Stop fixing your team, Start investing in talents

Do you want a thriving team? Then focus on the talents of your employees and stop improving weaknesses. Because success only comes from talents.

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Do you recognize this?

The timid professional at the customer’s table? A group of people, excellent in analyzing situations, but never ever coming to a conclusion? A team that assumes that there is always something even better possible but which the customer has not asked for. Employees who know how to bring in new leads perfectly, but never close the deal?

This is what happens if you don’t use your people’s talents the best way possible. Talents of all your people. Because every person is unique and has their own specific, exclusive set of talents. Talents which are incomparable to each other.

Managers spend a lot of time solving day-to-day problems and managing teams. And meanwhile companies are still -unfortunately- talking about improving weaknesses. All kinds of quality and control systems strengthen this behavior. It’s just not productive.

When people are deeply involved, much better results are possible. A whole new dynamic will rise in the workplace. Employees will genuinely think along with the managers, instead of automatically going through the daily motions. A workplace where leaders know how to strengthen their team in each member’s unique qualities. When team members recognize and respect each other’s talents, a team with unparalleled energy is created.

How we work

The process starts with an individual Clifton Gallup® assessment for every team member, after which we will have an individual feedback session. Together we‘ll discuss and explore what is exceptional and unique and how you can further develop your talents into your specific strengths. You will learn how you can put it into daily routines, very practical and down to earth.

Afterwards there is a follow up team session discussion how to align these talents the best way in the team, focusing on how employees can understand and respect each other better. We provide an enthusiastic implementation with weekly and monthly meetings. Sometimes by email, sometimes in a live session or online. Tailor-made for your organization.

The Clifton Gallup® assessment consists of a combination of questions and statements, the answers to which result in a description of the most defining talents a person has; a total of 34 talents. The top 5 are the top talents. No question the person involved will recognize them immediately. It describes how a person thinks, feels, and acts. This is also the potential area in which growth will manifest. The better a person uses these top talents in daily life, the more he/she will see that these talents become “strengths”, the more a team will prosper.

Who is this for?

We work with teams and companies aiming to move from top-down, command- and control to well-being and development. Companies desiring to create a culture of proactive committed self-managing employees, who are fully ‘engaged’ in what they do. Companies, big or small in every type of industry, with big hairy audacious goals.

Companies with people wishing to leave behind the practice of solving daily problems and the process of ‘improving’ people. Companies who know that when teams thrive, business will thrive.

Focus on talents and strengths

  • Do you want your people to work together effectively within your company? Without frustrations?
  • Employees who are totally inspired?
  • A culture in which people treat each other in a positive way wanting to get the best out of everything?
  • A workplace without hassle in which people develop themselves at a rapid pace?
  • People who effortlessly achieve success and use their talents without any problems?
  • Employees who speak openly and respectfully with each other?
  • A team that becomes aware of their own talents?
  • Employees who do their jobs with more pleasure than normal?
  • A culture in which every team member respects each other?

Do you have a desire for any of these results?

✓ High involvement of your people
✓ Totally satisfied customers
✓ Fulfilled and happy employees
✓ Good vibes and high energy in the workplace
✓ Excellent results
✓ Low absenteeism
✓ More profit
✓ A flourishing team

About Amarja van
der Woerd

strenghts culture builder, leadership coach and agile coach

I am Amarja van der Woerd, the owner of Trailblazing People. I facilitate organizations to flourish. My goal is that people and teams understand themselves and each other better and become even better at what they already do. This is what I call “polishing pearls.”

I have been working with teams for more than 15 years; my passion lies in maximizing team effort and to help leadership to lead from their strenghts.
What makes a team work? How do you get the best results?
As a scrum master, agile coach, and supervisor of self-managing teams, these questions intrigue me enormously.

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“Most people think they know what they are good at. They are usually wrong… And yet, a person can perform only from strength.”
P. Drucker

50 years of research

The Gallup Clifton Strengths® methodology is based on 50 years of research and is completely new in its focus on people’s strengths. Gallup talked to successful people all over the world and concluded that the extent to which a person can use his talents in his work determines his success and satisfaction. Based on that information, Gallup developed a method that helps people discover what their talents are and how they consciously use them. As an individual, as a team, and as a team leader.

However...

You have already put effort into getting your people to be better at project management, relationship building, decision making, or leadership. But the results have been disappointing. Did you only experience a temporary revival?

Training based on the improvement of weaknesses doesn’t hold. As I see companies doing so, and as you might also have experienced. The crucial key factor is to focus on talents. So that you will get a group of people who genuinely think along with you. A successful team that uses their top natural talents every day. A team that goes from going through daily motions to doing their work with full passion and energy.

The Principles Behind Gallup®

Every person has talents. No one is the same. Not even with Clifton Gallup Strenghts®.
People are much more complex than a color. Putting people in a frame does injustice to the uniqueness of people. With the Gallup Clifton Strengths® method, people get a personal profile, which is distinctive from all other people. Just like one’s DNA.

Assessments are sometimes difficult to read. Or don’t stick. The ‘Aha’ experience with a Clifton Strenghts® profile is gigantic. It finally makes sense.
The descriptions in the profile are unique and fit the person seamlessly.
The principles of Cliffton Gallup Strengths ® assessment:

The Principles Behind Gallup®

✓ Unique profile
✓ Focus on talent instead of weakness
✓ Great recognition and confirmation
✓ Clear description
✓ Based on 50 years of research around the world, across all industries and all cultures
✓ Practical, with measurable results

100% Guarantee

The Cliffton Gallup Strengths® method is the preferred number one supplier in the market globally. Based on 50 years of research. And successfully implemented in more than 11091 companies around the world. In every type of industry and in 160 countries.
It works.
Regardless of the type, size or culture of an organization, we give a 100% guarantee that your team will thrive with a Clifton Gallup Strengths® approach.
This guarantee is based on the numbers: it leads to an average of 26% more productivity and 19% more profit.

Contact

Phone: +31 (0)6 4199 4901

Email: info@trailblazingpeople.com

Location: Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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