Talent X Investment = Strength 3/22/2012

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1 Tammy Aagard University of Wyoming Shifting the paradigm: Weaknesses vs Strengths Identifying your strengths using StrengthsFinder 2.0 The strengths of the office Strengths of teams Why people follow Leading for a lifetime Focus has been on remediation of weaknesses Self help books Sessions at conferences Talk shows Why focus on strengths? Talent X Investment = Strength 1

2 WEAKNESSES STRENGTHS Goal: Leading Your Organization StrengthsFinder questions 34 strengths categories Your top 5 Activator Adaptability Analytical Arranger Belief Command Communication Competition Connectedness Consistency Context Deliberative Developer Discipline Empathy Focus Futuristic Harmony Ideation Includer Individualization Intellection Maximizer Positivity Relator Restorative Self Assurance Significance Strategic WOO (Winning Others Over) 2

3 Trial program with direct reports Bought book for everyone in the office Everyone took the profile and ed their top 5 to their supervisor Shared with rest of office on a voluntary basis Used strengths in the discussion of performance evaluation Positive Developed a profile for the office No one with WOO Woo Strategic Significance Self Assurance Restorative Relator Positivity Maximizer Intellection Individualization Includer Ideation Harmony Futuristic Focus Empathy Discipline Developer Deliberative Context Consistency Connectedness Competition Communication Command Belief Arranger Analytical Adaptability Activator Four Domains of Leadership Strength Executing Influencing Relationship Building Strategic Thinking 3

4 Make Things Happen Implement solutions Someone to Get er done Leaders have the ability to catch an idea and make it a reality Arranger Belief Consistency Deliberative Discipline Focus Restorative Help team reach a broader audience Selling the team s ideas inside and outside organization Take charge, speak up, and make sure your group is heard Activation Command Communication Competition i Maximizer Self assurance Significance Woo Glue that holds a team together Ability to create groups and organizations greater than the sum of the parts Involve people, reduce distractions Adaptability Developer Connectedness Empathy Harmony Includer Individualization Positivity Relator 4

5 Focus organization on what could be Constantly absorbing and analyzing information to make the team better Continually stretch thinking for the future Analytical Context Futuristic Ideation Intellection Strategic Does the leader need to be able to cover all areas? Is that possible? How many leaders have spent countless hours and a great deal of energy trying to be good enough in each of these areas. Team Executing Influencing Relationship Building Assoc Registrar Arranger Assoc Registrar Deliberative Consistency Prof Staff Support Staff Consistency Deliberative Focus Adaptability Adaptability Empathy Harmony Strategic Thinking Context Analytical Context Analytical Registrar Maximizer Individuation Ideation Strategic 5

6 Team Executing Influencing Relationship Building Assoc Registrar Assoc Registrar Support Staff Deliberative Belief Arranger Focus Deliberative Discipline WOO Relator Positivity Relator Strategic Thinking Support Staff Deliberative Adaptability Intellection Strategic Support Staff Support Staff Registrar Maximizer Adaptability Intellection Restorative Arranger Harmony Developer Analytical 1. Conflict doesn t destroy strong teams because strong teams focus on results 2. Strong teams prioritize what s best for the organization and then move forward 3. s of strong teams are as committed to their personal lives as they are to their work 4. Strong teams embrace diversity 5. Strong teams are magnets for talent A leader is someone who can get things done through hother people Warren Buffett 6

7 Trust Be candid even when delivering difficult news Successful teams spend little time talking about trust Trust dominates discussion for struggling teams Compassion Cares about employee as a person Stability Provide a solid foundation Stability in the midst of change (evolving, growing overtime) Nothing creates a sense of stability as quickly as transparency Hope Sense of direction Enthusiasm about the future Strive to initiate the future rather than reacting to the present Maximizer Individuation Ideation Strategic Stay true to who you are Surround yourself with the right people Complementary strengths People who can do something better than you ever could Focus your self improvement on bolstering your strengths, not remediating weaknesses Understand why people follow and develop them into leaders Personal success is an end in itself Your success as a leader is measured by what continues to grow long after you are gone 7

8 Thank you Tammy Aagard Rath, T., & Conchie, B. (2008) Strengths Based Leadership. NY: Gallup Press. h h d ll Rath, T. (2007) Strengths Finder 2.0. NY: Gallup Press. 8