The Leadership Vision Resource Library
The Domains of Strength
In this episode of the Leadership Vision Podcast, Nathan and Brian discuss the domains of Strength in-depth, describing what each of them means, how to use them in a team setting, and what to do if you have too many or not enough of a certain domain represented on your team.
What are Your Stories of Joy from 2020?
2020 has been challenging for all of us, but it’s important to remember there have been a lot of good things, too. At Leadership Vision, we have experienced a whole lot of small, positive things and we have a hunch that perhaps you may have some small positives as well. We’d love to hear your stories of joy from 2020! Send us a voice memo to share one small, positive experience or a source of joy from 2020 for an upcoming episode!
What are Your Values?
We’re taking a short holiday break from new episodes of the Leadership Vision podcast but we want to hear from YOU! What are your values? Where do they come from and how do you apply them to your relationships, work, and daily life? Share your values with us, or ask us a question about how personal or team values can help guide your team, and we’ll include them in an upcoming episode.
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.
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 […]
3 Ways to Refine and Grow your Strengths
Practice and repetition lead to changes in how energy is allocated to different parts of the brain. The more we work in areas of strength, […]
3 Things any Manager can do to Grow a Team using StrengthsFinder
How do you help a team grow, become highly productive, and operate out of their strengths? Almost since I was introduced to StrengthsFinder in 2000 […]
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