WELCOMEStrengths-Based Leadership

STRENGTHS REFLECTION

TAKE 15 Record Your

Responses to three key

questions.

STRENGTHS REFLECTION

NAME IT!NAME IT!

CLAIM IT!CLAIM IT!AIM IT!AIM IT!

Who am I?

What makes me successful?

How am I unique?

OVERVIEW

Reflection Overview Strengths Review Alignment New Insights Application

• Self• Team

Case Vignettes Summary & Reflection

STRENGTHS REVIEW

What are they? Where do they come from? Why do they matter?

Talent (a natural way of thinking, feeling, or behaving)X Investment (time spent practicing, developing your skills,

and building your knowledge base)_________________________________________________

= Strength (talents used productively)

STRENGTHS—WHAT ARE THEY?

STRENGTHS—WHERE THEY COME FROM

DONALD CLIFTON

STRENGTHS—WHY THEY MATTER

People who routinely use their strengths:Are happierAre more confidentHave higher levels of self-esteemHave higher levels of energy and vitalityExperience less stress Are more resilientAre more likely to achieve their goalsPerform better at workAre more engaged at workAre more effective at developing themselves and growing as individuals

“THE TRUTH ABOUT YOU”

3 Myths About Strengths and Weaknesses Myth 1 – As you grow, your personality changes. Myth 2 – You will grow the most in your areas of greatest weakness.Myth 3 – A good team member does whatever it takes to help the team.

3 Truths About Strengths and Weaknesses Truth 1 – As you grow, you become more of who you already are.Truth 2 – You will grow the most in your areas of greatest strength. Truth 3 – A good team member deliberately volunteers their strengths to the team most of the time.

ALIGNMENT

Plan Responses

Core Purpose/Mission Why do you exist? What is your essential purpose?

Identity Who do you claim to be? How do others see you?

Values/Beliefs What values and/or beliefs are closest to your heart?

Capabilities/Strengths What are your signature talents and strengths?TOP Five

Behaviors/DiSC Style What is your behavioral style?

Constraints What is limiting your progress or potential?

Hopes/Dreams/Expectations

What do you hope to achieve as the leader in your life and/or the life of others?

Measures What does success look like?

LOOKING AT ALL 34

Achiever Competition Focus Learner

Activator Connectedness Futuristic Maximizer

Adaptability Consistency Harmony Positivity

Analytical Context Ideation Relator

Arranger Deliberative Includer Responsibility

Belief Developer Individualization Restorative

Command Discipline Input Self-Assurance

Communication Empathy Intellection Significance

Strategic Woo

FRAMING THE THEMES

EXECUTING: Achiever, Arranger, Belief, Consistency, Deliberative, Discipline, Focus, Responsibility, Restorative

INFLUENCING: Activator, Command, Communication, Competition, Maximizer, Self-Assurance, Significance, Woo

RELATIONSHIP BUILDING: Adaptability, Developer, Connectedness, Empathy, Harmony, Includer, Individualization, Positivity, Relator

STRATEGIC THINKING: Analytical, Context, Futuristic, Ideation, Input, Intellection, Learner, Strategic

PLOT YOUR TOP FIVE

EXECUTING  INFLUENCING  RELATIONSHIPSTRATEGIC THINKING

• Achiever• Arranger • Belief• Consistency• Deliberative• Discipline• Focus• Responsibility• Restorative

• Activator• Command• Communication• Competition• Maximizer• Self-Assurance • Significance • Woo

• Adaptability• Developer• Connectedness• Empathy• Harmony• Includer• Individualization• Positivity• Relator

• Analytical• Context• Futuristic• Ideation• Input• Intellection• Learner• Strategic

INTERPRETING THE RESULTS

EXECUTING  INFLUENCING  RELATIONSHIPSTRATEGIC THINKING

• Achiever• Arranger • Belief• Consistency• Deliberative• Discipline• Focus• Responsibility• Restorative

• Activator• Command• Communication• Competition• Maximizer• Self-Assurance • Significance • Woo

• Adaptability• Developer• Connectedness• Empathy• Harmony• Includer• Individualization• Positivity• Relator

• Analytical• Context• Futuristic• Ideation• Input• Intellection• Learner• Strategic

10 5 3 7

INTERPRETING THE RESULTS

EXECUTING  INFLUENCING  RELATIONSHIPSTRATEGIC THINKING

• Achiever• Arranger • Belief• Consistency• Deliberative• Discipline• Focus• Responsibility• Restorative

• Activator• Command• Communication• Competition• Maximizer• Self-Assurance • Significance • Woo

• Adaptability• Developer• Connectedness• Empathy• Harmony• Includer• Individualization• Positivity• Relator

• Analytical• Context• Futuristic• Ideation• Input• Intellection• Learner• Strategic

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TEAMS and STRENGTHS

LEADING FROM THE EMERGING FUTURE

SEEKING THE SWEET SPOT

“YOU” ARE UNIQUE

YOU

TOPICS ON STRENGTHS

Change MLQ/LSPS Managing People Coaching and

Talent Development

Encouraging the Heart

SUMMARY

Strengths Matter! A strengths-based

philosophy should permeate the workplace.

You are unique—so is your team!

Apply strengths to other aspects of leadership and management.

OTHER STRENGTHS SURVEYS

Surveys Identity Market ReachVIA 120 Questions

15 Minutes24 Strengths

Over 2.6 Million

StrengthsFinder 180 Statements/Choices30 Minutes34 Strength Themes

Over 10 Million

Realise2 240 Questions20 Minutes60 Strengths

70,000

StandOut 34 Situations20-25 MinutesIDs Strength Roles (9 Total)

250-500,000

REFLECTION