Practical

April 23, 2018

Which Themes of Strength Influence Your Communication Style? (Podcast)

Today on the podcast, we’re doing something a little different. This is a mini-episode where we give you one Strengths-Based question to ponder over the week ahead. It’s something new we’re experimenting with so leave us some feedback and tell us what you think. The idea is to present one Strengths-Based question or challenge and see what you do with that in the next week. We want these mini-episodes to be very practical and give you one thing to focus on as you practice developing your awareness of how your Themes of Strength operate. Listen now to hear this week’s question!

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March 19, 2018

Why and How You Need to Listen for Talents, Not Strengths (podcast)

Today on the podcast, we’re talking about the importance of listening for Talents as a way to better understand what is going on with a person’s Strengths profile. Talents, the building blocks of a Strength, are the recognizable patterns of thought, feeling, and emotion that point to an area of a person’s greatest potential. There’s something here for Strengths practitioners as well as individuals who want to take their Strengths knowledge to the next level, so LISTEN NOW!

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March 12, 2018

What To Do With Your StrengthsFinder Results (Podcast)

Today on the podcast, we’re recounting our first experiences with Strengths and sharing three very simple activities to get more out of your results. While this podcast won’t answer all of your, “what do I do with my life?” type of questions, it will give you some very practical steps to engage with your five Themes of Strength in a meaningful way.

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February 26, 2018

Three Ways to Defend your Magic (podcast)

In this episode, Sara Schlipp-Riedel and I discuss the idea of “Defending One’s Magic.” If that sounds a little “fluffy” to you, the idea is simple. Defending your magic is being able to fall back on truths learned through your Strengths whenever you question who you know yourself to be. It’s the idea of self-discovery, self-empowerment, and self-awareness.

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February 19, 2018

The Importance of Building Trust on your Team (podcast)

Aleasha Morris and Nathan Freeburg continue our series on the Team Engagement Model on the Leadership Vision Podcast. In this episode, we’re talking about why your team needs to be rooted and grounded in trust for long-term success. Our study and intensive observation of teams through a Strengths based lens has revealed that there is an unmistakable difference between healthy and unhealthy teams. In this episode, learn what trust means, questions that can help you identify the level of trust on your team, what happens when your trust is missing, and finally, examples of what this looks like in action.

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