Playing to the indivdual strengths of your team

The transcript discusses managing a large team by leveraging individual strengths and addressing challenges. It emphasizes the importance of motivating high performers and developing all team members. The speaker shares a story of coaching a team member through a public speaking challenge, highlighting the need to push people beyond their comfort zones and provide support. The overall message is to balance time between correcting issues and nurturing talent.

What is a key challenge when managing a large team?

• Too many team meetings

• Balancing attention between high and low performers

• Having too much free time

• Lack of resources

How did the speaker help a team member overcome their fear of public speaking?

• By coaching and supporting them through the process

• By ignoring their fear

• By assigning them more tasks

• By asking them to quit

What was the outcome for the team member who was coached for a presentation?

• They left the team

• They delivered an excellent presentation

• They performed poorly

• They decided not to present

Why is it important to focus on high-performing team members?

• They can be left to work independently

• They are not important to the team

• They require less attention

• They also need development and motivation

What should managers do to help team members grow?

• Assign them more work

• Ignore their strengths

• Provide development opportunities and positive feedback

• Only focus on correcting bad behavior