The Leadership Vision Blog & Podcast Archive
Exploring Communication Styles
In this episode of the Leadership Vision Podcast, Brian, Linda, and I reflect on our communication patterns and preferences as leaders and give each other feedback to better understand how we are actually communicating. We also model an activity on the show that you can do at home, so enjoy this episode and then try it for yourself!
How We Help Teams Collaborate
How does your team collaborate? We believe you never really know how a team collaborates until you understand each member as an individual collaborator. Sometimes teams need greater alignment, agreement, or action in order to improve the way that the culture interacts with each other. In this episode of the Leadership Vision Podcast, we talk about what we’ve learned about collaboration in the context of who you are as a person, who you are on a team, and who you are within an organizational culture. We discuss our three-step process to help teams learn about their individual collaboration styles and how you and your team can become better collaborators together. Enjoy!
How Do You Collaborate? Exploring Collaboration Styles
In this episode of the Leadership Vision Podcast, Brian, Linda, and I reflect on some of our earliest memories of our collaborative experiences and discuss how they have helped to shape or impact the way that we collaborate on teams today. As you listen to this episode, think about some of your earliest memories or memories in general of ways that you have collaborated. How does that impact you today?
The Benefits of Stepping Back as a Leader
In this episode of the Leadership Vision Podcast, we ask how we can be more mindful of our leadership moment, that moment when leadership is asked of us and our first response is to step back before we step in. We discuss the benefits of stepping back as a leader and two ways leaders can step back and reflect before they step in and act.
Lean into Your Strengths with Self-Awareness
In this episode of the Leadership Vision Podcast, Brain and Linda lead Nathan through a 1 to 1 conversation and share how to lean into your Strengths with self-awareness.
An Incubator for Developing a Strengths Based Organization
When Leadership Vision partners with an organization through any of our consulting services, we help create an ideal environment for individuals and teams to grow. We seek to build rapport with our clients around a behavior-based approach to Strengths. From the way Leadership Vision consultants introduce themselves, to the ways we engage the individuals and teams around Strengths prompts, our work is filled with meaning and purpose.
A Visual Representation of My Strengths
If a friend asked you to choose an image that represents your Strengths, what image would you choose and why? Steph shares an image from her track and field days and explains how it is a visual representation of her Strengths.
Top Salespeople and the Domains of Strength
Sometimes, people can become overly focused on having specific Themes of Strengths to fulfill specific job roles. In this article, Jeff shares examples of extraordinary salespeople and their use of Themes of Strength in their work. He also explains how to understand the many Strengths that can be generative in a sales role.
Strengths and Culture: Beauty and Meaning
As a shaper of culture, keep three things in mind: First, the convergence of cultures actually creates a new culture. Secondly, the convergence of cultures allows for individuals to grow in their unique identities. Finally, a Strengths Based approach can Infuse the world with Beauty and Brilliance through relationship and conversation.
Professional Best Practices: 3 Team Activities Using StrengthsFinder Language
When it comes to creating team building activities that actually work, we have found the best ones to be simple, repeatable, and sustainable. Brian shares three lessons to illustrate how to introduce professional best practices while using StrengthsFinder language to prompt team conversations and application.
Attend a Leadership Vision Preview on March 30th in Minneapolis
Do you have employees in your organization who have taken the StrengthsFinder assessment? Perhaps, you have taken the assessment organization-wide and you are wondering what to do next? Or maybe you are an individual who is fascinated by Strengths and desires deeper training and development. If any of this applies to you, join us on Thursday, March 30, 2017, from 2-4:30 PM for our next Leadership Vision Preview Experience at our offices in downtown Minneapolis!
The Importance of Reflecting on Your Strengths
Reflection is a simple and powerful activity. We encourage all of our clients to do it, and when you spend a little time reflecting on how your Strengths interact with the world, you can better understand how they work, and what you might need to do to get more out of them.
3 Ways to Get Your Team to Talk About Their Strengths
Nathan shares three things you can do on a regular basis that will help your team talk about their Strengths. Not only are these great ways to gain a deeper understanding of your team, but also a great way to learn more about who you are as a leader.
Why Your Strengths Don’t Look Like Their Strengths
At Leadership Vision, we apply a descriptive approach to understanding individuals’ Strengths. No one will ever operate in their Strengths in quite the way you do. You cannot be replicated! Your upbringing, family structure, and culture all have a profound impact on the way your Strengths have developed in you. This is why your Strengths may not look like the same Strengths of others.
Building Blocks for Creating a Strengths Based Team Culture
How do your Strengths work differently in your groups or teams? Steph reflects on this question and shares the steps you can take to build a strength based culture in a team environment.
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