Post on 16-Apr-2017
Clifton Strengths FinderUnderstanding Your Strengths and the Strengths of
Others
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Agenda
Introduction to the Strengths “Positive Psychology” methodology
Why Strengths are more important than Weakness
Understanding Your Strengths
Understanding OTHER people’s strengths
Managing your weaknesses
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Session Objective
The objective of this training is to provide you with a new tool (or way of thinking) that can strengthen your working relationships with each other and with clients
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Positive Psychology
Dr. Donald Clifton
While traditional Psychology has long focused on what was wrong with people, Dr. Clifton was among the founders of Positive Psychology, the scientific and practical pursuit of optimal human functioning…“Positive psychology is a framework, or a paradigm, that encompasses an approach to psychology from the perspective of healthy, successful life functioning.” - Dr. Clifton
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What Are Strengths?
TALENT KNOWLEDGE & SKILL
STRENGTH+ =Talents are naturally recurring patterns of thought, feeling, or behavior that can be productively applied.
By refining our dominant talents with skill and knowledge, we can create strength: the ability to provide consistent, near-perfect performance in a given activity.
A strength is the ability to consistently provide near-perfect performance in a given activity.
Strengths grow from our natural talents, so while they can be developed, they cannot be acquired.
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Why Become Strengths Based?
Strengths Drive Self Confidence
A 25 year study found that it results in higher income, less health issues, better career satisfaction, and grows exponentially
The Gallup Organization asked 1.7 millionemployees of 101 companies, from 61countries:“At work do you have the opportunity to
dowhat you do best everyday?”
Only 20% agreedThe Study Also Found…“The longer an employee stays with an organization and the higher he climbs the traditional career ladder, the less likely he is to strongly agree…”
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Weakness VS Strength
If you totally suck at something the amount of work to become a MASTER is significantly more than if you are GOOD
at something and want to become a MASTER
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Starting Point
Starting Point
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Strengths Exercise 1 – Good to Great
1. Using your normal writing hand
2. Using your non-dominate hand
3. Very slowly, taking great care, with your normal writing hand
Write… “This Presentation Rocks”
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Strengths Exercise 1 – Good to Great
Considered OK
Considered GREAT
Non Dominate Hand
Dominate Hand
With Lots of Effort & Practice
With Lots of Effort & Practice
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Four Domains of Strengths
Executing Influencing Relationship Building
Strategic Thinking
Accomplish things, get it done
Influencing others to reach goals
Concerned & interested in the ways people are
affected
Making sense of things, creating
visions
AchieverArrangerBeliefConsistencyDeliberativeDisciplineFocusResponsibilityRestorative
ActivatorCommandCommunicationCompetitionMaximizerSelf-AssuranceSignificanceWoo
AdaptabilityConnectednessDeveloperEmpathyHarmonyIncluderIndividualizationPositivityRelator
AnalyticalContextFuturisticIdeationInputIntellectionLearnerStrategic
None of the Four Domains or 34 Strengths are more or less important than another
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Guess What?
You’re Unique
1 in 275,000 chance of meeting someone with the same Top 5 as you
1 in 33 million chance of
meeting someone with the same
Top 5 in the same order as
you
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ExecutingStrength Meaning
Achiever Lots of stamina and like hard work and staying busy
Arranger Organized but flexible
Belief Rely on strong core values that don’t change
Consistency Exhibit fairness, are keenly aware of the need to treat people the same way
Deliberative Take serious care in making decisions or choices
Discipline Enjoy routine and structure
Focus Take direction, follow through, and make corrections to stay on track
Responsibility Assume psychological ownership of what they do
Restorative Especially good at figuring our what’s wrong and resolving it
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InfluencingStrength Meaning
Activator Make things happen by turning thoughts into action
Command Has a presence, takes control, and makes decisions
Communication Finds it easy to put thoughts into works, good talkers
Competition Measure their progress against the performance of others
Maximizer Seeks to transform something strong into something superb
Self-Assurance Confident in the ability to manage themselves, an inner compass
Significance Independent and wanting to be recognized for good works
Woo Love to meet new people and win them over
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Building RelationshipsStrength Meaning
Adaptability Take things as them come and “go with the flow”
Connectedness Has faith in the link between all things, it all happens for a reason
Developer Recognizes and cultivates the potential in others
Empathy Can sense the feelings of others by “walking in their shoes”
Harmony Seeks consensus, doesn’t like conflict
Includer Accepting of others and seeks ways to not let them feel left out
Individualization Intrigued by the unique qualities of each person
Positivity Has an enthusiasm that is often contagious, upbeat
Relator Deep satisfaction in working hard with others to achieve goals
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Strategic ThinkingStrength Meaning
Analytical Searches for reason and cause
Context They understand the present by researching it’s history
Futuristic Inspired by the future and what it could be
Ideation Find connections between seemingly disparate phenomena
Input Have a craving to know more, often collects and archives information
Intellection Introspective and appreciate debate and discussion
Learner Great desire to learn and continuously improve, the process is what excites them!
Strategic Often create alternative ways to proceed, quickly spot patterns
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Strengths Exercise 2 – Working With Me
FORRESTStrategicCommand
InputActivator
Communication
Scenario:We have been working with a complex project and the customer is getting frustrated… based on my strengths how would you leverage me?Using your books read on
my five strengths and write down ideas for each
scenario above
Group Activity
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Managing WeaknessThe best of the best focus on their
strengths and manage their weaknesses; they look for and leverage the strengths
of others There are two main types of weaknessDeficiencies – Something you don’t have or don’t do well
Over-Reliance – Over relying on one particular strength
• Make small improvements• Create supports• Find others with
complimentary talents
• Practice flexibility• Try new things• Practice humility
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In Summary
High Achievers… Know the strengths of those
around them Use their strengths to overcome
obstacles Invent ways of capitalizing on their
strengths in new situations Excel because they more fully develop
and apply their strengths and talents Find ways to apply their strengths to their
tasks Build their lives around their
strengths
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After This Training….
When you get back to the office… In the book, read up on your strengths… do
some “self analysis” Get the strengths of the people you work
closest with and think about how you can work with them differently
Find someone who best compliments each of your strengths (or weaknesses)
Mentally assign strengths to clients and think about different ways to engage them