The strategy outlined involves a detailed introspection in three dimensions: personal, professional, and emotional/social traits. First, reflecting on personal characteristics encourages listing strengths and weaknesses, seeking feedback from friends, and identifying core values. For example, one might find words like "empathetic" or "creative" through self-analysis and feedback.
Next, the focus shifts to professional traits where past performance reviews and colleagues' feedback help in identifying skills that enhance workplace performance. For instance, words like "diligent" or "innovative" could describe job-related accomplishments and aspirations accurately.
Finally, evaluating emotional and social attributes involves understanding how one navigates emotional challenges and interacts socially. This might reveal descriptors such as "resilient" or "sociable," emphasizing socio-emotional strengths recognized by friends and family.
The strategies
⛳️ Strategy 1: Reflect on personal characteristics
- List personal strengths and weaknesses
- Identify words that frequently come up in feedback from others
- Think of situations where you succeeded and why
- Consider what makes you unique among friends
- Reflect on what values you hold dear
- Ask close friends for three words they would use to describe you
- Think of compliments that resonated with you
- Identify qualities you admire in others that you see in yourself
- Review any personal assessments for consistent themes
- Select words that represent core traits you consistently exhibit
⛳️ Strategy 2: Focus on professional traits
- Review past performance reviews or feedback
- Identify skills or qualities that helped you excel at work
- Consider the most rewarding achievements in your career
- Ask colleagues for feedback on your professional presence
- List qualities that have helped in conflict resolution at work
- Think about roles where you felt most comfortable and successful
- Reflect on leadership or teamwork experiences
- Identify any specific talents or skills unique to your professional success
- Select words aligned with key accomplishments
- Choose words that are aspirational yet true to your professional identity
⛳️ Strategy 3: Evaluate emotional and social attributes
- Reflect on how you handle emotional stress or adversity
- Consider times when you supported friends or family
- Think about how you make decisions and solve problems
- Review past journal entries for repeated themes
- Identify patterns in how you interact socially
- Ask family members to describe your social behaviour in three words
- Consider compliments or common feedback about your empathy or listening skills
- Think about what friends appreciate most about your friendship
- Identify words aligned with your typical mood or outlook
- Choose words that reflect your socio-emotional strengths in various settings
Bringing accountability to your strategy
It's one thing to have a plan, it's another to stick to it. We hope that the examples above will help you get started with your own strategy, but we also know that it's easy to get lost in the day-to-day effort.
That's why we built Tability: to help you track your progress, keep your team aligned, and make sure you're always moving in the right direction.
Give it a try and see how it can help you bring accountability to your strategy.
