This week, Maria and Keith team up to do a little something different in the book series, and that is to explore the StrengthsFinders 2.0 program which they both find extremely valuable. It’s a fantastic book, a fantastic assessment, and a valuable resource that people should incorporate into their day-to-day, and our hosts take the opportunity to delve into it all with listeners here today.
Keith starts off by describing StrengthsFinder and its importance, and then our hosts share their experiences with it. They go on to look at reasons to take the assessment at different points in your life, expanding the information it provides, the story of the Disney Brothers, and leveraging the strengths identified as your organization grows. They finish up by sharing an activity REL Talent runs as part of the program, Keith’s recommendations regarding strengths alignment, and his top takeaways from this treasured resource. StrengthsFinders has so very much to offer for organizations and those working within them – listen in today and to future episodes as well to reap its full benefits for yourself.
The Finer Details of This Episode:
· StrengthsFinders and Keith’s experience with it
· The importance of StrengthsFinders
· Maria’s experience with it
· Taking the assessment at different points in your life
· Expanding the information the assessment provides
· The story of the Disney Brothers
· Leveraging identified strengths as your organization grows
· REL Talent’s jigsaw puzzle activity
· Keith’s recommendations regarding strengths alignment
· His top takeaways from StrengthsFinders
Quotes:
“I do absolutely love StrengthsFinders, and I love the assessment that comes along with it.”
“It really gives you a pretty in-depth look at where your talents are and how you're able to contribute.”
“The idea behind StrengthsFinders is that you're uncovering where your strengths and talents are so that you can leverage those strengths to make more of a contribution, build your career further, all those sorts of good things.”
“StrengthsFinders is not about ignoring your weaknesses. It's about addressing them in a different way.”
“Development is ‘Let's capitalize on where we're strong, so we can take it even further.’”
“It's probably a good idea to retake this because this is not about your personality.”
“So it gives you an opportunity to expand and see that there are other strengths that are there that you may not have thought were there, mainly because you may not have the opportunity to flex those strengths as often as your top five.”
“I use this a lot with our sales teams.”
“In order to maximize your impact to maximize your results, you've got to reach out to other people who have strengths that you don't have.”
“The most effective salespeople are the ones that are trusted by the clients to help them grow their business, and not in an artificial way.”
“Sometimes individuals really don't know what the right role is for them.”
“Don't get hung up on your top five.”
“Start with your top five, don't discount the rest of them, look for how this impacts your personal life, and then watch for blind spots. Make sure that you're not hyper focused on any one area of strength.”
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StrengthsFinder 2.0
