One's ability to succeed in career or business largely depends on self awareness and the ability to play to one's strength. This presentations offers insights into how one can identify their individual personality type and develop very useful strategies that can be of benefit.

1. Leading
& Managing
Self
➢ The Truth About You
➢ DISC Test

2. Albert Einstein
Everybody is a
genius.
But if you judge a fish
by its ability to climb
a tree,
it will live its whole
life believing that it is
stupid
CONTEXT IS IMPORTANT

3. Knowing others
is wisdom.
Knowing
yourself is
enlightenment
Lao Tsu

4. …acknowledge your weaknesses
…work on your strengths
Push yourself towards
your strengths as
against your
weaknesses

5. Pay close attention to what
you are feeling before,
during & after an activity

6. BEFORE What do you look forward to
doing?
DURING
Do you feel focused, in the
zone, with time whipping by
really quickly while
performing a task?
AFTER
Do you feel fulfilled after
doing a particular activity?

7. Be specific in
describing
what your
strengths are

8. Successful people focus on what
they love & energizes them
✓Volunteer your strength in some way
✓Show your team how your strengths can
help achieve its goals
✓Deliberately learn some new
skills/techniques that help you put your
strength to work

9. …people who have figured out
what their strengths are & are
surrounded by people who are
strong where they are weak
TEAM

10. Partner with people who are
strong where you are weak
Your team wants to know:
…where your shoulders are broadest
…where they can rely on you the most
…when the pressure is intense, where
they can count on you

11. How do you play
to your strengths?
Courage
Honesty

12. Warren Buffett’s
$30B ‘investment’

13. “…the Gates can give it
away better than I can
…besides, Charity is no
fun for me”

14. Take a stand for
your strength
Take the
strengths
journey

15. RISKS
…you might fail sometimes
…you might be misunderstood

16. “And the day came
when the risk to remain
tight in a bud was more
painful than the risk it
took to blossom”
Anais Nin
The risk of not focusing on your
strengths are far greater

18. ❑ I know you have strengths
❑ I know no one has quite the same
configuration of strengths & weaknesses
as you do
❑ I know you will be the most creative,
productive & successful when you figure
out how to play to your strengths most of
the time
❑ I believe that everyone will win when you
do

19. Let tomorrow be a different
day than today was
It doesn’t matter
what I believe

20. Are you more
outgoing
OR more
reserved?

21. EXERCISE

22. STEP 1:
1 7 a. stubborn
5 b. persuasive
1 c. gentle
3 d. humble
In each box, rank the adjective that best
describes you a “7”, the next closest adjective a
“3” & the word that least describes you a “1”

23. STEP 2:
Transfer your responses to this answer sheet &
then total column a,b,c & d
a b c d
1
2
3
4
5
Totals

24. Supportive
Collective
Inspiring
Dominant
D I
S
C
OUTGOING
RESERVED
PEOPLE
TASK

25. • Driven
• Dominate conversation
• Directing audiences
• Competitive
READY – FIRE - AIM
I want it done,
And I want it done
right now!
D

26. •Influencer
•Inspiring
READY – TALK - TALK
Let me tell you
what happened to
me…
I

27. We’re all in this
together, so let’s
work as a team
S
• Supportive
• Stable
• Mediators
• Patient
• Modest

28. • Calm
• Collective
• Conscious
• Contemplative
READY – AIM – AIM - AIM
Can you
provide
documentation
for your claims
C

29. OUTGOING PEOPLE
•Always at the centre
of the room
•They pull people to
come out with them
•They organize the
party or steal the
show
•Lead Conversations

30. RESERVED PEOPLE
Absorb
conversations
You are
dragged out
at the last
minute

31. Neither is a strengths or
weaknesses
Neither is an advantage
or disadvantage
…they are our natural disposition

32. PEOPLE
• Are people
enjoying this?
• Are people having
a good
experience?
• Are people
connecting with
this?

33. •What time is it?
•Is everything
on schedule?
•Are we going to
meet the
deadline?
TASK

34. LET
be a different day than today was

35. Let tomorrow begin with you looking in
the mirror & saying to yourself,
“what are my strengths & how can I
contribute them today, & start on
everyday after that the same way

36. Go out
& perform

37. Thank
You
Moses Datoegoem MBA, CPM
0703-617-0225
datoegoem91@gmail.com