035: PLAY TO YOUR STRENGTHS
WITH DARREN VIRASSAMMY
Darren Virassammy is the Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of 34 Strong - a new breed of consultancy that believes everyone deserves a great place to work and that any workplace can be great. A leading expert in the global Employee Engagement Community, the 34 Strong team leverages the Gallup Strengths Finder Assessment and the Q12 Employee Engagement Survey to create massive shifts within organizations - both culturally and on the bottom line.
Darren is a nationally acclaimed keynote speaker and facilitator on the topic of strength leadership and employee engagement.
TOPICS MENTIONED:
- Strengths
- Focus
- Confidence
- Natural ability
- Self-awareness
THOUGHTS FROM DARREN:
- Your talents is a matter of your own nature and nurture.
- The Strength Finders just simply measures the presence of talent.
- People do not see certain habits/actions as talent.
- We have been conditioned to focus on our negatives and weaknesses.
- You have to know who you are and who you are not.
- We need to understand that our talents can be an asset or liability.
- You have to think about what is your greatest impact.
- People are valued for being valuable.
- We have to see people through the lens of the strengths of their talents.
- Consider what things we really need to be doing.
- If you have strength finders results for your team, engage them to see what strength is driving them at any given moment.
- When you get fascinated about talents, it actually helps us achieve better outcomes and it will help engage the team.
- How powerful would it be is you start seeing your kids through their God-given talents?
- Create a Team Talent Map to see what the team brings to the table as a whole.
- You will have individuals on the team who may have different strengths from others and they are still valuable.
- The Team Talent Map can help you see where you will shine and it will help you see the areas you need to be mindful of.
- As leaders, being aware of our strengths and weaknesses help drive the culture we create in our business.
- You can disagree with someone and still validate that they have talents.
- When you unlock your full 34, it allows you to manage your area of weakness.
- There is a version of you that is truly your zone of genius and your zone of excellence.
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