The Game-Changing Index to Help You Make Better Decisions  Think about your team right now - who are the people in your team and what do they do? If you immediately think about their job title, then you’re just scratching the surface of their true potential! People have natural tendencies and strengths waiting for you to foster and uncover. If you want to make better decisions for your team and company, then the Game-Changing Index may be your answer. In this episode, Nathan Ott joins us to talk about how knowing the ways people create impact can change the way you look at your team forever. He explains that the wrong position and wrong atmosphere can cause people to underperform and burn out. Understanding your team and how they work together is crucial when you want to grow your business. If you want to start making better decisions by understanding yourself and others, this episode is for you! Here are three reasons why you should listen to the full episode: Understand that your strengths and weaknesses are the keys to making the right decisions. Discover the ways the Game-Changing Index can help you and your team flourish. Learn how to take failures and self-doubts as opportunities for growth and development.   Resources The GC Index Coaching Me, Coaching Youby Nathan Ott and Dr John Mervyn-Smith Connect with Nathan: LinkedInI Twitter I Email ([email protected]) Episode Highlights [02:07] Knowing Your Role Beyond the Job Title Nathan shares that people can make an impact through five different ways under the GC Index. He shares that by taking up the title of Chief Polisher instead of CEO, he can be himself and not have expectations of what he's not. When people know their role, people can work better together. [04:22] Balancing Family and Professional Responsibilities Nathan shares that keeping his family together despite the challenges of starting a company is one of his proudest accomplishments. With family, people have more responsibilities and may value security a bit more. Nathan shares that he sees risks differently from his wife, which keeps him grounded and avoids things he shouldn't do. [10:08] Failure Is A Part of Success What’s the worst thing that could happen? Just do it. If you can’t change something, then it’s all right. If we fail, it’s okay. A lot of people are more worried about the things they’ll lose when things go wrong. [12:08] Learning Your Strengths and Weaknesses The GC Index has a scoring system that helps you know your key strengths and weaknesses. Both high and low scores can be strengths and weaknesses. Nathan shares that strategists like articulating visions and making the messy unmessy. They typically think and find patterns and trends. This is a huge strength in companies. However, the pandemic threw all our systems upside down.  In this case, the other types will do better than strategists. In a pandemic, game changers and polishers can shine the most. Listen to the full episode to hear more about the different types under the GC Index!   [16:36] Authenticity and Finding the Right People Nathan shares that it took him some time to become comfortable with himself. Not only did the GC Index help Nathan be himself, but it also has the power of helping others become their most authentic selves. By being true to yourself, you can bring value to the table no one else can. By knowing yourself, you’ll be able to understand what will complement your skills and personalities. We don’t grow and build a business alone. We need a team who will complement and fill each other’s gaps.   [21:46] Building Trust with Your Team Where can people be their best and be energized? You don’t want people running around pretending to be something they’re not. Understand that people will shine best in some specific role. Don’t worry about what you’re not good at. You have people who