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DISCOVERING & PUTTING
OUR STRENGTHS TO WORK
Modified from a Presentation of the Division of Student AffairsNorthern Illinois University
Critical CAPM Study Topic Part 1
and
Mission
Strategy
Goals
Projects
Roles: What, Who, How
Conventional wisdom…says we learn from our mistakes.
The strength movement says that all we learn from mistakes are the characteristics of mistakes.
If we want to learn about our successes, we must study success.
Gallup and the Study of Strengths
The Gallup Organization◦ Founded in 1969◦ Studies focused on “the best of the best”
◦ 500+ Colleges and Universities have implemented Strengths-based education
◦ Strengthsfinder has been used with over 10 million people in 17 languages
◦ Facebook and other companies require team members/employees to have been evaluated and they customize their employee development plans accordingly.
What is a strength?Consistent, excellent
performance in an activity
Strength = Natural Talent + Experience
What makes you unique…?
The combination and the order of the 34 talent themes measured by StrengthsFinder lead to more than 33,700,000 possible unique sets of Signature Themes
Among the first 800,000 people who took Strengthsfinder, less than 20 people had the same top five themes, without considering the order of the themes
Strengths Connect with Four Key Motivational Drives, or Themes
THINKINGRELATINGIMPACTINGSTRIVING
STRENGTHSFINDER THEMESAchieverActivatorAdaptabilityAnalyticalArrangerBeliefCommandCommunicationCompetitionConnectednessContext
DeliberativeDeveloperDisciplineEmpathyFairnessFocusFuturisticHarmonyIdeationInclusivenessIndividualizationInput
IntellectionLearnerMaximizerPositivityRelatorResponsibilityRestorativeSelf-
AssuranceSignificanceStrategicWoo
Relating ThemesCommunication
Empathy
Harmony
Includer
Individualization
Relator
Responsibility
Impacting ThemesCommand
Competition
Developer
Maximizer
Positivity
Woo
Striving ThemesAchieverSelf AssuranceSignificanceActivatorBeliefDisciplineFocusRestorative
Thinking ThemesAnalyticalArrangerConnectednessConsistencyContextDeliberativeFuturistic Ideation Input IntellectionLearnerStrategic
Strengths are tools…Your tool bag is full, but you have to get a
good handle on the tools you have
Trying to work on a project with the wrong tools is frustrating
Find projects that your tools fit
Find people who have tools you don’t have to collaborate with
But What About My Weaknesses?The beauty of the strengths approach is
that by developing your strengths, you have a new approach for managing your weaknesses
Apply your strengths to challenging tasks or areas in need of improvement
Partner with others who have strengths outside of your own natural themes
Those who fulfill their own, unique best purpose…
Spend most of their time in their areas of strength
Focus on developing and applying their strengths as they manage their weaknesses
Know the strengths of people around them
Empower the people around them to use their strengths