attitude towards competition
It is crucial to know when it’s time to say “winning isn’t everything in this situation” because any overdrive of this talent can potentially hurt yourself and others. You should desire to create as many win-win solutions that can lead to positive relationships with others while maintaining your own motivation. Guard against the 'sore loser' attitude and embrace the 'I will come back stronger' mentality.
Factor 3: Attracted to 'winning elements'
They constantly upgrade themselves by:
Learning from the best people
Laying hold of the best resources
Trying the best practices
Reflecting on "how can I be better?"
Factor 4: Affecting your organisation towards "let us win"
But the drive to win, succeed and achieve isn’t focused on you alone. It can be a basis for leadership and impacting the lives of others. First, your “win attitude” is a model for others. Second, your competition is often turned into a source of inspiration for others. And finally, you can use your competition talent to stimulate others to strive for higher levels of performance and productivity. You are someone who grabs the attention of others and they begin to believe that they too can achieve.
Ivan Misner, the founder and Chairman of business networking organisation BNI shared his philosophy on Competition. I briefly translate his philosophy with a CliftonStrengths lens:
People with Competition talent theme:
never bothers about his competitors; not a spirit of rivalry
Instead, they focus on creating positive impact; a spirit of positive influence
They
never project their dominance over other; not a spirit of insecurity
Instead, their process is a journey to improve; a spirit of improvement towards excellence
In conclusion,
Is Competition talent one of your Signature (Top 5) Themes?
Which of the above 4 factors are manifesting in your past successes?
Supposed tomorrow, you are contributing these traits to your family or organisation and you are extremely well received and appreciated by others. What are some different approaches you are using then compare to how you used to utilise Competition talent?