I recently took one division at an organization through my Triple-Threat Leadership presentation and discovered something fascinating (Click Here to read about Triple-Threat Leadership if you aren’t already familiar with it). During every Triple-Threat event I ask the participants which leadership style is the preferred or default style of their organization as a whole. Unanimously every person in the room said the preferred or default style of leadership in their organization was “The Achiever”. Interestingly everyone agreed that the Sr. Leader of the organization was also an “Achiever”.
Before I tell you what happened next I need to tell you a little about this particular group I was working with. They are one division of 13 employees in a $25,000,000 organization. They are also one of the highest performing teams in the organization.
Okay, back to the presentation. Everyone in the room took the Triple-Threat Assessment and no one on the team was an “Achiever”. Here’s the breakdown of their team’s leadership styles:
- 5 Connectors
- 2 Theorizers
- 1 Connector/Theorizer split
- 2 Energizers
- 2 Organizers
- 1 Supporter
I find it interesting that everyone in the room believes that “Achiever” is the preferred style in their organization, but no one in their highly-rated-division is an “Achiever”. I know what I think this means, but I want to hear your thoughts. Let me know what you think this data means for the organization. Please share your thoughts below (BUT please only share after you’ve already read through the Triple-Threat series of posts I linked to above).