Your Flow Zone Is...
The People Leader 📣
Your genius is leadership.
You rally people around a vision and help them grow in the process. You’re building and leading high-performing teams that can execute with heart and purpose. You create environments where people feel inspired, valued, and excited to contribute. And you get genuine energy from helping people thrive while delivering on business goals.
You’re both strategic and relational. You have a talent for motivating people to deliver on business goals while nurturing a culture that brings out their best. You think at the level of team and business goals, aligning people around a vision and making staffing decisions that move the organization forward. At the same time, you guide individuals with empathy—offering feedback, coaching, and support that helps them grow. You lead with both heart and strategic direction.
Your ability to build trust, foster motivation, and guide people toward shared goals is one of the most valuable levers in any organization. Ensure this strength is at the heart of your work and you will be on the path to fulfillment and success.
You rally people around a vision and help them grow in the process. You’re building and leading high-performing teams that can execute with heart and purpose. You create environments where people feel inspired, valued, and excited to contribute. And you get genuine energy from helping people thrive while delivering on business goals.
You’re both strategic and relational. You have a talent for motivating people to deliver on business goals while nurturing a culture that brings out their best. You think at the level of team and business goals, aligning people around a vision and making staffing decisions that move the organization forward. At the same time, you guide individuals with empathy—offering feedback, coaching, and support that helps them grow. You lead with both heart and strategic direction.
Your ability to build trust, foster motivation, and guide people toward shared goals is one of the most valuable levers in any organization. Ensure this strength is at the heart of your work and you will be on the path to fulfillment and success.
You're likely energized when:Â
You’re building or developing a team to meet an ambitious goal
You’re inspiring others to take ownership and rise to new challenges
You’re mentoring or advising someone to grow in a way that benefits both the team and their professional goals
You’re aligning people around a compelling vision or business strategy
You’re making decisions that shape team dynamics or culture
Common challenges for People Leaders:
You may take on too much emotional labor, especially if you’re deeply invested in your team’s success
You may get caught between the demands of the business and team members’ growth priorities
You may struggle if you don’t have the authority to make the people decisions you know are needed
You may resist stepping away from hands-on management even when your role evolves
Reflection prompts to deepen your self-awareness:
Do you prefer building new teams or managing existing ones?
What is your philosophy on what makes a great team? A great culture? How do you model and create this?
How do you balance delivering on business goals with nurturing individual growth?
How do you build and reinforce trust?
What conversations do you tend to avoid - and how might that impact your team?
What percent of your time in your current role is spent doing your top two Flow Zones? You should aim for 70% or higher.
What tasks and responsibilities on your To Do list aren't energizing for you? How much of your current role do they make up? Use the below language to support any restructuring you might need.
When talking to people about how you uniquely add value, you might say:
I love leading people. In my ideal role I’d get to build and guide a team to reach a big business goal.
I love developing great team culture and using that to drive results.
It’s energizing for me to help people grow in their roles while hitting big milestones.
I love leading people. In my ideal role I’d get to build and guide a team to reach a big business goal.
I love developing great team culture and using that to drive results.
It’s energizing for me to help people grow in their roles while hitting big milestones.
If you want to restructure your role you can use language like:
I’m keen to build more people management experience, what are the opportunities for that over the next 6-12 months?
I’d like to be managing a larger team, what would I need to show the business to be considered for an opportunity like that?
I’m keen to build more people management experience, what are the opportunities for that over the next 6-12 months?
I’d like to be managing a larger team, what would I need to show the business to be considered for an opportunity like that?
Role ideas for People Leaders:
Any role that requires you to manage a team! Can be any department so have a look at your second Flow Zone and think about the topics that interest you
Sales Teams usually require lots of people management
Client Services Teams too like in Consulting or Advertising
Team or Department Lead
Any role that requires you to manage a team! Can be any department so have a look at your second Flow Zone and think about the topics that interest you
Sales Teams usually require lots of people management
Client Services Teams too like in Consulting or Advertising
Team or Department Lead
Your Flow Zone is just the first step…
It represents the strengths that should be at the heart of your role to support your alignment and flow.
But you will also need to clearly define your interests and environmental priorities to create a career North Star that points you towards an energizing career you love.
You have to actually be interested in the work and be working in an environment that supports your lifestyle priorities to thrive 😉
It's all outlined in The Career Fulfillment Playbook: the foundational concepts everyone needs in place to create a career that feels like an extension of who you are and how you want to live your life.
