Helping Students Discover their Strengths

Mark PogueStrengths Development Practice Leader

Gallup Education

What’s right with people

The link between our natural strengths, our engagement and our overall wellbeing

Learning from the best of the best

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Expectation for this session

What would you do with 2 free hours

A Considerable Conversation

Suppose your child came home with these grades, two A’s, a B, a C and a low grade, such as a D or F. Which of these grades would you deem worthy of considerable conversation?

A’s BCD or F

A Considerable Conversation

Suppose your child came home with these grades, two A’s, a B, a C and a low grade, such as a D or F. Which of these grades would you deem worthy of considerable conversation?

8.3% A’s 1.2% B3.8% C86.7% D or F

Do you have the opportunity to do what you do best every day?

Career Matters

Got Engagement?

Engaged

These employees are loyal and productive. They are likely to stay with their company for at least a year. They are less likely to have accidents on the job and to steal.

Not Engaged

These employees may be productive, but are not psychologically connected to their company. They are more likely to miss work days and to leave.

Actively Disengaged

These employees are physically present but psychologically absent. They are unhappy with their work situation and insist on sharing this unhappiness with colleagues.

Got Engagement?

Engaged

These employees are loyal and productive. They are likely to stay with their company for at least a year. They are less likely to have accidents on the job and to steal.

Not Engaged

These employees may be productive, but are not psychologically connected to their company. They are more likely to miss work days and to leave.

Actively Disengaged

These employees are physically present but psychologically absent. They are unhappy with their work situation and insist on sharing this unhappiness with colleagues.

Student Engagement

The Path to Student Success

StrengthsStrengths

EngagementEngagement

HopeHope

Academic Success

Academic Success

WellbeingWellbeing

A Time When You Were at Your Best

Think of a time when you were at your best

•A class you took

•A project

•A job

….

What transferable talent did you posses that made it possible for your best performance

Share a story where you used that transferable talent in another moment of excellence

Three Ways to Make a Difference

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