While some find their top five strengths fall in one zone , others span across the four . Many believe that true business outcomes can be derived when a team is staffed so that strengths lie across all four of the domains .
“ Effective teams have a blend among the four domains , thereby possessing a diverse array of strengths ,” says Hebert . “ It ’ s true that I have people on my team that have strengths in a single domain like strategic thinking . These individuals have been of great help in charting our company future , solving critical business challenges and creating new and innovative initiatives . But boy do they struggle with execution ! Therefore , it ’ s important that we have others in leadership that are strongest in execution . This is how we achieve a balance between vision and outcomes .”
For William Sanborn , III , Global IT Director at rEVO Biologics , understanding your team ’ s strengths is critical to deriving strong business outcomes . This year , Sanborn is looking to roll out strengths-based practices to his team .
“ From leadership retreats to assessments , we can have everyone on the team get to know themselves better and then share the outcomes by discussing what we learned ,” he says . “ I ’ ve also found much success in including results from assessments in the annual review process when setting goals . This allows both employee and employer to improve on an aspect that we feel is mutually beneficial to the employee and their success within the organization and their current or future roles .”
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