Leadership Team Strengths

What if your team is missing something? What if we keep hitting a wall and can't get through the blockade?

Tom Roth and his book Strengths Finder 2.0 suggests that you don't need to give up on the team. http://gmj.gallup.com/content/113338/What-Makes-Great-Leadership-Team.aspx#1

Instead, identify what strengths are shared amounst the collective group. Celebrate how those concentrated efforts have created successful moments in the organization. Now, look at where the group has a lower amount of strengths. Ask yourself, what would be the downside of not having these strengths on our people? Our clients? Our products? What would we need to do to compliment these strengths?

And it doesn't mean you have to eliminate members of the team. It just mean you might need to ask for help, use various resources inside or outside the company, expand the team's skill and capabilities, etc. Lastly, be aware of what strengths your group has in common and plan how everyone's strengths can be maximized.