1 North Lake College Introduction to Strengths Power of Teams Advocates: • Detra Craig •David Evans • Lorri Hill • George Marquez • Kent Seaver Words
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North Lake College
Introduction to StrengthsPower of Teams
Advocates:
• Detra Craig
•David Evans
• Lorri Hill
• George Marquez
• Kent Seaver
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Overview of the Session
• Strength Quest Part 1Awareness & DiscoverySelf Development & Integration
• Lunch
• StrengthsQuest Part 2Power of Teams (Staff)
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• Harmony
• Empathy
• Developer
• Connectedness
• Consistency
David Evans
• Focus
• Learner
• Deliberative
• Harmony
• Belief
Detra Craig
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• Input
• Achiever
• Learner
• Intellection
• Arranger
Lorri Hill
• Learner
• Activator
• Context
• Strategic
• Input
George Marquez
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• Analytical
• Achiever
• Learner
• Intellection
• Relator
Kent Seaver
Introductions: About You
• Your name? Themes…?
• Are you sunrise, daylight, twilight, or night?
• Please share why you picked your time of day?
• One thing we do not knowabout you
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After taking my Strengths assessment, I feel the results accurately represent me.
A. True
B. False
True
False
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I can identify with:
A. 1 strength
B. 2 strengths
C. 3 strengths
D. 4 strengths
E. All my strengths
F. None1 strength
2 strengths
3 strengths
4 strengths
All of the strengths
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212 Degrees
What is StrengthsQuest™
A tool that provides the opportunity to develop Natural strengths by building on what you do best.
Fort Lewis College - Website
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A Talent is...
A naturally recurring pattern of thought, feeling, or behavior that can be productively applied.
A Strength is…
The ability to use your themes of talent to provide consistent, near‐perfect performance.
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Top Five Themes
• Natural talents provideinsight into core reasonsbehind your consistentsuccess
• Exercise: Highlight statements that describe you in your Signature Theme Report
• Share with your table
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After completing the exercise, my reaction to the Clifton Strengthsfinder results are:
A. Correct
B. Partially correct
C. Not Correct
D. “I can live with this”
Correct
Partially correct
Not Correct
“I can live with this”
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Break 5 Minutes
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Top Five Themes of Talents
Getting the Most out of your Clifton StrengthsFinder Report
– Complete the five areas
– Answer honestly as possible
– Take a few minutes to share
After the last exercise, I understand how my strengths can impact me in my daily life.
A. True
B. False
True
False
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ShadowSideofStrengths
It’s Human Nature
People spend much of their time focusing on weaknesses...
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Which of Your Strengths Do You Struggle With?
The purpose the Strengthsfinder assessment is to:
A. Identify our weaknesses
B. Develop skill sets to help us improve
C. Recognize our strengths
Identify our weaknesses
Develop skill sets to help...
Recognize our strengths
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What We Know…
Our job is to:
• Recognize it
• Nurture it
• Build on it as we teach skills and knowledge
What We Believe…Individuals already have within themselveswhat they need to succeed!
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Strengths Philosophy
“Individuals gain more when they build on their talents, than when they make comparable efforts to improve their areas of weakness.”
‐‐ Clifton & Harter,
2003, p. 112
Cowboy TRYTry – to make an attempt…
• Cowboy culture – try is a noun
• That cowboy gives a challenge every ounce of effort he can muster
• “He’s got the TRY… gives 110% and never, ever quits http://adventure.howstuffworks.com/dallas-city-guide8.htm
The try -- two words that can change your life: James Owen: TEDx
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Cowboy TRY (2)
Try – to make an attempt…
1. Passion - drives you to complete your task
2. Attitude – positive can-do you spirit. You are the author of your own life’s story
3. Effort – the will to stay focused on your goal. Every ounce of effort.
The try -- two words that can change your life: James Owen: TEDx
(Hard work trumps talent…when talent doesn’t work hard.)
Synthesis
Clifton StrengthsFinder Synthesis
Have you recognized a situation when you have used one of your themes?
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Thinking about my everyday situations and Signature Themes, I have been applying these natural talents in my daily life.
A. True
B. False
True
False
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Your Individual Strengths
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Name that Theme in…
Name That ThemeWho has it? – stand up and tell
Example Song:
1. 2. 3. 4.
5. 6.
Lunch
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More About You
If you could be in the movie of your choice, what movie would you choose and what character would you play?
Team Video
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Organizational Behaviors
“The future is already here, but it isn’t evenly distributed”
Science fiction writer: William Gibson
The urgency for organizational
change that supports innovation practices has never been higher.
http://www.publicpolicy.telefonica.com/blogs/blog/2011/04/04/europe-leading-social-innovation/
Reading the Grid
• Review Team Profile
• Group Themes
• Gaps
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Power of Teams
• Team Collaboration Challenge
• “T” Team Matrix Strengths and Gaps
What is a Strength?
TEAM STRENGTH
North Lake College Dragon Boat Team
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Strengths in the Workplace
Strengths in the WorkplaceThe 4 Domains of Leadership
EXECUTING: They know how to make things happen. They implement a solution and work tirelessly to get it done. They are the “Doers”.
Achiever Arranger
Belief Consistency
Deliberative Discipline
Focus Responsibility
Restorative
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Strengths in the WorkplaceThe 4 Domains of Leadership
INFLUENCING: Help their team reach a much broader audience. They are able to “sell” the ideas within and outside the organization.
Activator Command
Communication Competition
Maximizer Self‐Assurance
Significance Woo
Strengths in the WorkplaceThe 4 Domains of Leadership
RELATIONSHIP BUILDING: The “glue” that holds the team together. They can create groups/organizations that are greater than the sum of their parts.
Adaptability Developer
Connectedness Empathy
Harmony Includer
Individualization Positivity
Relator
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Strengths in the WorkplaceThe 4 Domains of Leadership
STRATEGIC THINKING: Keeps people focused on ‘what could be’. They are constantly analyzing information, looking at things from different perspectives, and helping the team make better decisions.
Analytical Context
Futuristic Ideation
Input Intellection
Learner Strategic
Barrier Labels
• Great talents are often hidden behind negative labels
• Unfamiliarity can easily lead a person to misidentify and undervalue exceptional talents