Challenge Level Vs Skill Level

FLOW is what happens when challenge meets skill…

Have you ever stopped to think how you promote or prevent FLOW in your organization?

As explained by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi in ‘Finding Flow’- FLOW is that state where people are fully engaged, energized, and performing at their best.

Leaders have massive influence over creating situations where people are fully engaged, energized, and performing at their best.

And a lot if it comes down to aligning the challenges you give to people with their skill sets!

⚠️You assign a team member a task that’s way beyond their skill level…. likely they’ll feel overwhelmed, stressed, or even paralyzed.

⚠️Now, give that same person a task that’s far too easy for their abilities. They’ll get bored and disengaged.

🚀But when you match tasks to the skills of people and teams, while offering just enough stretch to keep people engaged…you create the conditions for flow!

So:
👉Know your team!
👉Know their strengths
👉Know their challenges

Oh and…

Key message for employees in all of this…

✨️Speak up about your needs!
✨️Embrace challenges as opportunities ✨️Aim to grow into tasks that initially feel a little out of reach.