531: Energy, Productivity, Ideas, Self-Awareness, and Finding Your Strengths with Darren Virassammy

Darren Virassammy says: "I am a leader who keeps an eye on our destination and initiate the practical steps to take us there, through awareness of details and their ripple impact. I align talent toward long term scalability and step aside to allow others to take ownership in their respective zones of genius. You can count on me to identify and take the present practical steps needed to bring the first version of the future vision to reality. I will work to understand what makes each person tick, seeking to hone and develop the people I am around. I push for excellence and will hold people accountable for their own capacity for human excellence. While I vigorously work toward systems, efficiency sustainability and scalability, I always advocate for setting new higher standards."

He talks to us today as we find out how to create an organization that builds strengths into culture, communication, productivity and financial performance and 34 Strong's StrengthFinder tool.

Quotes:                                                                                                                                   

“People aren't valued for being valuable. They just put people in these lines, try to run them through the mill, through these cogs, and don't realize how uniquely wired people are.” – Darren Virassammy

“Talent is not defined by how well you can shoot a basketball, how good you are at coloring, or anything like that. Talent is defined as our natural way of thinking, feeling, or behaving that can be productively applied.” - Darren Virassammy

“Our talents can be our greatest assets and our greatest liabilities. We can overuse them or underuse them.” - Darren Virassammy

Takeaways:

01:49 70% of workers are disengaged, showing a critical need for understanding individual talents in the workplace.

02:03 Focusing on people's strengths, not weaknesses, can transform organizational performance and employee satisfaction.

05:50 Personal awareness of your natural talents is the first step to professional growth and team effectiveness.

23:42 Leadership plays a crucial role in creating an engaged workplace culture that values individual contributions.

23:51 Consistent, long-term commitment is necessary to build a strengths-based organizational approach.

Resources

• 34 Strong (Website)

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Filed in: Archive 3: 2018-2020 • Interview • Mindset • Podcast