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lynne Walker mcnees
i love group dynamics. People fascinate me, and it makes
me happy to see teams of diverse backgrounds using their strengths
to work closely together and learn from each other!
as people, we’re often preoccupied with how we view ourselves,
and how we view others. But how often do we participate in groups
and think about how the others in the group view us?
one of the many reasons we were excited to welcome Sally
hogshead onto our General Session stage last year was to explore
the answer to that question. To do so, Sally created The fascination
®
advantage —a 28-question personality test that reveals seven
different ideal personality archetypes and how to optimize our
natural advantages to more effectively contribute to a team.
“Here’s my
archetype! What’s
that leading with command and changing the game
yours? Discover your
with innovative creativity were among the
advantage at
highest pursuits of the board. They are, in
the eyes of others, natural leaders.
howtofascinate.com,
THE
Special attention was paid to each
then share it
individual board member, especially
CHANGE
with me.”
our chairman Garrett mersberger.
Sally spoke with the iSPa Board of Directors regarding
their archetypes during a recent meeting, where we found
AGENT
according to Sally, Garrett is twice as
likely to lead with command than the
average person.
Sally noted Garrett’s
“steadfast commitment to quality” and his strength as a naturally
prominent, genuine and sure-footed “Guardian,” which is his person-
ality archetype. Thank you, Garrett, for being constantly committed
to protecting and maximizing iSPa’s long-term success!
how can iSPa as an organization help everyone see the strengths
of our industry, fill open positions and diversify our people who, after
all, are our greatest and most fascinating advantage?
—lynne mcnees, ispa president
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