The Leadership Vision Blog & Podcast Archive
What Strength of Someone Else is Helping You Through this Season?
In this episode of the Leadership Vision Podcast, Nathan and Linda discuss the Strengths of other people and how they are impacted by them.
Who Helps You Better Understand Your Strengths?
In this episode of the Leadership Vision Podcast, Nathan and Brian discuss the people in their lives who help them better understand their Strengths.
What’s Your Favorite Childhood Toy?
In this episode of the Leadership Vision Podcast, Nathan and Linda discuss their favorite childhood toys and varying Strengths at play.
Standing Still to Move Forward
On this episode of the podcast, we explore what might happen if we stand still. We talk about paying attention to what is going on around us by listening to ourselves and others, in order to gain new insights about how we are to move forward during this unprecedented time.
The Transformational Nature of Strengths
In today’s episode, we will talk about Strengths as being descriptive, generative, environmental, and transformational. Those words take some unpacking, so stick around to hear Brian, and I walk through our four differentiators, and also share a tip about how to apply the big idea to yourself or your organization.
Summer Strengths Series #2: Am I a Good Team Member?
Leadership Vision will be hosting our second, Summer Strengths Conversation on Monday, June 26 at 12:10 PM (CST). We will pose this question: Am I a Good Team Member? Join us as we dive into this important topic.
Three Key Elements for a Successful Strengths-Based Organization
Are you building a Strengths-based organization? Our advice is to take action on three key elements: use a common language, facilitate shared experiences, and bolster the narrative intelligence among your members.
Join our Summer Series of Strengths Questions “Show”
Leadership Vision is excited to announce a new series this summer! Starting Monday, June 19th at 10:15 AM (PST), 12:15 PM (CST) and running every other week until Labor Day, join us for our Summer Series of Strengths Questions. Carrie and Nathan will talk about some of the best ways to have Strengths Based conversations with your team.
My Little Life List
For me, this is about where to focus my thinking when I am overwhelmed, low, preoccupied with perfection, or out of balance. My little list brings me into the present. It helps me to sift through the clutter and gives me clarity. It is a reminder that not all lists have to be To Do’s.
Making Sense of a Shift in Strengths
I recently retook the StrengthsFinder assessment for the first time in several years and for the third time in the last 12. For years, my Top Five Themes of Strength have been Empathy, Achiever, Activator, Strategic, and Developer, all of which I have been very at home with. When I received my results of Relator, Strategic, Achiever, Positivity, and Activator I’ll be honest, I had a temporary “Strengths Identity Crisis.” Where had Empathy gone? What did it mean for me to have Relator?
An Inside Look at a 1 to 1 Strengths Conversation
My colleague, Steph, just completed our latest Strengths Communicator Training. As a part of that process, cohort participants complete twelve 1 to 1 conversations with family, friends, and/or co-workers. I was lucky enough to be one of her 12 conversations. Here is a look at my experience with the 1 to 1 conversation process.
Surprise! All of Your Strengths Need to be Adaptable
Planning ahead, controlling what you can control, and getting out of your comfort zone will not guarantee that you will instantly become more adaptable. Rather, they are an exercise in helping you use your Strengths in ways that will allow you to make the most of a bad situation.
How to Become Fluent in the Language of StrengthsFinder
Engaging in StrengthsFinder language makes a difference in your personal and professional life and in the world. When you’re leaning into your Strengths not only are you more productive and happy, but you’re serving the world in your own unique way. Here are four ways to become fluent in the language of StrengthsFinder.
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How to Leverage Your Strengths in Job Transition
Very few of us will spend the duration of our careers in the same role. Logan shares advice that allowed him to navigate his most recent job switch and three important ways you can leverage your Strengths in job transition.
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