From the course: Enhancing Team Innovation
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Leveraging individual strengths
From the course: Enhancing Team Innovation
Leveraging individual strengths
- When Anna Watkins and Dame Katherine Grainger won a gold medal at the 2012 Olympics in the women's double sculls and rowing category, they put their success down to one key factor, understanding and playing to their individual strengths to create an unstoppable team. Anna excelled in focusing on tactics, planning, and detail, and Katherine harnessed her passion, belief, and intensity. Although at times they may have come at training from different perspectives, ultimately, the combination of their unique strengths and how they complimented the other person's strengths led to a record-breaking victory. When utilizing strengths in a team environment, it's essential to turn your focus inward and understand your unique talents and get clear on how to utilize and build on these. When it comes to creating innovative and high performing teams, there are many individual skills and abilities that can help to create team success. There isn't a one-size-fits-all formula. Teams can benefit from…
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