Core Quadrant Essent 05 24 2016 Rules of

Core Quadrant Essent 05. 24. 2016

Rules of the game • Frankness in combination with respect enhances the acceptation of comments and suggestions • Openess and honesty will yield the best results • It is not as much about theory but it is about you: • as an individual • as a member of your team • It’s not about semantics, it’s about what happens

Today’s program • Short introduction Thomas Steinbusch • Pitching your quadrant (in three minutes) • More insights in Ofman – Pierre Remijn • More in depth research and soul searching in core qualities, but also pitfalls, allergies and challenges • The power of multiple quadrants • Knowing and using your teams qualities and allergies… • Every team member answers the following two questions: • Which parts of my current position match perfectly with my quadrant, and which elements of my job do not match at all? • What can I do to change this? And can my team – or members of my team – help or support me with this? • Plenary discussion Q&A

Pitching a personal quadrant

Exercise 1 • What do I remember about the previous presentations • Highlights • Surprising insights I was given

Making yet another quadrant

4 aspects further explained Quality: - feels good doing so or being so, goes effortless, vitalises yourself, inspires others - what are qualities other people ascribe me? - what you dislike in others reversed Pitfall: - comes almost naturally with the quality - recognisable as your weak spot - something you may rationalise, even against knowing better

4 aspects further explained Challenge: - the quality you admire in somebody else - the issue you’ll be searching for in order to get balanced - what makes you smile when noticed in somebody else - the lesser degree of what you despise in somebody else Allergy: - what makes you tumble in your pitfall - what you notice quickly in behaviour of others - allergy is what we unconsciously try to avoid - quite often a pitfall of the person you’re married with. .

Exercise 2 • Who do you strongly dislike • Keep the name for yourself • What is the behaviour (what you see) from him/her • What is the underlying quality • Work out the relevant quadrant • either way: forward or backward • How does that relate to one of your qualities • What personal challenge can you derive from that allergy?

Double quadrant explains a lot!

Bringing theory closer to our daily business

Three relevant dimensions what are the issues we are dealing with IT what happens inside me what happens between us WE I

Three relevant dimensions IT WE I

Exercise 3: Getting to know each other even better Storytelling through questions • Visualise a story • Do you have the picture? • Describe your picture is some key words Listening to a colleague • Write down associations of presented/reproduced stories • Present the positive associations Recognition of qualities?

What are qualities needed for our (major) team task & responsibilities ? Accuracy Independency Adaptability Forward thinking Data rational Team building Evaluative Drive

Quadrant example Drive Obsessiveness + - + Laxity Detachment

Quadrant example Optimism Naivity + - + Gloominess Alertness

Quadrant example Accuracy Perfectionism + - + Chaos Adaptability

Quadrant example Data rational Impassiv + - + Sentimental Sensitiv

Quadrant example + - +

OPQ dimensions as in the Career. Check

OPQ scoring example (non group member)

Further development • Be aware of the dynamics belonging to your core quadrant • Take responsibility for a disbalance, there will always be the pitfall or allergy • Accept the way you are, don’t judge yourself too harshly, working on your challenge(s) will come automatically