NSI 2014: The “Why” of Strengths and the “How” of Hope

NAVIANCE SUMMER INSTITUTE 2014 PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA

NAVIANCE SUMMER INSTITUTE 2014 | PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA

THE WHY OF STRENGTHS AND THE HOW OF HOPE

Brandon Busteed

Executive Director

Gallup Education

@brandonbusteed

3Copyright © 2014 Gallup, Inc. All rights reserved.



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Current Education Measures Insufficient

High School GPA, Rank In Class

SAT, ACT

INPUTS OUTPUTS

GPA, Rank In ClassRetention Rates,

Degree AttainmentGainful EmploymentAnd maybe…

- CLA, etc.

Hope is a stronger predictor of college success than SAT and GPA.

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WHAT IS THE

ULTIMATE

OUTCOME OF AN EDUCATION ?


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What Does A ‘Great Life’ Look Like?

Purpose Social Financial

CommunityPhysical

How you occupy your time; liking

what you do each day

Managing your economic life to

reduce stress and increase security

Relationships and love in your life

Good health and enough energy to get things done

daily

Engagement and involvement in the

area where you live


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Well-being Matters to Organizations

None One Two Three Four Five$0

$2,000

$4,000

$6,000

$8,000

$10,000

$12,000

$9,370

$7,457$6,361

$5,387$4,570

$3,539

Annual Health-Related Cost to Employer(Disease Burden and Unhealthy Days)

Total Age: 44 and younger Age: 45 and older

Number of Elements Thriving at Baseline (2010)

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Opportunities to learn and grow

Progress in last six months

I have a best friend at work

Coworkers committed to quality

Mission/Purpose of company

At work, my opinions seem to count

Someone encourages my development

Supervisor/Someone at work cares

Recognition last seven days

Do what I do best every day

BASIC NEEDS

INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTION

TEAMWORK

I have materials and equipment

I know what is expected of me at work

What Does a ‘Great Job’ Look Like?

GROWTH


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Engagement Matters to Organizations

Series1

-70%

-60%

-50%

-40%

-30%

-20%

-10%

0%

10%

20%

30%

-37%

-25%

-49% -49%

-60%

12%18% 16%

Difference between top and bottom engagement quartiles

Turnover

Absen-teeism

SafetyIncidents

Customer Productivity Profitability

High-Turnover

Orgs.

Low-Turnover

Orgs.

Quality(Defects)


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A Strengths Focus

2013 Poll Ignored Weakness Strengths0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

18%

40%

22%1%

52%

57%

33%

38%

30%

2%

45%61% Engaged

Not Engaged

Actively Disengaged










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What Works in School is Real Work…

21st century skills predict work success

• “Worked on a long-term project that took several classes to complete” (28% HS vs. 50% college)

• “Used what you were learning about to develop solutions to real-world problems in your community or in the world” (22% vs. 27%)


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…and Caring.

• Teacher support positively correlated with 21st century skill exposure

‘Teachers cared about my problems and feelings’

‘Teachers knew about my hopes and dreams’

23% of high school grads vs.

16% of college grads

18% of high school grads vs.

11% of college grads


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Gallup-Purdue IndexGreat Jobs And Great Lives


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It’s Not Where You Go…

No Difference in Workplace

Engagement or Well-being of

Graduates Between:

Public vs. private non-profits

Highly selective institutions and rest

Top 100 ranked schools in US News & World Report and rest


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It’s How You Do It…

Graduates who were “emotionally supported”

as likely to be THRIVING in their well-being3x

during college have more than

double the odds of being ENGAGED in their work and nearly

– “At least one professor who made me excited about learning”– “Professors cared about me as a person”– “A mentor who encouraged my hopes and dreams”


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It’s How You Do It…

double the odds of being ENGAGED in their work and more are thriving (13% vs. 10%)

– “Long-term project taking a semester or more to complete”– “Internship or job where applied learning”– “Extremely involved in extra-curricular activities & organizations”

Graduates who were “experiential and deep learning” have more than





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