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Thomas J. Smith Consulting 4500 Oak Road, Suite 8 Manorville, MN 56000 [email protected] 507-345-3456 Prepared exclusively for: Sample Workbook Friday, October 13, 2006 This participant workbook provided by: ABC Company Inc 1223 Main St Collegeville, MN 55426 www.abc-company.com [email protected] (222) 345-6543 Capitalizing on Team Talents © 2006 by Inscape Publishing, Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in any form, in whole or in part, is prohibited. Sample Workbook 2 » » » Introduction to Team Talents ® : It’s a Jungle Goals Discover your own position on the Team Talents ® map. Explore the contribution each talent brings to the team. Sometimes we might be surprised at the variety of people we encounter. While some might be similar to us in the way that they approach work, others are so different that they might seem like they come from another species altogether. Notes: PLE – im mes we migh es we migh SAMPL encounter. Wh encounter. W hat they appro hat they appro might seem might se UTION am am T Talents s ® ® lent brings to t ent brings to TRIBUT be surprised a be surprised R DISTR e some might e some might ch work, other h work, othe ke they come f ke they come UT FOR Notes: No R NOT FO FO

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peo

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cus

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bilit

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peo

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re m

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the

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eopl

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to a

ppre

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