The Leadership Vision Blog & Podcast Archive
Team Leadership & Facilitation Training Reflection (podcast)
Today on the Leadership Vision podcast, you’re going to hear Brian and Nathan reflect on our latest training, about 18 hours after it wrapped up and was fresh in their minds! We recently completed our first Team Leadership & Facilitation training cohort, and can’t wait to share what it is, how it went, and what we learned. Listen now!
A Practical Activity to Build a Strengths-Based Team
We have a special guest on the Leadership Vision Podcast today! Zack, the connections pastor at a church in Arizona, is the first to share his story. Today on the podcast, we get to hear how he is working to build a strengths-based team. Listen now!
How to Manage your Strengths when Things Aren’t going Well
Today on the Podcast, Sara Schlipp-Reidel and Nathan Freeburg will be talking about how to manage your Strengths when life circumstances aren’t the way we prefer them to be. When we are stressed, tired, hungry, angry, or experience any other triggers that don’t enable us to be the best versions of ourselves, how do we cultivate awareness, presence of mind, and emotional maturity to show up as the best versions of ourselves? Listen now!
What We’ve Learned after 100 Podcast Episodes
Today on the podcast, our team is reflecting on our first 100 episodes. We share what we’ve learned, some of our favorites, and what we’re hoping to do with the show in the next 100 episodes. LISTEN NOW!
Why you should integrate personal development with professional practice
Today on the podcast, we’re talking with Steph Wahlund about the importance of practicing the language and philosophy of Strengths and elements from our Team Engagement Series in all contexts of life.
Professional Team Engagement Model Part 4: It “BEgins” with Trust
Trust is an enigma. It is one of those words that comes with a lifetime of baggage. We know when we have it and we know when we don’t. It is the elusive and invisible thread that binds us together. But, when asked what Trust is, people often struggle with an actual definition. Instead, they prefer to share instances from their own experience. As the final core concept of our Professional Team Engagement Model, Trust is vital to any team that wants to operate out of their Strengths. Keep reading as Aleasha unpacks this concept and shares how to build it on your team.
Getting Work Done. Exploring the Executing Domain of Strength
The themes in the Executing Domain of Strength tend to get things done, with speed, precision, and accuracy. These nine themes are the hardest working of the bunch. They put in the hard work now, so that when it’s time to move, they are ready. They make things happen! Watch as Nathan teaches these themes and see how it compares to your experience.
Using StrengthsFinder to Build Strong Friendships
As we age, we often look back over our life and examine the things that have made us who we are. Friendships are key to what has shaped us today. As we think about StrengthsFinder, it is a fantastic tool often leveraged in a business or work setting. However, if applied to our friendships, it can be fundamental to deeper awareness of self and others. Read as Joseph explains how he has done this.
How Strengths Change with the Seasons
We believe that strengths have seasons just like the Midwest. At Leadership Vision, we have found we utilize our strengths in different ways at different times. We live in Minnesota where there is a distinct change in all of the four seasons: autumn, winter, spring and summer. Where we live, “the weather” is a topic of conversation from basic small talk to deeper reflections on how the seasons affect perspective, mood and productivity. In much the same way, Strengths have a season as well, and you may find yourself embracing that season or waiting for it to be over.
Understanding the StrengthsFinder Theme of Significance®
Have you ever been inspired to be involved in a cause bigger than yourself? Have you ever signed up for something that you were convinced was worthwhile, then found yourself involved in changing people’s lives in ways you could never have imagined? If so, you may have been influenced by a person with the StrengthsFinder Theme of Significance®.
Join Our 2015 Strengths Communicator Training
Leadership Vision is offering an opportunity for you to join the Strengths Communicator Training December 3-4, 2015 and January 14-15, 2016 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, and register.
Using StrengthsFinder Beyond the Office
StrengthsFinder is a great tool to help teams be more productive. The real power comes from an individual’s commitment to better understanding themselves through a lens of Strength and being curious enough to learn about the Strengths they are surrounded by at home, work and in their greater community. Keep reading to learn more as Sara explains how this works.
3 Lessons Learned During our Latest Team Building Activity
When working in a team environment, one of the hardest things to do is work on that team. Often we get so bogged down by the tasks of the day, we don’t take time to focus on what makes us strong, what frustrates us, or where we could learn from others. This is why we love team building activities around Strengths! Here are three reasons why what we do with teams is so helpful to all teams for exploring Strengths.
Unlocking the Power of Team Building: The Crucial Role of Timing and Leadership
There will come time when it is your turn to lead. Maybe your skills are highly tuned to a particular set of circumstances . Or perhaps you have your hands in a variety of things – helping team members with several tasks. Keep reading to learn about an easy team building activity that will provide examples of your Strengths when they are on and when they are on the sidelines.
Crossing Thresholds to Build Relationships and Learn About Culture
A threshold is something you must pass to move in a desired direction. We are often asked why we do certain things. The reason, to cross thresholds. We believe in crossing thresholds to build relationships and learn more about the culture of an organization. By doing these two things, we better meet the needs of our clients. It’s difficult, and sometimes uncomfortable, but always worth the investment. Read more as Brian explains how we do this.
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