Sharon Birkman, Chairwoman of Birkman International, is a thought leader and expert in human perception and organizational behaviour. She has been recognized with many awards, including EY’s Entrepreneur of the Year, the Women President’s Organization’s Mary Lehman MacLachlan Award, National Best and Brightest Places to Work For, and the Houston Business Journal’s Women Who Mean Business Award.
In this episode, Sharon talks about creating a high-performing team and how the Birkman Assessment can significantly assist leaders in managing themselves and their teams.
Listen to this episode if:
- You want to create and lead a high-performing team
- You want to know how an assessment like the Birkman can help to manage yourself and your team
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Episode Highlights:
- Sharon’s journey to becoming CEO of Birkman International: 1:01
- What makes the Birkman Assessment different - Underlying Needs: 2:35
- Why “treating people as you want to be treated” is unreliable: 4:29
- Real-life application of the Birkman Assessment: 6:22
- The three elements of high-performing teams: 7:36
- Good managers start with self-awareness: 9:36
- Great managers continue with others-awareness: 10:18
- How managers can erode trust quickly: 11:31
- Why managers need to know what can trigger their stress: 13:07
- Why managers need to know what can trigger stress in their team: 15:54
- Managers need to apply management advice on a case-by-case basis: 19:07
- The five words Birkman lnternational lives by: 24:34
- The importance of having healthy relationships: 25:29
- How the Birkman can accelerate a manager’s learning by at least a year: 28:22
- Information about the Birkman Assessment: 26:44 - 28:19, 31:44
