Aspire Programme - Retrospective
Rebecca Smyth
Workplace Customer Relationship Team Lead
Antrim
The Why...
Why?
- Early in leadership journey
- Be the best version of myself
- Inspirational leader at Texthelp
- Drive success to achieve strategic goals
Learnings about myself as a Leader
Learnings
- Mindsets can be adapted to facilitate constant learning and growth
- I have the intellect to understand theory and put it into practice
- Grown in confidence - strong belief in myself as a strategic leader
Three Separate Team Workshops
Impact
Lencioni's 5 Behaviours
- Increased trust and collaboration
- Better understanding for strategy of improvement - both individually and as a team
"16 Personalities" Questionnaire
- Better understanding of how others and ourselves prefer to communicate
- Highlighted "gaps" in the team for future thinking
- Supported cross divisional collaboration
SWOT Analysis
- Action orientated outcomes
- Allowed all team members to have a voice - stronger buy-in
- Reflecting on successes and challenges
My Personal Commitments
Commitment
More of...
- Learn to be comfortable with ambiguity
- Continue to bring my whole self to work
- Get better at linguistic framing to aid collaboration
- Being impactful with my mentoring and coaching
Less of...
- Stop assuming people have the same knowledge / experience as me
- Don't be so detail oriented - focus on the bigger picture
- Be courageous - Stop doubting my own ability