Strengths Finder 2.0: Understanding Yourself And Others

What am I good at?A little bit about strengths finder…- There are 34 strengths- 4 domains

- Influencing- Executing- Relationship Building- Strategic Thinking

- Council Top 5 - Strategic- Empathy- Woo- Responsibility- Restorative

Council Strengths

Council Strengths

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GAME TIMEExecuting- Barb- Greg- Jessica- Danielle

Influencing- Carol- George- Nathan

Relationship- Abbey- Jen- Katie- Kevin

Strategic- Kim- Mike- David- Brian

PLEASE SPLIT UP INTO ASSIGNED GROUPS

Tallest TowerPrincess Peach wants a new castle, since Mario destroyed the tower defeating Bowser. You are all on Mario’s architectural team. The team that builds the tallest tower wins the contract. You must design the castle following the rules listed below:

• Each group has 5 minutes to “design” their structure, but cannot touch the paper or tape during this time.• Each team has 10 minutes for construction of their tower.• Team with the tallest tower wins the contract for the new castle.

EWWWWWW! FEELINGS!!!- What went well?- Was it harder to

work in a group of people with the same strengths? Easier? Why?

- Did you notice a difference between the planning and executing stages?

Mario and Princess Peach would like to build a Summer Castle in Australia. They would still like the tallest castle, but they want it to be completely different from what they have back home. Split into your new groups and build a completely different castle. You will get 5 minutes to plan, and 10 minutes to design; same rules apply as before.

Group 1BarbCarolAbbeyBrianDanielle

Group 2Greg GeorgeJenDavid Mike

Group 3JessicaNathanKatieKimKevin

- Were there any differences between the first round and second round? What were they?

- Was it easier, harder, or the same working with people with different strengths?

- Did any particular people shine in this activity? Who, and what specifically made them stand out?

- Were there any differences between the planning and executing phases?

- What obstacles did you run into and how did you overcome them?

HOW DO I WORK WITH AN INFLUENCER?

• People with Influence Strengths (two or more strengths in the domain):• Abbey• Carol• Jen• Jessica • Katie• Kevin • Nathan• George

Action Oriented

Need CLEAR goals

Likes to be independent

Has opinions and isn’t afraid to share them

Needs information timely

Invigorated by competition

Likes to encourage people

Builder of Goodwill

HOW DO I WORK WITH EXECUTING DOMAIN?

• People with Executing Domain:• Barb• Danielle• Diann• Greg• Jessica• Mollie

• Driven• Likes to be Busy• Problem Solver• Passionate• Consistent• Likes to have clear expectations• Needs advanced notice• Needs a clear destination• Expect Quality• Observant

HOW DO I WORK WITH SOMEONE WITH STRATEGIC THINKING?

• People Strong in Strategic Thinking:• Brian• Carol• Danielle• David• Mike• Kim

Needs time to think

Likes Exact

Needs the “Why”

What did we learn?

Looks Ahead

Wants to know how things fit together

Perceptive

Planner

HOW DO I WORK WITH A RELATIONSHIP BUILDER?

• People strong in Relationship Building:• Abbey• Amanda• Boone• Barb• Brittany• Diann• Heather• Katie• Kevin W.• Kevin C.• Mollie

• Lives in the moment• Builds connections• Believes things happen for a reason• Recognizes people’s progress• Sensitive to others• Looks for common ground• Wants everyone to be part of the team• Dislikes generalizations• Naturally upbeat• High value on trust

What Do I Do Best? Another Sweet Game!Instructions- Split into teams of 3- Write down the top 5 functions

of your job- Split Decks 3 ways- Pick the 5 statements that

describe you the most- After 3 minutes switch decks- Do this 3 times