Strengths Finder Training

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


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


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


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.


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…”


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


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”


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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

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