Refreshing & Unlocking Team Potential: How MindSonar Transforms Leadership and Team Dynamics

Many teams function and operate from theory, what is read, heard, and, to a certain extent, what is learned during their experience. The challenge is that many of these teams fail to get to know their members, recognize their values ​​and thinking styles, and understand how these can be used to the team’s advantage to achieve the team’s goals.

MindSonar is a unique tool that brings value to the strengths and areas of improvement of each participant in a team. Recently, I had the opportunity to lead an F-5 Team-building powered by MindSonar, in which 36 company leaders gained self-awareness on how they work when being part of their team. What made this team building unique was that each participant received a group debriefing and then carried out a group SWOT analysis; all of this integrated dynamic activities that included a Bingo, a Scavenger Hunt, and many other activities that allowed them to practice what they were learning about themselves and as a group.

This team discovered that they appreciate order, procedures, and systems but also highly appreciate relatedness, teamwork, and shared accountability. Furthermore, getting there or providing results is an important motivational factor for this team.

It was interesting for them to learn that they have an optimistic approach as a group, that they are highly committed to their activities, and that they are confident in their ability to effect change. They also learned that they are more capable of responding tactfully, excellently attaining goals, and being purposeful, making them perform well under pressure. All of these strengths provide advantages as a team, making them unique. However, MindSonar also allows them to evaluate the disadvantages, preparing them for challenging scenarios that will test them as a team.

One of the unique aspects of this experience was that this client could evaluate their group profile during the team-building, discovering their strengths and areas of opportunity. Another aspect that added value to the client was that this group of 36 leaders was part of 3 critical subgroups in the organization. Therefore, we created and delivered a tailored report for each subdivision, including recommendations for each division team. This report highlighted the client experience in creating a personalized and strategic expertise and approach. MindSonar provided this team with a blueprint to enhance leadership development and align their personal brand with strategic goals. This alignment directly influences the employer brand, as leaders who understand their strengths are better equipped to inspire and attract top talent, positioning the organization as a dynamic and desirable workplace.

MindSonar is a valuable tool for your team or leaders, especially if you want to focus on self-improvement, managerial leadership, and team management. It is also helpful for trainers and consultants as it offers specific guidance to support personalized strategies for leaders and organizations. Use MindSonar to elevate leadership development, improve communication, and optimize work patterns. Want Your Team to be at its Best? Then Unlock or Refresh your team today with MindSonar!

The knowledge that many entrepreneurs lack

You feel excited that your business plan is ready! Your niche, product or service is defined, you are prepared for your customers, your social networks are already activated, your website is ready and the desire to start your business is irresistible!

But do you know what motivates you as an entrepreneur? How these motivators may influence your decision making? Do you have self-knowledge? This is the part which many entrepreneurs don’t pay attention to when creating their business.

Imagine being able to understand how your motivators influence your decision making and your work style. Imagine being able to detect easily details you usually miss! These are just some advantages of having self-knowledge about yourself as an entrepreneur.

In my beginnings as an entrepreneur, I didn’t have the opportunity to develop this knowledge about myself and there were many learning experiences and economic losses. Back in 2008, I formed my first company; a recruitment and consulting agency and in 2013 my second company specialized in offering Coaching, Training and Brand Development. Neither of these two businesses generated the money I expected. They had good exposure; good opportunities always came, but, even so, the return on investment was very low.

One day, I learned the value of knowing myself as an entrepreneur and, from that day forward, I have put that knowledge into practice. How did I achieve it? Through the MindSonar assessment tool. This assessment integrates the theory of motivations of Dr. Graves where 7 motivators are evaluated: Security, Power, Order, Competition, Ideals, Learning and Completeness. Each of these motivators has a very important value when starting a business; from how we are as entrepreneurs to how we market our product and develop our brand.

My MindSonar results were a portrait of me as an entrepreneur. I could see the reason my company was not meeting its goals reflected in the analysis. What did I learn? In 2014, I learned that I was an entrepreneur who sought to maintain a good reputation (Power), that disciplined work (Order) and helping others (Ideals) were important to me.

It was difficult for me to face something within my analysis, and this was a score of zero for Competition. It turned out that I was not motivated to seek success by generating profit. This was hard for me since, due to my high motivation regarding Ideals, I gave good quality service, but at low prices or for free. So I could understand that my Achilles heel, at that time, was to put a value on my services and charge accordingly.

All entrepreneurs have something in common, we develop a business that we are passionate about and/or seek to succeed. But Napoleon Hill said it well, “anything that the mind can conceive and imagine can be achieved.” So, what if you invest in knowing yourself and conceive and achieve your goals with greater certainty?