Strengths Cards: Leadership – Coaching – Positive Teams

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• Positive Teams

  Successful work teams, like successful sports teams, allow individuals to play to their strengths. 

  Use strengths cards to..

  • Encourage team members to ‘own’ what they bring to the team.
  • Celebrate strengths by highlighting how people’s strengths contribute to team success.
  • Explore more ways for people to apply their top strengths towards team goals.
• Coaching

  Strengths-based coaching is a proven method for helping people achieve their dreams.

  Use strengths cards to.. 

  • Introduce the language of strengths to explain the coaching journey and help new clients understand what to expect.
  • ‘Lock in’ goals by linking goals to the person’s top strengths.
  • Become more familiar with strengths and practice spotting them in others.
• Staff Supervision

  Effective leaders schedule regular catch-up meetings with their staff.  Use routine catch-ups to ignite people’s strengths. 

  Use strengths cards to.. 

  • Make employees feel valued by acknowledging the strengths they bring.
  • Coach performance by negotiating more ways for individuals to specialise in their ‘good thing’ at work.
  • Support resilience by encouraging staff to apply their top strengths in completing tasks and solving problems.
• Strategic Planning

  Strategic planning can be more than just setting goals.   Goals are more likely to happen when people recognise how their own strengths play a part.

  Use strengths cards to..

  • Introduce the language of strengths-based planning methods such as Appreciative Inquiry (AI).
  • Build a broader understanding of the different parts of the organisation and how the different parts contribute to strategic goals.
  • Ensure assigned objectives are a good fit for the strengths of individuals and teams.
• Human Resources and Recruitment

  Smart organisations recruit for strengths, and ensure promotions and professional development opportunities are a good fit for skills and talents.  

  Use strengths cards to..

  • Recruit and retain new staff by matching people’s strengths to job requirements.
  • Transform promotions and secondments into opportunities to better match people’s strengths to roles.
  • Ensure training and professional development activities focus on growing strengths rather than fixing weaknesses.