“I didn’t mean to…”, “Sorry…I assumed that ….” “I have tried to engage, but..”.
And so, it goes! Is it worth investing time to better understand your own and respect others’ different work styles, communication preferences, strengths, motivators, challenges at work?
100% Absolutely.
We have coached many work teams over years, and our experience is that team and relationship tensions, and even conflict, mostly don’t come from bad INTENT. They come from misunderstanding, assumptions, poor communication and an unwillingness (or inability) to adapt to positively connect and interact with others. Self-awareness, understanding others and being open to adapting one’s own style or way of working is essential to positive relationships within a team.
One of the ways we help teams build this understanding is through Insights Discovery®.
The real value of Insights Discovery® is not simply learning about personality styles or “colour energies”. It helps create a genuine understanding of:
- why others communicate differently
- what people need to do their best work
- how different strengths add value
- potential tensions under pressure
- and how to adapt to connect more positively with others
Feedback from teams best describes the impact of Insights Discovery®. Here are some takeaways, summarised, from a team who recently worked together to explore their Insights Discovery® energies.
- Understand who operates in a similar manner to us and who doesn’t but also how we can practically bridge that gap.
- See how we can best work with those who are opposite personality types to us.
- Everyone learns and handles conversations differently, how I can take that into my conversations.
- Understand when I need to pause, think about my response – not be reactive.
- Know how the way I interact with others will change.
- How to work best with people who may prefer a different approach.
If you want to tap into the personal, team and leadership development offered by Insights Discovery®, please get in touch.