Strength FindersWhat are your strengths and how

can you use them effectively?

What is Strength Finders?

Developed in 1998

Shift from focusing on shortcomings to developing strengths

Based on 34 common talents

Used by major companies throughout the world

“At work I have the opportunity to do what I do best everyday”

Surveyed 10 million people

Only one-third strongly agreed with the statement

Those that strongly disagreed or disagreed with the statement were not emotionally engaged on the job

What are the effects of not being emotionally engaged on the job?

Dread going to work

Have more negative than positive interactions with your colleagues

Treat customers poorly

What are the effects of not being emotionally engaged on the job?

Tell friends what a miserable company you work for

Achieve less on a daily basis

Have fewer positive and creative moments

Why is it important to be emotionally engaged on the job?

Surveyed companies that encourage the development of strengths› Six times as likely to be engaged in

their jobs› Three times as likely to report having

an excellent quality of life

Additional Statistics

If your manager primarily:

The chances of you being actively disengaged are:

Ignores you 40%Focuses on your weaknesses

22%

Focuses on your strengths

1%

Video What is Clifton StrengthsFinders?

› Unlock your potential

Silently Read Pages 3-5 in the book

Read up to the point where it says “a Misguided Maxim”

While reading think about this statement:› “Society celebrates the

underdog, but in reality we shouldn’t.”

Read Pages 5-6 aloud My experience as a manger

Teaching is a more natural fit for me

Read Pages 7-9 Silently While reading think about this

statement:› “You cannot be anything you

want to be, but you can be a lot more of who you already are.”

Taking the survey People will change over time, but

our core personality traits are relatively stable throughout adulthood

A 23 year longitudinal study of 1,000 children showed that a child's personality at age 3 shows remarkable similarity to their personality traits at age 26

Blind Spots Areas within your strength that could

be a limiting factor› Example: Responsibility: Hard time saying

no

Important to be aware of limitations associated with each strength

How could you answer the common interview question “What are your weaknesses?”

Taking the survey Wants to identify your most

natural response to the question

20 seconds to answer each question

Found that first instinct is more revealing than if you were given time to debate each question

Taking the survey

When finished print the “strengths insight and action planning guide”

Review your strengths in the book and the other 29 strengths › What are some strengths you

recognize as potential weaknesses?

Read Page 29 aloud

Would anyone like to share time that they knew they were using their natural talents?

Individual videos

After reviewing your strengths you can watch individual videos related to each of your strengths

Bathroom Break

5 minutes to use the restroom Once you begin the assessment

you cannot stop

Taking the survey

Takes about 45 minutes to complete› Take a bathroom break prior to

starting

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