Biggest Challenges Faced by a Senior Human Resources Manager at Precision Construction Services
Stephanie's biggest challenge as a Senior HR Manager at Precision Construction Services is "people," the source of both the greatest rewards and difficulties. To proactively address this, the company uses Gallup StrengthsFinder assessments to foster better collaboration by leveraging individual strengths, focusing on "growing those strengths and leveraging teammates' strengths" rather than weaknesses for improved team dynamics and achievement of shared goals.
People Management, Teamwork, Communication, Strengths-Based Approach, Employee Development
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Stephanie McDonald
Sr. Human Resources Manager
Precision Construction Services
Cal Poly - SLO
Communications
Architecture, Construction & Design
Human Resources (HR)
Honors Student, Greek Life Member, Student Athlete
Video Highlights
1. People are the most challenging and rewarding aspect of the job.
2. Precision Construction Services uses the Gallup Strengths Finder assessment to foster better collaboration and communication among employees with diverse talents.
3. The company focuses on leveraging employees' strengths to improve team dynamics and achieve shared goals, rather than dwelling on weaknesses.
Transcript
What is your biggest challenge in your current role?
People are the best and most challenging part of my role. HR's objective is to help facilitate a productive working environment for both the company and employees. People are at the root of all that.
At Precision, we've implemented the Gallup Strengths Finder assessment. We believe everyone comes to work with different backgrounds and talents. Understanding these talents or strengths fosters better collaboration, communication, and appreciation for diverse perspectives.
We empower managers to understand their employees' strengths, and vice versa. The ultimate goal is to help people focus on applying these insights to positively contribute to team dynamics and better achieve shared team goals.
We've taken a proactive approach to our biggest challenge, which is people. We acknowledge that we all come from diverse backgrounds and are hardwired to have natural strengths. We focus on growing those strengths and leveraging teammates' strengths rather than focusing on weaknesses, which ultimately provides the most ROI for a business.