get your team into flow with talent dynamics

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Get your Team into Flow with Talent Dynamics

Facilitated by Mike Lowe

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What is Flow?

• “In the Zone” – things are “flowy” • Maslow’s “Peak State” • The thing that makes life worth

living. • 10 year study by McKinsey found

that top executives are five times more productive when in flow.

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Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi – 10 core components

1. Clear Goals 2. Focused concentration 3. Loss of Self-Consciousness 4. Distorted sense of time 5. Direct and immediate feedback 6. Match between skill level and challenge 7. Sense of personal control 8. Intrinsically rewarding 9. Lack of awareness of bodily needs 10.Total Absorption

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Challenge vs Skill

Mihaly Csikszentmihalyl

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Intrinsic vs Extrinsic Motivation

Extrinsic motivator – happens outside or after the activity. Intrinsic motivator – comes from the activity itself. Doing it is its own reward.

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5 Energies

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8 Profiles

Creator

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Creator

STRENGTHS Visionary; creative; optimistic; stimulating; able to inspire others; can multitask; quick to generate revenue; great at getting things started.

OUT OF FLOW ROLES Customer service, repetitive routines, detailed analysis, market research, proof reading, patient implementation, time keeping.

IN FLOW ROLES

Big picture, business strategy, brainstorming, product development, early implementation, design, sales strategy.

CHALLENGES Poor sense of timing; over-optimism with what others can achieve; easily distracted; quick at spending what they make; terrible at getting things finished. Richard Branson

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Star

STRENGTHS Vibrant; energising; image-driven; quick to deliver; quick to connect; can take an idea and run with it; can think on their feet; can improvise quickly in tricky situations; holds the stage.

OUT OF FLOW ROLES Financial detail, system planning, peacekeeping, analysis, measurement, project management, customer care, detailed documentation.

IN FLOW ROLES

Marketing, promotion, sales leadership, strategy, presenting, leading out of crisis, motivation, early stage project development.

CHALLENGES Can be overbearing; controversial; operates by force of personality; cannot let go easily; values image over execution; doesn’t listen to others easily; quick to spend; quick to cut.

Oprah Winfrey

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Supporter

STRENGTHS Relationship-focused; confidence-building; able to lead; able to follow; enjoy team building; enjoy networking; great cheerleader; very loyal to the right team; strong up front.

OUT OF FLOW ROLES Finances, operations, system management, back office administration, innovation, product development, data processing and reporting, compliance.

IN FLOW ROLES

Leadership, networking, relationship management, cheerleading, sales, communication, support, team building, collaboration.

CHALLENGES Little patience with spreadsheets; restless in the back office; easily defocused; loves to chat; can change direction often; often seeks too many opinions; wants constant variety.

Herb Kelleher

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Deal Maker

STRENGTHS Outgoing; entertaining; approachable; mischievous; always connecting people; quick to spot opportunity; operates out front; creates results through conversation.

OUT OF FLOW ROLES Innovation, project leadership, product design, system design, crisis management, motivation, disciplining, detailed reporting.

IN FLOW ROLES

Negotiation, peacekeeping, resolution, partnership, project enhancement, networking, qualifying, market research.

CHALLENGES Needs structure to deliver; dependent on the quantity and quality of their contacts and the value of their network; often too quick to please; can easily lose identity; often gets carried away; quick to blow off course.

Donald Trump

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Trader

STRENGTHS Sensory; balanced; observant; insightful; grounded; creates loyalty easily; can multi-task; gets the right price; gets to the point; often sees things that others miss.

OUT OF FLOW ROLES Strategic leadership, public speaking, marketing, systems analysis, big picture, initiating change.

IN FLOW ROLES

Customer care, project execution, time keeping, hands-on activity, market research, issue resolution, verification, team harmony.

CHALLENGES Can get bogged down in data; gets buried in activity; can miss the big picture; can lose confidence quickly; internalizes stress and doubt; once a position is set, hard to shift; can live in the moment at the expense of the future.

George Soros

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Accumulator

STRENGTHS Reliable; careful; considered; meticulous; delivers on time; rarely over promises; provides gravity to a team; looks for what can go wrong; strong at turning a plan into a process.

OUT OF FLOW ROLES Blue sky thinking, innovation, system design, presenting, cheerleading, networking, marketing, copywriting, project design.

IN FLOW ROLES

Project management, compliance, finance, HR administration, data management, documentation, organisation, time keeping, prioritising.

CHALLENGES Often procrastinates; easily distracted by detail; often needs more data before proceeding; can be slow to build up momentum; often more pessimistic than optimistic; often ends up collecting clutter; quick to walk away from chaos. Warren Buffett

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Lord

STRENGTHS Controlling; cautious; organized; detailed; analyzes every situation; sees distinctions others miss; only comfortable once all bases are covered; able to list out every detail.

OUT OF FLOW ROLES People management, motivation, networking, negotiating, marketing, product development, presentation, sales.

IN FLOW ROLES

Controller, analysis, financial management, auditing, proof reading, measurement, distribution, detailed fine tuning, compliance, reporting.

CHALLENGES May excessively value tasks over relationships; little patience with social niceties; often involved in excessive organizing; can struggle in presenting complex ideas; can get absorbed in the data; often misses the big picture; often misses the big party.

Lakshmi Mittal

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Mechanic

STRENGTHS Innovative; perfectionist; detail-oriented; completes things well; able to quickly fine-tune; spots inefficiencies in the system; able to simplify and replicate.

OUT OF FLOW ROLES Negotiating, customer service, marketing, sales, data analysis, project start-up, people management, selection, motivation.

IN FLOW ROLES

System design, perfecting processes, completing tasks, component assembly, fine tuning, operational strategy, data collection.

CHALLENGES Can seem aloof and removed; can cause friction with their communication style; often very structured and inflexible; internal focus can miss market shifts; focus on perfection can lead to slow willingness to change.

Ray Kroc

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Leadership styles

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collaboration & motivation

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Key questions

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WHY INTRINSIC MOTIVATORS

Conditions for Flow

TRUST SKILLS

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Measuring Value & Leverage

Flow in Organisations

Effective leverage comes from the right people and resources being at the right place in the right time doing the right things for the right reason!

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Accelerating & unblocking flow

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