Different Behavioural Styles on your Team: Differences as Strengths

This week I want to talk to you about personality styles and behavioural styles.

Think about this: on your team do you have anybody that kind of drives you nuts?

Are you looking at their difference as a weakness?

If you are, I'd like to challenge you to  look at their difference as a strength.

For example, if you're high energy a lot of motion person, you're getting out there making things happen, and you've got someone on your team that's a little bit slower paced and reserved, they're looking out for your best interest so they might just be checking those balances that you're not seeing.

Conversely, if you're a little bit of a slower paced individual maybe a little bit conflict avoidant, maybe not as "out there" having somebody on your team that's got a lot of great energy and is willing to get out there and shake things up might be a real strength as well although you might find it a little intimidating.

We want to make sure we've got a well-rounded team.  A solid team, whether you're individual and it's the contractors or support people you have, we want to have a lot of variety in our personality styles and behavioural styles on the team.

When we see them as a strength we can be a lot stronger together. If we see our differences as challenges we're going to be nitpicking and feeling frustrated all the time. So this week my challenge to you is look at the people you're working with.  If you find some differences in their style that is sometimes frustrating for you, try to find the strength in it.  Find out, why did you bring them on board in the first place? Why are you guys working together? What was the amazing thing you saw in them that made you want them on board in the first place? 

What is that strength?

 Try to get around those differences, look for the strengths.

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Hey everybody, Dan Holstein here with another Rev Up Your Business video.

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First things first, I want to give a shout out to my 
newest subscriber my lovely niece Ashley Holstein

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All right, this week I want to talk to you about personality styles and behavioural styles.

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I've been watching a TV show called Mr.
Selfridge on Netflix, you may have seen it.

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It's about this guy Mr. Selfridge, who is
this self-described, brash American,

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who goes to England to create this
amazing department store.

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He is the kind of guy, he just goes for it
no matter what's happening.

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He's hiring team when he's got no money, 
he loses his financial backer

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and he still commits to construction.
He's just going for it which is exciting

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but could also be a little bit reckless.
But on his team he's got this guy,

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Mr. Crabb.  And Mr. Crabb is his Chief
Financial Officer and he's very

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risk-averse, slower paced, perfectionist and he keeps

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Mr. Selfridge in check.
Now sometimes Selfridge just runs right

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over Crabb and sometimes Crabb has to
really assert himself to prevent

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Selfridge from doing something that's going to be dangerous for the store.

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They work together as a team
and they see each other's abilities as strengths,

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although they drive each other nuts just a little bit too.

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Think about this: on your team do you have anybody that kind of drives you nuts?

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Are you looking at their difference as a weakness?

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If you are, I'd like to challenge you to  look at their difference as a strength.

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For example, if you're a little bit like a Selfridge and you're high energy a lot of motion you're

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getting out there making things happen,
and you've got someone on your team

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that's a little bit slower paced and reserved,

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they're looking out for your best interest
so they might just be checking those balances

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that you're not seeing.

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Conversely, if you're a little
bit of a slower paced individual

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maybe a little bit conflict avoidant, 
maybe not as "out there"

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having somebody on your team that's got
a lot of great energy and is willing

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to get out there and shake things up might be a
real strength as well

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although you might find it a little intimidating.

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We want to make sure we've got a well-rounded team.

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A solid team, whether you're
individual and it's the contractors or

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support people you have, we want to have
a lot of variety in our personality

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styles and behavioural styles on the team.
When we see them as a strength we can be

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a lot stronger together. If we see our
differences as challenges we're going to be

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nitpicking and feeling frustrated all
the time. So this week my challenge to

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you is look at the people you're working
with. If you find some differences in

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their style that is sometimes frustrating
for you, try to find the strength in it.

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Find out, why did you bring them on board
in the first place? Why are you guys

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working together? What was the amazing
thing you saw in them that made you want

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them on board in the first place? 
What is that strength?

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Try to get around those differences, 
look for the strengths.

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That's it for this week, have a fantastic week

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I look forward to seeing you next time.