UELC Leadership Module

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1 UELC Leadership Module StrengthsFinder in School Teams Agenda Welcome and Introductions Warm Up: Value Cards Why Focus on Strengths? Language of Strengths & Your Signature Themes Four Domains of Strengths Closing Learning Targets Leaders will focus on their own personal development through learning about their talents and how to leverage those talents to improve their performance. Leaders will explore how to leverage their talents to work better with other adults and teams in their schools. 2

2 START WITH TALENT; FINISH WITH STRENGTH UNLEASH YOUR TALENTS Dr. Sarah Benis Scheier-Dolberg Achiever Strategic Learner Relator Individualization What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared with what lies within us. - UNATTRIBUTED 4

3 FOCUS ON YOU What name do you prefer to be called? What do you get paid to do? What is one positive word people use to describe you? 5 5 Value Cards Clear your table space, and place all the values cards out on the table to examine each one. Choose five cards that most resonate with you. Take your time and work silently. 6

4 The key to success is to fully understand how to apply your greatest talents and strengths in your everyday life. 7 PEOPLE WHO FOCUS ON USING THEIR STRENGTHS are three TIMES as likely to report having an excellent quality of life are six TIMES as likely to be engaged in their jobs 8

5 PEOPLE WORKING IN THE STRENGTHS ZONE look forward to going to work have more positive than negative interactions with coworkers treat customers better tell their friends they work for a great company achieve more on a daily basis have more positive, creative, and innovative moments 9 9 STAND UP IF YOU ALWAYS talk to people in elevators, airplanes, grocery stores, and wherever you go have a color-coded or otherwise organized closet write down a list of things to do, and stick to it make a list of things to do on weekends need to pick someone to race while driving ask too many questions push the elevator button to remind the elevator that you are there 10 10

6 EVERYONE HAS TALENT Talent is a naturally recurring pattern of thought, feeling, or behavior that can be productively applied. Examples of talent include: effortlessly and instinctively starting conversations thinking in an orderly or timely manner being able to easily influence others seeing patterns in data consistently having a positive outlook on life PEOPLE WHO FOCUS ON USING THEIR STRENGTHS MAXIMIZE THEIR POTENTIAL People who learn to use their strengths every day have 7.8% greater productivity. Teams who receive strengths feedback have 8.9% greater profitability. 12

7 PRINT THE FOLLOWING PHRASE THREE TIMES: I use my strengths every day. 13 Donald O. Clifton, Ph.D. psychologist and business executive ( ) What will happen when we think about what is right with people rather than fixating on what is wrong with them? 14 14

8 There is nothing wrong with being aware of our weaknesses and managing them, but our greatest opportunity for success lies in building on our natural talents. Let s start now to identify and maximize each person s talents and strengths. 15 Copyright , Gallup, 2013 Gallup, Inc. All Inc. rights All reserved. rights reserved. THEMES ARE THE BASIC LANGUAGE OF TALENT 18 Copyright , Gallup, 2013 Gallup, Inc. All Inc. rights All reserved. rights reserved.

9 FIRST IMPRESSIONS What was your first impression of your Signature Theme Report (Top Five)? Did any part of your report surprise you? NAME IT! CLAIM IT! AIM IT! YOUR REPORT IS A BEGINNING, NOT AN END. 20

10 NAME IT! CLAIM IT! AIM IT! YOUR REPORT IS A BEGINNING, NOT AN END. Name It! Read your Signature Theme Report (Top Five) and highlight or underline the words or phrases that best describe you. Claim It! Which of your five Signature Themes do you really own? How does this theme help you to be successful in your role? Aim It! How could you use this Signature Theme more intentionally? Starting tomorrow, I will use my talents in this theme by: 21 Scavenger Hunt 22 22

11 Scavenger Hunt Four Domains of Strengths EXECUTING INFLUENCING RELATIONSHIP BUILDING People with dominant Executing themes know how to make things happen. Achiever Arranger Belief Consistency Deliberative Discipline Focus Responsibility Restorative People with dominant Influencing themes know how to take charge, speak up, and make sure the team is heard. Activator Command Communication Competition Maximizer Self-Assurance Significance Woo People with dominant Relationship Building themes have the ability to build strong relationships that can hold a team together and make the team greater than the sum of its parts. Adaptability Connectedness Developer Empathy Harmony Includer Individualization Positivity Relator STRATEGIC THINKING People with dominant Strategic Thinking themes help teams consider what could be. They absorb and analyze information that can inform better decisions. Analytical Context Futuristic Ideation Input Intellection Learner Strategic 24