Key Career Trait 21: RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
- Erica Hughey
- Mar 31
- 2 min read
Updated: Apr 9
Trait 21 is the talent to efficiently control financial and material resources. As a natural authority figure and resource manager, you ensure all resources are optimally utilized for the benefit of all in the work environment. This energy gives you a good sense of how and when to allocate resources to achieve the greatest benefit. Your ability to keep track of financial resources and ensure everything aligns with the organization's long-term goals makes you an important figure. In your role, you ensure that investments are wisely made, expenditures remain controlled, and revenues are maximized.
In projects and strategic planning, you play a central role in resource allocation. You work closely with other leaders to ensure all resources are used optimally without causing waste. Your talent for managing financial, material and human resources helps navigate the organization or department through difficult phases and ensures important projects stay on track. Your foresight allows potential problems to be identified early, and appropriate actions can be taken.
A vital component to being a successful resource manager is having your authority aligned with authentically with what best for you and the team and to not be influenced or bought by external pressures. The team depends on you to bring order, hunt for the necessary resources and ensure that every employee has what they need. Your leadership style is by example and involves empowering and trusting others to leverage the team's collective strengths and resources.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:
The drive for control can potentially become overbearing leading you to be inflexible landing you in the midst of conflict and stress. It is important not to try to force your control or responsibility against the will of others. Instead, you should patiently wait for the responsibility to be handed over to you, allowing you to exert your influence in line with the vision and needs of the organization. When you use your resource management skills at the right time, when the organization is ready to accept your input, you will succeed.
General coaching questions to ask yourself:
How can you cultivate a culture of mutual trust that allows for fluid collaboration?
Am I only focused on pursuing my own will and the projects that I desire, or am I open to aligning with what is good for the group?
What does leading by example look like to me?
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