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.
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.
How to Focus your Team on Positive Aspects of Strengths
One trend we are seeing more and more, is people want StrengthsFinder to become a formula or a prescription. Or worse, a label. We have written about some of this before, but it is worth further explanation. It is key to focus on the positive aspects of Strengths. As consultants, we steer people back to understanding their own strengths and taking the time to understand their co-workers strengths. Keep reading as Joseph describes our four part process to do this.
You are Invited to our October StrengthsFinder Preview!
Join us Friday, October 9, 2015 as we host a FREE StrengthsFinder preview experience in Minneapolis. We will demonstrate our approach to using this transformational tool with individuals and teams. Sadly, 71% of workers in the U.S. are either disengaged or actively-disengaged in the workplace. That’s terrible! You are invited to discover how employees in your organization can benefit by working with our team, and how the Clifton StrengthsFinder can be leveraged to create a more engaged organization.
A Lifetime of Strengths: Understanding StrengthsFinder in Retirement
One year for Christmas Linda bought her mom and dad StrengthsFinder books to help explain to them what she does for a living. As two individuals who are well into retirement, it was amazing to hear how the tool holds up, years down the road. It is a reminder that Strengths are applicable to everyone, in every stage of life and open a space for individuals to share their perspective. Read more to hear the story.
Insights from our First Leadership Vision Apprentice
Editors Note: We are excited to have Sara, our first Leadership Vision Apprentice, share a bit of her journey. The Unexpected Prompts the Journey The […]
The Leadership Vision Apprentice Program: Investing in the Future
At the Leadership Vision 2014 Annual Summit in December, our team identified five bold steps of focus during 2015. These bold steps were intended to […]
Why You Need to Embrace your StrengthsFinder Theme Names
Recently we were working with a client, and the group had several members who were resistant to names of strength. For whatever reason, these people […]
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