I’m on fire!🔥

Just did the TetraMap assessment – based on natural elements. Fire came out strongest – just! With Earth and Air sharing close and equal second place.

I often notice this pattern when I take psychometric assessments – I get pretty even results across all dimensions.  It reminds me that our preferences and strengths rarely sit in neatly in boxes. Instead, they mix, overlap, balance, and spark each other.

My top elements are: 

🔥 Fire – inspiration, colour and fun

🌍 Earth – confident, grounded and stable

💨 Air – order, logic and quality

Mixing these together perfectly describes my modus operandi – air fuels creative fire and earth keeps ideas grounded so life isn’t too crazy (most of the time)! 

Thanks Louise Duncan, TetraMap Intl and Belinda Hayes PhD, PCC for passing this on and giving me inspiration today. 

If you’ve a TetraMap user - what combination did you get? And what did it reveal about you?

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🌋 Not as dormant as we thought!

Recent research shows that magma below Rangitoto (the island behind me in this pic) is still warm, 600 years after it formed. The place where I’m standing is also a dormant volcano (apparently), and from here I can see many others across the city - Auckland is built on 53 of them.

Teams can be like “dormant” volcanoes. On the surface, everything may seem fine - people appear to get along and delivery on track. But dormancy isn’t always a sign that all is well. Sometimes, deep down, things are quite warm, full of tension, and maybe even about to blow.

A client once told me there was no debate or tension in her team because everyone respected each other and shared the same opinions. It turned out that psychological safety was so low they were scared to speak up - and relationships were tense.

Team coaches are a bit like volcanologists - helping teams and leaders dig below the surface, uncover what’s really happening, what it means for the team and their performance, and supporting new ways forward.

As for Rangitoto? I’m hoping that little warmth isn’t anything to worry about - but I’m very glad someone is keeping an eye on it! 

If you would like to know more and how team coaching might uncover what’s really happening in your team, get in touch. I’d love to have a chat.

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