The Leadership Vision Blog & Podcast Archive
All Strengths Have the Potential for Influence (podcast)
On this episode of the Leadership Vision podcast, we’re confronting the assumption that specific Strengths are good “leadership Strengths.” There’s a painful idea out there that leaders should possess particular Strengths, and if a person doesn’t have them, they won’t make for an effective leader. We think it probably comes from using one or two successful leader types as the mold by which ALL leaders should copy. An effective leader can have ANY number of Strengths combinations. There is no mold.
We’re incredibly passionate about this because you can’t look at five words on a page and presume to know how that person is using their Strengths to influence others. In this episode, we work to break down these presuppositions through the use of story.
Understanding the Diversity Within Strengths (podcast)
On this episode of the podcast, I’m chatting with our founder and president, Brian Schubring, about Strengths and Diversity. We know the word diversity means many things, but on the show, we’re using it to illustrate how a common language of Strengths can lead us to a greater understanding of the things that make us unique. Most often, when someone goes through an experience with Strengths, they receive their top 5 Themes and those words describe things about them. Many times, there’s an alignment happening around those words but what they mean for each person can be significantly different based on any number of factors. It’s all very positive and helpful but what we’re doing at Leadership Vision is taking it a step further. You’ve probably heard us refer to this before, but we take a behavior-based approach to interpreting and understanding Strengths at a talent level. Listen NOW to learn more!
What Gives You Energy? (mini-podcast)
On this mini-episode of the podcast, we’ve got a simple Strengths question for you to ponder. We’ve found that reflecting on a straightforward question can be a profound way of understanding ourselves better. When we also look at questions through a lens of Strength, we can create a much deeper level of understanding about how we interact with the world.
So today, the question is this: what gives you energy?
Reflect on the things that give you energy in life and then try to connect them back to one of your Themes of Strength.
Join Our 2019 Strengths Communicator Training! (Podcast)
On this episode of the podcast, we’re talking all about our Strengths Communicator Training. In this episode, you’ll learn not only about our Strengths Communicator Training but also some of the insights we’ve gained from the hundreds of participants we’ve worked with over the past several years. On the show, I talk with our President, Brian Schubring to unpack not only our methodology for teaching others about what we do but also some common elements and universal takeaways.
Even if you can’t make the trek to Minneapolis for one of our upcoming trainings, there are insights in this show that are applicable to anyone, anywhere with an interest in getting the best out of themselves and those on their team. Listen now and click the links below for more information about our next training.
A Conversation About How Strengths Help Us Navigate Relationships (Podcast)
Today’s episode is the eighth and final of our series on push conversations, and we’re closing it out by talking about how our Strengths help us navigate relationships. Navigate in this instance refers to everything related to relationships. How you form them, how you nurture and tend to them, and maybe even how you end them if that’s what needed. Relationships, or the way we connect to other people, is such a vital topic that we saved the best for last.
On this episode of the podcast, I’m chatting again with Sara Schlipp-Reidel, our Senior Client Relations Manager and Business Development Lead here at Leadership Vision. Sara and I have worked together quite a bit over the past year, and have witnessed each other navigating all sorts of relationships; with our team, with clients, personal relationships, and the plethora of random individuals we encounter when traveling. We had a lot of examples to share. This episode is a little longer than usual, but if you listen to all of it, you’ll hear us process how we establish relationships and tend to the ones that are closest to us. We’ll also discuss how we try to use our Strengths to establish a connection to others, so we can move closer to a greater sense of knowing others and being known.
Exploring the StrengthsFinder Theme of Arranger®
Have you ever marveled at way a person can multi-task and then she goes and juggles one more thing? Have you ever noticed the leader who can develop a strong 5-year strategy and deliver on that strategy by getting the right people together at the right time, mixing new and complex elements in a new season, and accomplish goals that end up surpassing quotas or expectations? That leader might have the Strength of Arranger®.
StrengthsFinder is Not a Formula or a Prescription
All of us are unique. There is no magic formula or shortcut to success based on leveraging talents. But, you can start the process, and move along that path. Strengthsfinder can point you in a direction, but you will need to journey down the path.
How we Helped Build a Strengths Based Culture
Using StrengthsFinder to work with clients on a long term basis is some of our most rewarding work. When you’re in the same organization for […]
Exploring the StrengthsFinder Theme of Analytical®
Have you ever worked with someone who is known for responding to any kind of situation or task by asking, “Why?” “How do you know?” “Where did you learn that?” “Well, Why?” This person may have the Strength of Analytical®.
Why is Finding a Great Job Fit so Difficult?
Over the past decade I have had the honor of working with dozens of organizations and individuals around the topics of maximizing productivity, increased self-awareness […]
Exploring the StrengthsFinder Theme of Adaptability®
Have you ever seen those people who can walk into any situation or any environment both calm and excited? Do you know someone who seems to really be okay with change… and even helps lead others through a change process? Or that person who seems to not plan ahead, but always seems to get the job done. These people may have the Strength of Adaptability®.
When Strengths are Misunderstood
My son has a board book called “Baby Penguins Everywhere.” It’s the story of one lonely penguin, who suddenly finds herself surrounded by dozens and […]
How we Create Strong Teams
What do we mean by Strong Teams? There are many examples we might use. A championship winning sports team, an award winning musical ensemble, or […]
Exploring the StrengthsFinder Theme of Activator®
Have you ever sat across the table from someone in a meeting who is antsy and fidgety and eager to stop talking and start moving? Have you ever noticed the person who seems to always be in motion in every area of her life? Can you think of someone who starts one exciting project after another after another? These people might have the Strength of Activator®.
A Tribute to a Strengths Legend: Chip Anderson
When I started working with the StrengthsFinder assessment tool in 2001, I had the extreme privilege of studying and learning about the tool from one […]
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