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1 CREATING OUR BEST SELVES THROUGH STRENGTHS AND WELLBEING Discover Your Strengths

2 Think of a time when you were at your best Couldn t wait to start Picked up the skill quickly Lost track of time Had a moment of unexpected excellence Could not wait to do it again Page 3

3 Share a story about a time you were at your best Share as many details as you can

4 Page 3 WRITING CHALLENGE

5 StrengthsQuest Mission HELPING STUDENTS, STAFF, AND FACULTY ACHIEVE ACADEMIC, CAREER, AND PERSONAL SUCCESS.

6 The Truth About You Marcus Buckingham

7 The Truths The TRUTHS that allow you to play to your strengths most of the time As you grow you become more of who you already are You are going to grow and develop the most in your areas of strength What your team needs of you most of all is for you to bring your strengths deliberately

8 Positive Psychology: The Root of Strengths

9 Deficit Based Grade and Progress Reports Performance Evaluations

10 A story of a rabbit and a duck The Rabbit and the Duck

11 Donald Clifton Two million interviews Gallup Organization Thoughts, Feelings and Behaviors Success Over 400 talents Validated

12 Clarifying the Language Talent (a natural way of thinking, feeling, or behaving) X Investment = (time spent practicing, developing your skills, and building your knowledge base) Strengths talents used productively Copyright 2010 Gallup, Inc. All rights reserved. Page 4

13 Talents Behavior patterns that make you effective Thought patterns that make you efficient Beliefs that empower you to succeed Attitudes that sustain your efforts toward achievement and excellence Motivations that propel you to take action and maintain the energy needed to achieve You can not not do it Talents are potential strengths!

14 Achiever Competition Themes Developer Empathy Input

15 Identify Talent Underline or highlight the phrases in your strengths report that resonate with you. Cross out those that don t The highlighted are your talents.

16 Thrive Despite the American myth, I cannot be or do whatever I desire a truism, to be sure, but a truism we often defy. Our created natures make us like organisms in an ecosystem: There are some roles and relationships in which we thrive and others in which we wither and die. Parker Palmer, Let Your Life Speak Page 6

17 Despite the American myth, I cannot be or do whatever I desire a truism, to be sure, Thrive! but a truism we often defy. Our created natures make us like organisms in an ecosystem: There are some roles and relationships in which we thrive and others in which we wither and die. Parker Palmer, Let Your Life Speak

18 My boss doesn t care if I m thriving, or energized by my work she just wants the job done.

19 How do we THRIVE? Energy Outcomes Expectations

20 What Gives You Energy? You're expected to attend a gathering. There will be 50 people there and won't know anyone

21 What Gives You Energy? Your closet:

22 Strengths are the lens that energizes you Input- Situation Your Strengths Lens Your Energy 22

23 Different Paths

24 What energizes you most when attending a brainstorming session. I like working in a group of people! I will make a to-do list with deadlines I have an idea! I will facilitate the session!

25 What energizes you most when ask to serve on a team responsible for designing a college wide event I want to help plan I want to show why this is important Events are about people Slow down a little

26 What Makes You Unique? With a partner What was your first reaction to your Clifton Strengths Finder results? What new discovery have you made about yourself? What, if anything, surprised you about your results? Have you shared your Top 5 with anyone? What was their reaction?

27 Treasure Hunt Talk to other co-workers who have at least one Signature Theme different than your own. Jot down the theme you discussed, and at least one benefit of that theme.

28 I can t ignore my weaknesses, so what can I do? A weakness is something that gets in your way or in the way of others. 1. Open communication/transparency 2. Get the RIGHT training 3. Leverage other talents 4. Use support systems 5. Form complementary partnerships 6. Adjust/Change role

29 Overall StrengthsQuest Database 1,656,272 1,524,351 1,519,142 1,494,103 1,223,431 1,074, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,594 Achiever Relator Learner Responsibility Strategic Input Harmony Maximizer Adaptability Empathy Arranger Restorative Positivity Developer Ideation Woo Focus Communication Individualization Connectedness Intellection Analytical Includer Belief Competition Activator Deliberative Consistency Futuristic Context Significance Discipline Self-Assurance Command Achiever 2. Relator 3. Learner 4. Responsibility 5. Strategic

30 Strengths Development Framework Discover/Awareness Understands, can define and verbalize their themes. Has a basic understanding of their themes. Develop/Integrate Can see a clear connection between their themes and past and present behavior. Can link strengths to successes. Relationship Has a clear understanding of their uniqueness and sees others strengths. Has a relationship(s) that is encouraging their strength s development. Apply/Application Can utilize the knowledge of their five themes to plan, strategize, analyze and direct their behavior. 30

31 Fireworks and Space Shuttle

32 The Truth About You What part of a person can you change? Marcus Buckingham

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34 CREATING OUR BEST SELVES THROUGH STRENGTHS AND WELLBEING Develop and Apply Your Strengths

35 Why are strengths important? 100% 2% 80% 33% 45% 57% 61% 60% Engaged 40% 49% 33% Not Engaged Actively Disengaged 20% 0% 40% 38% 18% 22% 1% 2009 Poll Ignored Weakness Strengths

36 What Active Disengagement Looks Like Copyright 2010 Gallup, Inc. All rights reserved.

37 How can today help you? Strengths Awareness Confidence Self Efficacy Hope Motivation to excel Engagement Long Legs Long Lashes

38 Students in strength development programs are more likely to : have higher feelings of hope be more engaged have higher GPA s complete more credits have more persistence have higher completion rates than students who are not.

39 Applying Your Strengths

40 The Truth About You Where does passion fit in? Marcus Buckingham

41 Talent Connection Theme What this allows me to do When / Where I recently used this theme Restorative I listen well and can provide suggestions that help solve problems. A co-worker was having a hard time finding a solution for a problem a student was having. I was able to understand the situation and offer the input on how the situation could be solved.

42 Critical Activities My Themes Adaptability Individualization Empathy Responsibility Critical Tasks Answer phone questions Organize student records Meet with a student one on one Consistency

43 The Truth About You How do you talk about your strengths? Marcus Buckingham

44 Different Paths to the Same Destination How I can use my talents to be a positive part of South Mountain CC

45 CREATING OUR BEST SELVES THROUGH STRENGTHS AND WELLBEING Building Relationships through Strengths

46 When I was 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be 21, I was astonished at how much he had learned in seven years -Mark Twain SEEING OTHERS DIFFERENTLY

47 Learning to value others through strengths Valuing Appreciating Respecting Understanding Judging

48 The Truth About You How do I deal with People who Weaken me? Marcus Buckingham

49 Seeing Others Differently Strengths Matrix Execute Influence Relate Think Achiever Activator Adaptability Analytical Arranger Command Developer Context Belief Communication Connectedness Futuristic Consistency Competition Empathy Ideation Deliberative Maximizer Harmony Input Discipline Self-Assurance Includer Intellection Focus Significance Individualization Learner Responsibility Woo Positivity Strategic Restorative Relator Rath & Conchie. (2008). Strengths Based Leadership. New York, NY: Gallup Press.

50 Different Paths to the Same Destination How can you help a new team member be successful?

51 The 5 C s of Strengths Based Relationships Connect Communicate Collaborate Control Cultivate

52 Connect personal well-being Social relationships at work increased employee engagement and job satisfaction Without a friend, work is a lonely place -Tom Rath

53 Communicate Communication is inevitable Communication is irreversible

54 Communicate

55 IF YA CAN T SAY SOMETHIN NICE DON T SAY NOTHIN AT ALL! -Thumper

56 Collaborate Partnerships help: To make up for a lesser talent. To take over where one person leaves off. To enhance what one person already possesses. Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay

57 Complementary Strengths Activator YOU

58 Control Control conflict by using your talent productively and mitigating you weaknesses.

59 Define weakness in an effective way A weakness is something that gets in your way or in the way of others. Is there a talent or lack of talent that is currently getting in your way or in the way of others? Is there something that you aren t very good at that isn t a weakness? Is it a non-strength? 59

60 Six Ways to Mitigate Weakness 1. Open communication/transparency 2. Get the RIGHT training 3. Leverage other talents 4. Use support systems 5. Form complementary partnerships 6. Adjust/Change role Copyright 2011 Gallup, Inc. All rights reserved.

61 The Truth About You How do I talk about my Weaknesses without Whining? Marcus Buckingham

62 Identify and Communicate Weakness Pair up Identify a weakness that you believe is currently getting in your way or in the way of others from achieving excellence? Describe the weakness to your partner and how

63 Cultivate Gallup research has found if you have a best friend at work, you are significantly more likely to: Engage your team Get more done in less time Have fun on the job Have a safe workplace Innovate and share new ideas Feel informed and know that your opinions count Have the opportunity to focus on your strengths each day

64 Form Complementary Partnerships Do you have someone in your life who can gently remind you when you are living in weakness or not using your talent productively?

65 Vital Friends Builder Champion Collaborator Companion Connector Energizer Mind Opener Navigator

66 Vital Friends Family Ties Water Cooler Effect Plugging In

67 Strength Based Teams Productive teams have a variety of strengths represented and a balance of strengths and weaknesses.

68 People need not be well-rounded, 68

69 What Strong Teams Have in Common Conflict doesn t destroy strong teams because strong teams focus on results Strong teams prioritize what s best for the organization and then move forward Members of strong teams are as committed to their personal lives as they are to their work Strong teams embrace diversity Strong teams manage for talent

70 Strengths Matrix Execute Influence Relate Think Achiever Activator Adaptability Analytical Arranger Command Developer Context Belief Communication Connectedness Futuristic Consistency Competition Empathy Ideation Deliberative Maximizer Harmony Input Discipline Self-Assurance Includer Intellection Focus Significance Individualization Learner Responsibility Woo Positivity Strategic Restorative Relator Rath & Conchie. (2008). Strengths Based Leadership. New York, NY: Gallup Press.

71 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 Team Talent Profile: Executing Influencing Relationship Building Strategic Thinking Lorna Wanda Dee Stephanie Brian Mark Dan Mary Ellen

72 Team Talent Profile:

73 Team Talent Profile:

74 IDEAS FOR MAXIMIZING TEAM TALENT

75 YOUR QUESTIONS?

76 How can I get a code for someone else? GallupStrengthsCenter.com

77 ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

78 Live your strengths! Know your top 5 Be proud of your top 5 Post your top 5 Develop your top 5 Build a relationship with your top 5. Donate your top 5! Donate them every day!

79 Strengths Commitments What is one signature theme I want to learn more about, develop and consciously apply more often? What is one thing you will do starting today to get on and stay on your strengths path? What is one thing you will do starting tomorrow, to help those who you work with get on and stay on their strengths path? In a word or phrase, what will you remember about today s seminar?

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