The Leadership Vision Blog & Podcast Archive
Exploring Our Value of Fun
On this episode of the Leadership Vision Podcast, we explore our value of fun. We discuss the meaning of fun and why we believe having fun is so important for building strong teams. We share examples of how we cultivate fun on the Leadership Vision team, and how the value of fun shows up in experiences with our clients. At the end of the episode, we share key takeaways for cultivating fun and building emotional safety on your team.
Exploring Our Value of Team
On this episode of the Leadership Vision Podcast, we explore our value of team. We discuss the meaning of team, why it’s such a core value to us, what makes strong teams, and how the value of team shows up in our Strengths and in experiences with our clients, peers, and loved ones. We also share key takeaways to help you start exploring the importance of teams in your life.
What We’re Grateful for at Leadership Vision in 2020
On this episode of the Leadership Vision Podcast, our team members reflect on the things that we’re most thankful for in 2020 and how those things are informing us going forward. Our themes of gratitude unsurprisingly revolve a lot around the pandemic and what all of us are thankful for in spite of the many, many things we’ve lost this year, both the trivial things and the profound. Thanksgiving allows us an opportunity to pause and reflect on our hectic and hurried lives, to think about the things we are most thankful for in life, and appreciate the ways our lives are blessed. Enjoy!
Exploring Our Value of Wisdom
On this episode of the Leadership Vision Podcast, we explore the team value of wisdom. Nathan, Brian, and Linda discuss the meaning of wisdom, the importance of sharing wisdom with others, and how wisdom shows up in Strengths, on the Leadership Vision team, and in experiences with clients, peers, and loved ones. We also share reflection questions to help you start exploring the wisdom in your own life.
Exploring Our Value of Courage
On this episode of the Leadership Vision Podcast, we explore the team value of courage. Nathan, Brian, and Linda share their experiences of acting courageously through their individual Strengths, and share examples of how they’ve experienced courage with clients, teammates, and loved ones.
3 Things to Know about your Strengths in the Real World
We often like to talk about our StrengthsFinder themes in the best possible situation. Strengths exist when you’re at your best. Anything short of that isn’t a Strength, but a Theme. Yet life isn’t that easy. Today, Carrie shares three things she has learned about Strengths as she has examined them in the “real world.”
3 Common Objections to StrengthsFinder™
Sometimes, as we enter into conversations about StrengthsFinder™ we find people either love it or don’t. This could be a result of simply not understanding the tool or a dislike of assessments in general. Today, Bethany shares three of the most common objections we get and presents the Leadership Vision approach to helping others understand the benefits of Strengths-based work.
Is StrengthsFinder Beneficial for ‘Younger’ People?
Is StrengthsFinder Beneficial for ‘Younger’ People? At what age can you begin to reap the benefits of the language of Strengths? Steph explains her recent experience with a group of high school students, shares some of her concerns before taking them through StrengthsFinder, and shares what she learned. In short, yes, it’s very beneficial. Keep reading to learn why.
Join our 2017 Strengths Communicator Training
Leadership Vision is offering an opportunity for you to join the Strengths Communicator Training January 19-20 and March 2-3, 2017 in Minneapolis Minnesota. At the conclusion of these four days, you will become familiar with the complexity and behavioral nuances of each of the 34 Themes of Strength, further deepen your Strengths-based language through 12 guided conversations, and will know how to identify Strengths pairing and applications of Strengths. Keep reading to learn more.
Have We Been Answering the “Now What?” Question about Strengths Wrong?
Are you asking the right questions when it comes to StrengthsFinder? Are any of us asking the right questions? At Leadership Vision, the most common question we get from people after they have taken the test is, “Now What?” Rather than jumping into a list of our services, maybe we need to take a moment to better understand what is behind the question. Linda shares some ideas for how we can make this happen.
Harnessing an Overbearing Strength
At Leadership Vision, we believe that Strengths do not work alone, but in pairs. Sara’s Activator is influenced by her Strategic, in that, she is able to make decisions and move forward fast because she quickly surveys the potential obstacles and outcomes. But what happens when one Strength becomes overbearing? Sometimes, your judgement becomes clouded, one-sided, and you may feel un-centered. Below are some of Sara’s tactics she has practiced in an effort to harness it, and should be applicable to your Strengths journey as well.
Working Through Pain, Grief and Loss
Recently, Linda and Brian received news that a dear friend and mentor suddenly and tragically passed away. We were devastated and heartbroken…hurting for his wife and son, hurting for those influenced by his life, and grieving for our personal loss. He made a lifelong imprint on both Linda and myself as people and professionals. We did not choose this experience, we were chosen to share in this experience of grief, pain and suffering. In moments like these, you do not choose to be in pain, you just are. In moments like these, you do not choose to help, you just do. In moments like these, you do not choose to be human, you just are.
5 Lessons Learned from Coaching Using StrengthsFinder
These days, there are all kinds of coaches who can help you get fit, get ready for the SAT, run a marathon, manage your emotional intelligence and more. Our process of coaching with StrengthsFinder at Leadership Vision is customized to the needs of our clients depending on what they want to achieve, where they are at in their careers and other factors. Joseph explains below how we try to help people understand their Strengths, deal with self-awareness issues, turn their focus from themselves to others and generally be more effective in whatever setting they find themselves.
Navigate the Seas of Personal and Professional Transition Using StrengthsFinder
Personal and Professional Transition can be done alone or experienced with others. Whichever way you choose, professional transition and personal change provide a unique opportunity to learn about who you are, how you need relationships and what your capacities truly are. Keep reading as Brian shares some ideas for how to leverage StrengthsFinder during these intense times. Transition will only provide transformation if we take time to remember and re-learn what we have already lived.
Reflection on the Diversity within Strengths
We often look for what is common and consistent in ourselves, teams we are a part of, or our larger culture. This perspective is important, as it helps us key into what is right about us and our environments, however, it is a limited view. As we turn our kaleidoscopes, looking at what’s consistently right about People, Teams, and Culture from a variety of angles, we gain a deeper understanding and application of Strengths and the diversity therein. Keep reading as Bethany shares a reflections on the consistency and diversity that exists within our Strengths.
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