The Leadership Vision Blog & Podcast Archive
A Strengths-Based Approach to Difficult Situations
Today on the podcast, we’re talking about how our Strengths can help us handle difficult situations. Specifically, challenges and conflicts. We define those terms and offer FIVE things that will help you prepare before a difficult situation arises, and how to handle them when they do. We also issue a challenge so listen to the very end!
How our Strengths Help us Make Commitments
Today on the podcast, Linda and Nathan discuss the book, The Second Mountain: The Quest for a Moral Life by David Brooks. Brooks looks at four commitments that define a life of meaning and purpose: “to a spouse and family, to a vocation, to a philosophy or faith, and to a community. Our personal fulfillment depends on how well we choose and execute these commitments.” We unpack those four areas of commitment and examine how our Strengths enable us to engage with each meaningfully.
How Strengths show up in our Daily Routines: a Conversation with Nathan, Steph & Brian
Today on the podcast, Brian, Steph, and I talk about how our Themes of Strength show up in one of our daily routines; working out. We believe strengths show up in every part of our lives and by taking the time to examine one of those daily routines, we can reveal more about how Strengths show up in other areas as well. LISTEN NOW!
Running a Virtual Team Marathon
Today on the podcast, we’re going to hear from each team member as we reflect on a virtual team building experience. One of our team values is fun, so in addition to just being a fun experience for us, we also shared a memory together. Listen now!
All Together Now on Memorial Day
Today on the podcast, Nathan shares a brief Memorial Day reflection as all of us are experiencing the annual U.S Federal holiday alone, together. What will you look like when we emerge?
The Importance of Reflecting on Your Strengths
Reflection is a simple and powerful activity. We encourage all of our clients to do it, and when you spend a little time reflecting on how your Strengths interact with the world, you can better understand how they work, and what you might need to do to get more out of them.
3 Ways to Get Your Team to Talk About Their Strengths
Nathan shares three things you can do on a regular basis that will help your team talk about their Strengths. Not only are these great ways to gain a deeper understanding of your team, but also a great way to learn more about who you are as a leader.
Why Your Strengths Don’t Look Like Their Strengths
At Leadership Vision, we apply a descriptive approach to understanding individuals’ Strengths. No one will ever operate in their Strengths in quite the way you do. You cannot be replicated! Your upbringing, family structure, and culture all have a profound impact on the way your Strengths have developed in you. This is why your Strengths may not look like the same Strengths of others.
Building Blocks for Creating a Strengths Based Team Culture
How do your Strengths work differently in your groups or teams? Steph reflects on this question and shares the steps you can take to build a strength based culture in a team environment.
Welcome Our New Team Members!
This year we’re welcoming three new people to our Leadership Vision team. Our new hires focus on who are we locally, who we are to our clients, and who we are for the future. We are thrilled to announce Jeff Meacham as our new Business Development Executive, Sara Schlipp-Riedel as Director of Client Relations, and Logan Joyce as a new consultant. Keep reading to learn a bit more about who they are.
Webinar Replay: Growing your Team Using Strengths
Leadership Vision is hosting live webinars in 2017! In our most recent webinar, Joseph and I had the opportunity to talk about one of his […]
Who You Should Partner with to Enhance your Strengths
At Leadership Vision, we believe Strengths are most alive and most impactful when they are experienced in community. We have the greatest potential to give life to ourselves and others when practicing our Themes of Strengths alongside others. But who should we partner with to enhance our Strengths, and how do we know who those partners should be? Here are three things you can do to answer that question.
Are You A Strengths Based Parent?
Recently, Joseph Valentine Dworak read the book “Strengths Based Parenting” by Dr. Mary Reckmeyer. It’s about how to apply the philosophy and methodology of StrengthsFinder to children. As a parent of two young boys, he was intrigued. Reckmeyer’s book is a worthwhile read for anyone interested in unlocking the uniqueness of their children and teaches valuable lessons on parenting in a strengths based way.
Building Trust Through “Show and Tell”
The game of “Show and Tell” in elementary school is often our first crack at public speaking. It teaches us life lessons and broadens our imagination and creativity. “Show and Tell” engages many different learning styles, and it helps people feel known and heard. Here’s how we created a professional game of “Show and Tell” how what we learned.
How to Build Strong, Healthy Teams
We get a lot of questions asking what teams can do with StrengthsFinder. People want activities, which is great, but after 15 years of working with all sorts of teams, we have come to understand that people really need a lasting way to engage teams beyond simple activities. As we begin 2017, we felt the need to revisit our Team Engagement Model to begin the year with an intention towards building strong, healthy teams.
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