DISCOVER YOUR STRENGTHS FOR STUDENTS Facilitated for Qualcomm

DISCOVER YOUR STRENGTHS FOR STUDENTS Facilitated for Qualcomm IISME participants by: Joe Paulson

Workshop Objectives § Enhance your self-awareness through a deeper understanding of your unique strengths and those of your colleagues § Begin to apply strengths to your role as a student § Learn new ideas, techniques and resources to understand leverage your strengths

How to Make the Most of Your Strengths Ask questions, share examples Watch and listen for talent themes in action Keep an open mind – reserve judgment of yourself and others Focus on strengths! It’s easier said than done…

Strengths Awareness “Most people do not know what their strengths are. When you ask them they look at you with a blank stare or they respond in terms of subject knowledge, which is the wrong answer. ” Peter Drucker

Clarifying the Language + Talent = Naturally recurring patterns of thought, feeling or behavior (the gift of gab) Your innate potential + Skill = Basic steps, actions or processes (outlining the key points in a speech) What you practice + Knowledge = Information, understanding, experience (understanding the content of what you’re delivering) What you learn Strength = Maximized positive performance (speeches that result in standing ovations every time)

Engagement = Satisfaction + Sa Ma tis xim fa um ct io n Contribution teacher Co Ma nt xim rib u ut m io n role ua iza tio di vid an n In rg l O Adapted from Blessing. White 2009

What engages you? Discussion Activity What brought you to teaching? What will keep you engaged in teaching?

WHAT IS STRENGTHSFINDER

The Strengths. Finder Assessment I like to read all of the directions I like to jump right into things

The Strengths. Finder Assessment I like a lot of variety in my work I am highly organized

The 34 Strengths. Finder® Themes Achiever Activator Adaptability Analytical Arranger Belief Command Communication Competition Connectedness Consistency Context Deliberative Developer Discipline Empathy Focus Futuristic Harmony Ideation Includer Individualization Input Intellection Learner Maximizer Positivity Relator Responsibility Restorative Self-Assurance Significance Strategic Woo

Applying to your role Strengths Report Discuss: Can you think of an example where you used one of your talent themes in action? (Personally or professionally? ) Which of the top 5 Signature Themes do you really “own”? How does this theme help you to be successful in your teaching role? One theme you’d like to enhance, develop or leverage further?

YOUR ROLE

What Makes a Great Leader? “A leader needs to know his strengths as a carpenter knows his tools, or as a physician knows the instruments at her disposal. What great leaders have in common is that each truly knows his or her strengths — and can call on the right strength at the right time. This explains why there is no definitive list of characteristics that describes all leaders. ” — Dr. Donald O. Clifton

The Four Domains of Strengths Executing -- Making things happen -Implementing solutions -“Catching” an idea and making it a reality Influencing -Take charge, speak up, make sure the group is heard -Helps the team reach a broader audience Relationship Building -Connectors -Essential glue that holds the team together - Ability to create groups/teams that are much greater -Selling the team’s than the sum of ideas inside & their parts outside Strategic Thinking -Keeps everyone focused on what could be -Absorb, analyze information to help the team make better decisions -Stretch our team’s thinking for the future

Strengths Grid Executing Achiever Arranger Belief Consistency Deliberative Discipline Focus Responsibility Restorative Influencing Activator Command Communication Competition Maximizer Self-Assurance Significance Woo Relationship Building Adaptability Connectedness Developer Empathy Harmony Includer Individualization Positivity Relator Strategic Thinking Analytical Context Futuristic Ideation Input Intellection Learner Strategic

The Self-Aware Student Circle your top 5 strengths in the grid In which domain are your themes the most dominant? Recall and describe a recent success you had using themes within your most dominant domain. Do you have a “blind spot” to any of the domains? (i. e. where can you rely on partnerships? )

TOOLS FOR YOU

Final Thoughts One discovery you made today… One thing you want to learn more about… One thing you’ll do differently starting tomorrow…