Who Is This Areté Guy?
I am an analyst, project manager and coach at heart!
I have had the benefit of a long life <54 years young> and spent many years of that getting to know myself in formal programs (like the Gallup managers and leadership programs) and informal activities (reading, self reflecting, quiet time, etc).
It’s pretty easy to share with you my profile:
1) I love reviewing and understanding facts and data, researching, asking questions, analyzing, peeling the onion, connecting the dots and drawing conclusions from the analysis! I have been called a facts and data guru my entire career (three decades) across several segments of one industry. (Logistics) I completely understand critical paths, timing, commitments, quality measurement, customer service and executing a plan. My clients and employees have always come to appreciate my love of facts and data and my ability to help YOU make sense out of “information overload”.
2) I love asking questions and really listening to others. I am rarely “the life of the party” but people usually remember me and recall our “conversations”. I am adept at asking questions to get people to talk about themselves and making them interesting! And I really love the listening and learning!
I have always enjoyed, taking things apart and putting them back together. Even as a kid my folks were amazed at how I loved to diligently take things apart and methodically put them back together (usually without unused pieces left over). To this day I can disassemble complex machinery and gadgets, fix them and put them back together! I have even been known to read the instructions first or ask for directions too (Did I say I detest re-inventing the wheel and wasting time – I won’t waste yours!). This developed into a 20 year corporate career that really took off in project management and leading teams. My career advanced quickly to the C-level!
I am passionate about analyzing systems, processes, understanding how they work, improving them and tweaking them for maximum performance (Gallup Maximizer theme at work) and training/coaching people on how to best use systems and processes for their maximum performance!
3) Some people would look at those two things and say wow – what a geek! I however have a couple of balancing themes. I have always had a desire and need to help others! (Gallup Developer Theme) My path to that is usually based on 1 & 2 above. Asking questions, helping others “see the forest from the trees”, helping them “see the big picture” I have an innate ability to build pictures and a vision from the details up to the big picture or from the big picture back down to the smallest tactical detail. I love helping people understand how things work! I am a strategist (Gallup Strategic Theme) I love planning and following a plan, I love breaking apart processes, showing others how the systems and processes work and then coaching them on how to leverage the systems and processes for their own maximum performance. I get hyped up being in the trenches with others (not in the boardroom), rolling up my sleeves, doing the work along side others and demonstrating how to do it!
