The Leadership Vision Blog & Podcast Archive

The Importance of a Descriptive and Generative Approach to the Understanding and Application of Strengths (podcast)
On this episode of the podcast, Steph Wahlund and Nathan Freeburg dive into the meaning and importance of the terms Descriptive and Generative. Not only are these two key terms we ask all of our participants to understand, Not only are these two key terms we ask all of our participants to understand, but in many ways, the words Descriptive and Generative define our entire philosophy of implementing a Strengths-Based approach to people, teams, and culture. It’s important however to understand that these two words must be taken together.

How Have Your Strengths Changed Over Time? (podcast)
Today on our podcast we’re featuring a new monthly series of reflection questions. They’re designed to help you reflect on how your Strengths have shaped who you are and provide a single action step you can take to better understand your capacity for greatest influence. Listen or read now to dive into this month’s question.

Understanding Strengths Within the Context of Marriage
On this episode of the Leadership Vision Podcast, Sara Schlipp-Riedel and Nathan Freeburg discuss how to utilize Strengths in the context of marriage. They share examples from their own marriages about how they utilize the language and philosophy of Strengths to better understand their partners. If you’re not married, don’t worry. These examples and tips are applicable to anyone in any sort of close relationship. Listen now!

Two Traits that Help Build Trust
On this episode of the podcast, Linda Schubring and Nathan Freeburg talk about two traits that help build trust. Our thinking on this has been shaped by a book many of us on the team have read called, “No One Understands You and What to Do About It” by Heidi Grant Halverson. It’s about how our everyday interactions are colored by our subtle biases which distort how others see us and also shape how we see them. Or put another way, it’s about understanding perception and judgment. One of the key quotes in the book is ”we judge other people by how we perceive them. But we want to be judged by our intentions.”

Becoming Leadership Lean with Brian Schubring (podcast)
On this episode of the podcast, Brian Schubring and I talk about what it takes to reach that next level of leadership fitness. We call it becoming Leadership Lean. During this time of year, January, many people—maybe even you—set goals, especially those involving fitness and other health-related pursuits. This could be exercising, eating better, trying to accomplish a specific achievement or milestone, or perhaps, just trying to incorporate more movement into your daily life. Whatever your goals, they all involve disciplined learning and unlearning of certain behaviors. This is true of anything you want to be better at, be it parenting, podcasting, or the pursuit of your lofty goals. We need to move beyond the space we’re currently in and move into an area that’s a little scary. In this episode, we explore and unpack what it takes to become Leadership Lean. Brian shares his four L model which includes Listening, Leaning, Learning, and Leading.

Exploring the StrengthsFinder Theme Deliberative®
Have you ever noticed someone who makes great decisions over and over, but it takes her a long time to do so? Do you know those people who are quiet throughout a whole meeting and then all of a sudden, in 2 sentences, they capture what needs to be done, said, or considered? Who are those people who just need a little more time to weigh the options? These people may have the Strength of Deliberative®.

Book Review: Strengths Based Selling
Strengths Based Selling (SBS) by Tony Rutigliano and Brian Brim is yet another book based on the foundation of the Clifton StrengthsFinder assessment. If you […]

Exploring the StrengthsFinder Themes of Positivity and Harmony
The tension was palpable. Behind the sanctuary of the Cathedral of St. Paul, eight adults huddled over their VisionTrekk instructions, squinting at the minutely printed […]

Why StrengthsFinder
Many people have asked us, “Why have you spent the last 12 years focused on StrengthsFinder?” Or something that sounds like this, “How can you build […]
Exploring the StrengthsFinder Theme of Significance
Continuing on in my mini series about my own strengths and how they play out in my day to day life, today I focus on […]
Exploring the Strength of Focus
This picture illustrates how my brain works – always focused on the horizon. I ask, “Where am I headed?” and “How can I get there?” […]
Lead from Where you Are
When we look only for opportunities to lead, we often miss the more frequent and more common opportunities for meaningful influence. Influence of others through […]
Look for Small Moments of Influence
Are you paying attention? Small moments of influence are happening all the time, all around us – An unbelievable opportunity for personal and professional development […]
Do Not Focus on Being a Leader
Please, do not focus on being a leader… it’s a waste of your time. We should not focus on leadership opportunities with a concern of […]
Adjusting to Unexpected Change
I run a half dozen road races every year. I have my training plan, and goal times in place well before I start. I register […]
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