1.
Using Best-Self Management
to Unlock Employee Potential

2.
To support People in being and
becoming their Best-Selves
15Five’s
WHY

3.
Our Results

4.
Key 15Five Results
Extraordinary Culture & Uncommon Loyalty
✓130+ people:
✓5 voluntary departures in 7
years
✓97% Employees report
being better versions of
themselves for having
worked at 15Five

5.
Best-Self Management
Stop focusing only on managing performance and start
helping each individual be and become their best selves
We call this…

6.
Best-Self Management Defined
The Recipe
A culture that brings out the
best in who your people
are today.
Supporting your people in
becoming their Best-Selves
over time.
Understand the keys to
human growth and
potential.
Adopt a Best-Self
Management Framework

7.
Default Self

8.
Best Self

9.
Key Distinctions

10.
Being ALWAYS leads to Doing
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BEING ( INTERNAL/INVISIBLE ) DOING ( EXTERNAL/VISIBLE )
INDIVIDUAL
• Thoughts
• Emotions
• Beliefs
• Strengths
• Traumas
• Habits
• Health
• Productivity
• Behaviors
• Appearance
• Cultural Norms
• Social Agreements
• Purpose and Why
• Emotional bank accounts
• Trust and distrust
•
• Communication
• Physical spaces
• Products
• Services
• Company results
COLLECTIVE

11.
The Illusion of Separate Work and Personal Selves
Work Life

12.
Reality
Work
Life

13.
Reality
Life
Work

14.
Radical Focus on Human Growth, Motivation & Potential
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“Positive
Psychology”
2009

15.
Maslow’s Hierarchy + Psychological Safety + Zone of Genius
Growth Contribution
Esteem
Belonging
Safety
Physiology
Best-Self
Psychological Safety
Zone of Genius

16.
Golden Ratio of
Feedback is 5:1

17.
Mindset
Fixed Mindset Growth Mindset
Belief that abilities, intelligence,
and talents are fixed traits.
Belief that abilities, intelligence,
and talents can be developed.

18.
Strengths
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19.
Zone of Genius
Zone of Genius
Exceptional at this. No one does it quite like you.
Zone of Excellence
Highly skilled at this. Not many people do it better.
Zone of Incompetence
Not good at this. Many people can do it better.
Zone of Competence
Average at this. Some people do it better.
Passion/EnergyTalents/Strengths ZOG‣ Energized
‣ Genius performance
‣ Lose track of time / flow
‣ No ceiling for growth

20.
Positive Psychology - The Happiness Advantage
Your brain at
positive performs
significantly better
than at negative,
neutral or
stressed.
“
Shawn Achor
‣ Your intelligence rises, your creativity
rises, your energy levels rise.
‣ Every single business outcome
improves.
‣ Your brain at positive is 31% more
productive than your brain at negative,
neutral or stressed.

21.
Intrinsic Motivation
R A M P
Relatedness Autonomy Mastery Purpose
Needs:
Social Status
Social Connections
Belonging
Needs:
Creativity
Choice
Freedom
Responsibility
Needs:
Learning
Personal Development
Levels
Needs:
Altruism
Meaning
A Reason Why

22.
Best-Self Management in Practice

23.
The Strategy
✓ Use cultural engineering to create
psychological safety and positive
brain states
✓ Make a commitment to your people
thriving and make sure they know
✓ Design for intrinsic motivation
✓ Train managers to be Best-Self
Managers
✓ Implement surveys, continuous
feedback, Best-Self Reviews

24.
Manager Practices
Do a Best-Self /
Strengths
discovery process
with each person
Weekly
check-ins
Regular
1:1s
Set personal
development
objectives
alongside business
OKRs each quarter
Regular Best-Self
Reviews

25.
Best-Self Discovery Process

26.
Personal Development Objective

27.
Build Extraordinary Culture