The Leadership Vision Blog & Podcast Archive
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.
Exploring the Thinking Domain of Strength
The Thinking domain of Strength doesn’t only refer to individuals who are constantly working things out in their owns heads. Rather, people with these eight strengths are able to think into creative ways to solve problems, or devise a plan that may be an unusual take on the issue. Whether it’s thinking into a current problem, or dreaming about how to overcome tomorrow’s, the strategic thinking themes can take a thought or idea and look for the best way to move forward on it. Continue to read, and watch, as Brian explains the 8 themes of Strength in this domain.
Giving the Gift of StrengthsFinder
Giving StrengthsFinder as a gift is a wonderful idea for families, friends, co-workers or anybody you care about who could benefit from knowing more about what makes them special. Below are a few ideas, some helpful tips, and how to go about giving this great gift.
What we are thankful for at Leadership Vision in 2015
Thanksgiving allows us an opportunity to pause and reflect on our hectic and hurried lives. When we contemplate the many things we have to be thankful for, hopefully it causes us to jump with delight. Even if life hasn’t gone according to plan, perhaps you can focus on what did go well, and count your many blessings. Read as a our team reflects on the things they are thankful for this year.
The Importance of Knowing when to lead and when to follow
We recently added two team members, to boost our efficiency and range. This addition has allowed Carrie the opportunity to see the leadership qualities in her own strengths in a new ways, while also reaping the benefits of the additional Strengths on our team. Keep reading as Carrie unpacks how we can all know when it’s time to lead and when it is time to follow.
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.
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