Developing Strengths-Based Project Teams by Martha Buelt

Author:Martha Buelt
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Business Expert Press

Give yourself time to “experiment” with this process of intentionally investing your project management knowledge, skills, and experiences into your talents and strengths.

Keep in mind that the strengths you develop from acquiring specific project management knowledge, techniques, and tools may look different compared to another project manager who acquires the same knowledge, techniques, and tools. How each of you best carries out your role as a project manager will vary depending on your talents and strengths even with the same tool kit. In addition, you are each working on different projects and with different team members with different talents and strengths. Therefore, in addition to learning from other project managers, be sure to experiment with the strengths you have developed in your various project management roles and use your unique strengths to maximize your effectiveness and success as a project manager.

Summary

Strengths-based project team development begins with the project manager’s individual strengths development. The best strengths development “storage” are compartments in your PM tool kit where you can keep and maintain your strengths development tools plus track your progress and reflections. Start by taking the CliftonStrengths assessment to obtain your top five dominant talent themes. After taking the assessment, continually use the information in your CliftonStrengths reports to further develop your strengths.

Leverage the exercises presented in this chapter for your individual strengths development. Use your knowledge of strengths development building blocks to discover, appreciate, articulate, and apply your talents and strengths. Strengths-based development is knowing, maximizing, and using your talents and strengths in your role on a project team. The strengths development tools you have added to your PM tool kit prepares you to begin to guide your project team members in individual and project team strengths development. It starts with you!

Key Questions

1. What was your first impression of your top five talent themes in your Signature Themes Report?

a. Did any part of your report surprise you?

b. Did you discover any new ways to articulate your talents?

c. Is there any part of the report that you have questions about?

2. You have articulated some of your strengths through the exercises in this chapter. Look over your list and then answer the following questions:

a. What do you like about being able to apply your strengths in your project manager role? What about the application process do you want to learn more about and practice?

b. Give an example of how you currently use one of your strengths in your current project management role. Then think about and articulate ways that you could use your other strengths in your current project management role.

3. How can using the talents and strengths grid benefit you? Then think about your project team: How could your project team benefit if each team member uses the grid?

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