The Strategic Assistant® Teleseminar Program
Session Five:
The Unique Ability Advantage ®
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The Teamwork Shift Unique Teamwork • Clear-cut result • Clear-cut process • Clear communication • Unique Ability® SH
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CEILING OF COMPLEXITY™
CRISIS RUGGED INDIVIDUALISM
Period Of Creative Destruction® An anxiety-filled period where Rugged Individualism begins to fail, but Unique Teamwork does not yet produce results.
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Unique Ability
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The Four Types Of Activities Unique Ability® Activities Unique Ability is what you love to do and do best. Unique Ability activities have four characteristics: 1. Superior skill: You have a great talent that other people notice and value. 2. Passion: You love doing it and want to do it as much as possible. 3. Energy: It’s energizing for you and others. 4. Never-ending improvement: You keep getting better, and never run out of possibilities for growth.
UNIQUE ABILITY
EXCELLENT COMPETENT
Excellent Activities These are the activities for which you have superior skill and a great reputation, but no passion. In some cases, you might not even enjoy these activities at all. It’s often harder to get out of doing these because you’re so good at them. Competent Activities These activities are the things at which you are merely adequate, only reaching minimum standards. A lot of people could do these activities better than you with a lot less effort. Incompetent Activities When you do these activities, you experience failure, frustration, stress, and conflict. You hate these activities because you’re not good at them. Do I have a Unique Ability? We each have a one-of-a-kind character that draws on and combines our innate talents, our personal passion, and our life experience. No one can duplicate this. Many people don’t see themselves as unique or special because being yourself comes so easily. But, if you think about it, by nature we’re all unique. Start by recognizing that you have a Unique Ability, and then pay attention to how and when you’re using it.
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It’s the essence of what you love to do in ALL areas of your life — not just in business. It can be applied to many different situations, activities, and opportunities. It’s “factory installed.” You’ve been doing it since you were a child. It may not seem that exciting or special because it comes so naturally to you. Others may recognize it in you before you see it in yourself. It evolves throughout your life and keeps getting better the more you apply it.
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The Activity Inventory
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List the types of things you do while working in your business; for example, open the mail, meet with managers, call clients, strategize to solve client issues, determine new business strategies, delegate, and so forth. Be as specific and comprehensive as possible.
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Strategizing Your Unique Ability Guide
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® U Unique Ability Activities
Strategizing Your Unique Ability
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Name: (your name)
Date: (today’s date)
Unique Ability® Activities
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Excellent Activities
client relationships
writing
team problem-solving
computer skills
innovating strategic solutions
hiring
motivating people
research
Superior skill Passion
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Energy Never-ending improvement
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UNIQUE ABILITY
Superior skill No passion
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E Excellent Activities Reputation Teamwork
things at which you are merely adequate, only reaching minimum standards. A lot of others could do these activities with much greater success or a lot less effort.
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COMPETENT
INCOMPETENT
Competent Activities
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accounting/bookkeeping
Incompetent Activities anything mechanical
time management
training
organizing files
routine paperwork
delegating
firing
Meet minimum standards Competition
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Anxiety Repetition
Write down those activities for which you have superior skill and probably a great reputation. Deep down, though, you don’t have a real sense of passion for these activities.
Activities C Competent These activities are the
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Write down those activities you love to do, that give you energy, and at which you have superior skill. You will see your 10 Best Habits™ and your Unique Ability® Statement reflected in your Unique Ability activities.
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Failure Conflict
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Frustration Stress
I Incompetent Activities
When you do activities at which you are incompetent, you experience failure, frustration, stress, and conflict. You hate doing these activities because you’re not good at them.
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Strategizing Your Unique Ability
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Unique Ability® Activities
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Superior skill Passion
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Excellent Activities
Energy Never-ending improvement
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UNIQUE ABILITY
Superior skill No passion
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Reputation Teamwork
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EXCELLENT COMPETENT
INCOMPETENT
Competent Activities
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Meet minimum standards Competition
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Anxiety Repetition
Incompetent Activities
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Failure Conflict
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Frustration Stress
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The Greatest Teacher Looking Back Experience
Experience • Pleasure
• Anger
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Confidence
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Excitement
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Pride
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Optimism
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Arrogance
• Awareness
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Complacency
• Learning
• Shock WHEN THINGS WORK
WHEN THINGS DON’T WORK
• Fear • Discouragement • Pessimism
• Motivation
The Response • Failures • Errors INT
• Mistakes
NEGATIVE ENER GY SE N E
• Breakdowns
• Guilt/blame • Avoidance • Addictions • Violence
ti v e R e s p o n s e
ti v e R e s p o n s e
• Escape
The R eac
• Denial
The R eac
ct xpe pen e ap ou w y will h o H gs thin
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BA ct xpe pen e ap ou w y will h o H gs thin
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• Accidents
The Cre ative R
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The Cre • Pause and think ative Res pon exercise • Physical se • Talk to others • Meditation • Prayer • Look for lesson • See humor • Express feelings • Gratitude • The Experience Transformer®
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The Experience Transformer Guide
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The Experience
• What is the experience, either positive or negative, that you would like to improve and learn from? Like a director setting the scene for a play, briefly describe the key elements of the situation.
The Experience Transformer
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Name:
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Improvement Ideas
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If you could do this experience over, knowing what you know now, what would you do differently? review everyone’s kolbe & strengthsfinder
(today’s date)
Briefly describe the experience you’d like to improve and learn from.
our leadership & teamwork
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What’s working?
mentoring mary & john executive coaching
lack of trust between teams
connect outside of work
managing when we need to be leading
monthly team leader mtgs doing the moving future exercise
treat the leadership team as our main team
joe & tom collaborating
always talk through tough issues — no email be open — we don’t have to know everything, ask for help
jon being available for advice
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be aware of how we’re coming across, 1 explain if needed find out the other person’s perspective — don’t assume do more outside events together, e.g., lunch include one another’s teams in our planning meetings
What Would You Do Differently?
• Write down all the things you would have done differently. Brainstorm alternatives, solutions, strategies, and resources needed for the improvements you would make.
Create a series of actions that would produce a much more strategic, successful, and satisfying experience in the future. review everyone’s talents, & play to everyone’s strengths & unique abilities
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for key projects, make sure we include other teams to get the best possible input & result
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be aware of what we’re projecting to others — our front stage — & be open to coaching
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always handle tough issues 7 in person, not by email, & be open to a different perspective
when confronted w/ a different point of view, “listen to learn” rather than argue
keep our sense of humor — be able to 4 laugh at ourselves be open to coaching on how we’re coming across
• In every situation, there are things that worked and things that didn’t work. List these here.
What’s not? rugged individualism & not asking for help not aware of how we’re coming across to others don’t know everyone’s unique ability don’t always maximize our teams handling tough issues through email
give direction, then let our teams figure out what to do
What Worked/Didn’t Work?
ask for help when we’re concerned or overwhelmed = collective IQ
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schedule monthly events out of the office — have fun together
recognize the difference between management & leadership, & know which “hat” to wear when
The New System
• What is the new system of action that would produce an even more fulfilling experience in the future? • From your list of possible solutions, distill the most effective steps and order them into a new system for action. This new system will prevent negative situations from happening again and enable you to replicate positive situations successfully.
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The Experience Transformer
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If you could do this experience over, knowing what you know now, what would you do differently? What’s not?
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