“Fair Dinkum”
“Fair enough”
“To be fair”
“Fair’s fair”
The word ‘fair’ regularly shows up in our Australian vernacular.
And FAIR is another STRENGTH (one of 28).
It’s a word that gives you a clue to what a person values in their relationships.
People continuously feed us cues and clues as to what is important for them.
If we listen deeply to others we can use what they say as data to make adjustments to our interactions.
Being FAIR is about acting justly, equitably and impartially.
There are many reasons for the demonstration of the STRENGTH FAIR.
Examples include:
· People get what they really need (people focused)
· Those most in need get the relevant support (people focused)
· There are no hidden agendas (performance focused)
· To achieve a legitimate win (performance focused)
· To maintain my objectivity (process focused)
· Conclusions are supportable and defensible (process focused)
Yet, too often, client feedback indicates their FAIR is taken further than required.
An overdone FAIR looks like COLD – being impartial that doesn’t consider the effect on people. The human factor isn’t considered.
If FAIR is your top strength you know that there are processes and rules and you need to fix things if these aren’t being followed!
I’ve worked with members of a team where FAIR was a top STRENGTH of one and a bottom STRENGTH of another which was causing conflict. A conversation about their own reasoning soon solved the matter.
The STRENGTH of your LEADERSHIP is your ability to adapt by using the right frequency of being FAIR in each of your relationships.
If you’re curious to understand where FAIR is in your portrait of STRENGTHS, type FAIR in the comments section and I will provide you a complimentary Relationship Intelligence (RQ) assessment.