Positive Intelligence: Why Only 20% of Teams and Individuals Achieve Their True Potential AND HOW YOU CAN ACHIEVE YOURS

by Shirzad Chamine

Fuel their Sages. Remember also that the Sage in one person tends to energize the Sage in the other. When in the difficult person’s presence, intensify your effort to get centered in your Sage. Adopting the Sage perspective means that you ask yourself how you can turn this person’s difficult personality into a gift and opportunity, rather than get upset by it. You might also suggest a Sage power game to shift the dynamics of your interaction. For example, you might interrupt their naysaying by suggesting the “Yes … and …” approach during an idea-generating discussion. 3. Help them discover their Saboteurs. Most people would react defensively if you told them you thought they had the Judge, Victim, Avoider, or other Saboteur. They might, however, react more favorably if you shared the benefits of discovering your own Saboteurs with them and interested them in the power of similar discoveries for themselves. This book, or its companion website, could help them realize that Saboteurs are a universal phenomenon and that they shouldn’t feel embarrassed admitting to them. Even more powerful, you can see and acknowledge their Sage essence hidden underneath their Saboteurs. Let them know the possibilities you see for them if they can tap into their own Sage powers. When possible, share the PQ framework with people in a group rather than in a one-on-one setting. For example, everyone on a team, in a family, or in a classroom, could assess and discuss their own Saboteurs together...