Lead Through Strengths

In this 12-week strengths implementation series, you get one conversation per week to help your team start each week with strengths. If you "did" StrengthsFinder with your team and you didn't follow up after the initial conversation, this is a great way to make Strengths part of your work culture. Go to [http://leadthroughstrengths.com/challenge] to get the series emailed to you one week at a time...

In this 12-week strengths implementation series, you get one conversation per week to help your team start each week with strengths. If you "did" StrengthsFinder with your team and you didn't follow up after the initial conversation, this is a great way to make Strengths part of your work culture. Go to [http://leadthroughstrengths.com/challenge] to get the series emailed to you one week at a time...

In this 12-week strengths implementation series, you get one conversation per week to help your team start each week with strengths. If you "did" StrengthsFinder with your team and you didn't follow up after the initial conversation, this is a great way to make Strengths part of your work culture. Go to [http://leadthroughstrengths.com/challenge] to get the series emailed to you one week at a time...

In this 12-week strengths implementation series, you get one conversation per week to help your team start each week with strengths. If you "did" StrengthsFinder with your team and you didn't follow up after the initial conversation, this is a great way to make Strengths part of your work culture. Go to http://leadthroughstrengths.com/challenge to get the series emailed to you one week at a time....

In this 12-week strengths implementation series, you get one conversation per week to help your team start each week with strengths. If you "did" StrengthsFinder with your team and you didn't follow up after the initial conversation, this is a great way to make Strengths part of your work culture. Go to http://leadthroughstrengths.com/challenge to get the series emailed to you one week at a time....

In this 12-week strengths implementation series, you get one conversation per week to help your team start each week with strengths. If you "did" StrengthsFinder with your team and you didn't follow up after the initial conversation, this is a great way to make Strengths part of your work culture. Go to http://leadthroughstrengths.com/challenge  to get the series emailed to you one week at a time....

In this 12-week strengths implementation series, you get one conversation per week to help your team start each week with strengths. If you "did" StrengthsFinder with your team and you didn't follow up after the initial conversation, this is a great way to make Strengths part of your work culture. Go to http://leadthroughstrengths.com/challenge to get the series emailed to you one week at a time....

In this 12-week strengths implementation series, you get one conversation per week to help your team start each week with strengths. If you "did" StrengthsFinder with your team and you didn't follow up after the initial conversation, this is a great way to make Strengths part of your work culture. Go to http://leadthroughstrengths.com/challenge to get the series emailed to you one week at a time....

In this 12-week strengths implementation series, you get one conversation per week to help your team start each week with strengths. If you "did" StrengthsFinder with your team and you didn't follow up after the initial conversation, this is a great way to make Strengths part of your work culture. Go to http://leadthroughstrengths.com/challenge  to get the series emailed to you one week at a time....

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Today's episode is a question that came up this week when I did an event for one of my awesome tech clients here in Austin, Texas. I was checking in with security and he asked about the purpose of my visit. I said I was delivering a StrengthsFinder team session. Pretty soon, he's telling me his top five talent themes and we were asking each other questions about our CliftonStrengths profiles, whic...

Today's episode is a question that comes up every time we prepare clients for a training event that includes StrengthsFinder. The question today is whether you can take old or existing results and use them in a team or leadership training event today. I know this question is a bit tactical and technical compared to our usual topics, yet I thought it would be important to answer because we get aske...

In this episode, Lisa answers the question: Will a strengths approach work in different cultures and countries? She the shares how leaders can use strengths to fulfill the five different needs of Mazlow's Hierarchy of Needs . Have You Downloaded Your Strengths Tools? Remember to grab the strengths-focused 1x1 and team meeting resource to get your 12 weeks of conversation starters. That will help y...

In this episode, Lisa answers the question: How can you share your awesomeness without sounding arrogant or entitled? Have You Downloaded Your Manager Tool For Strengths Conversations? If you're a manager and you want to help your team members feel less awkward about speaking positively about the contributions they can make to the team, please please please, open these conversations and make them...

  In this episode, Mike Ganino joins Lisa to answer the question: How can team culture be shaped by strengths? Have You Downloaded Your Strengths Tools? One of the best ways leaders can build a strengths-based culture is to offer an appreciation of strengths in action. If you'll notice what works, you'll get more of what works because people can replicate what they've already done well. Get starte...

  In this episode, Lisa answers the question: What should you do when two talents contradict each other? Don't worry — you'll be fine if you work on situational fluency and communication. Resources of the Episode You'll find lots of StrengthsFinder, leadership, and team tools on our Strengths Resources page. Have You Downloaded Your Strengths Tools? One of the best ways leaders can build a strengt...

  In this episode, Lisa answers the question: What do strengths look like under stress? She shares the three things that will highlight the shadow side of your strengths under stress, and then gives you ways to reframe them from bad to better. Have You Downloaded Your Strengths Tools? One of the best ways leaders can build a strengths-based culture is to offer an appreciation of strengths in actio...

In this episode, Lisa answers the question: Would StrengthsFinder make a great hiring tool? Although it might seem logical, once you dig a little deeper you realize it might not be a great idea. But don't despair — Lisa also gives you tips on how to use your team's natural Strengths to compensate for the ones it is lacking. Have You Downloaded Your Strengths Tools? One of the best ways leaders can...

In this episode, Lisa explains how knowing your strengths, and the strengths of others, can help you get along better at work. You'll also find out what grizzly bears have to do with the workplace! Have You Downloaded Your Strengths Tools? One of the best ways leaders can build a strengths-based culture is to offer an appreciation of strengths in action. If you'll notice what works, you'll get mor...

050: What do StrengthsFinder Colors Mean? In this episode, Lisa answers the question: What do the StrengthsFinder colors mean? She describes the three things you need to consider when looking at your colors: your thoughts, your demands, and your filters. Have you downloaded your Strengths Tools? One of the best ways leaders can build a strengths-based culture is to offer appreciation of strengths...

  In this episode, Lisa tackles the topic of managing employee burnout. She uses the example of an overwatered plant: if you see the leaves turning yellow, your first thought is to add more water. But sometimes yellow leaves are a sign that the plant is overwatered—by adding more, you're just drowning it. In the same way, many actions managers take to help their employees actually make things wors...

Strengths Focus For This Episode In this episode Lisa answers the question, "If every person has unique gifts, shouldn't they be easier to spot?" She uses the example of her trip to Bratislava, Slovakia, to explain that it's hard to see what's going on in our own heads every day. To help us learn what our strengths are, and the strengths of others, Lisa provides individual and team exercises that...

Strengths Focus For This Episode In this episode Lisa answers the question, "Is StrengthsFinder a personality test?" She uses proof from both research data and real-life examples. She shows that StrengthsFinder is actually not a personality test, but instead a performance-based tool. Resources of the Episode You'll find lots of StrengthsFinder, leadership, and team tools on our Strengths Resources...

Austin, TX StrengthsFinder Training for Leaders Strengths Focus For This Episode In this episode Lisa answers the question, "Should you stop using natural talents that cause you trouble at work?" The short answer is no. The talent, or combination of talents, that's causing you trouble is your natural talent . No matter what you do to squash it, it will pop out somehow and scare people. It's much b...

Strengths Focus For This Episode In this episode Lisa clearly answers the question, "Is there proof that strengths focused development works?" First, she presents a case study. It's research from the University of Nebraska that proves focusing on strengths yields better ROI than training yourself in your weakness zone. Second, she offers the metaphor of a fish and a cat to bring the point alive. R...