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Core Concept #9: CliftonStrengths Blind Spots – Starved And Fed Talents

Lead Through Strengths - June 14, 2020 08:30 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 176 ratings
We have now reached the ninth and final core concept in our STRENGTHS series, where we’ve been discussing the importance of engaging in strengths-focused conversations with your team over time. If you’ve been following this conversation, congratulations on getting this far! And if you’ve been ap...

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Core Concept #8: Honored or Insulted

Lead Through Strengths - May 31, 2020 08:30 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 176 ratings
Finding Energizing Tasks At Work We’re almost at the end of our STRENGTHS series, where we discuss a total of nine concepts that will help you implement strengths with your team at work. In this episode, we'll explore one of the most interesting topics in this series: Honored and Insulted.  ...

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Core Concept #7: Team Strengths Take Time and Intention

Lead Through Strengths - May 17, 2020 07:30 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 176 ratings
Our seventh core concept in this STRENGTHS series, “Takes Time and Intention,” may sound like a lame title compared with our previous topics (“Troublemaker Talents,” “Easy Buttons,” “Gimme That Escalation,” etc.), but as we go along you’ll find that there’s a lot more nuance to it than that. You...

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Core Concept #6: Gimme That Escalation

Lead Through Strengths - May 03, 2020 07:30 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 176 ratings
Our sixth core concept is a perfect build-on to the “Plus One, Minus One” activity mentioned in our previous episode, Concept #5: “Not an Excuse.”  Plus one, in particular, is about mining your team of the things they want to have more of. Then, as you dig deeper into this challenge, it’s amaz...

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Core Concept #5: Not An Excuse

Lead Through Strengths - April 19, 2020 07:30 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 176 ratings
If you've been following this series, you'll know we've been spelling the word STRENGTHS with nine core competencies that pop out as the most elusive, interesting, or unconsidered when implementing strengths at work. So far, we've had: 1. S.E.T. (Skills, Experience, and Talents) 2. Troublemak...

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Core Concept #4: Easy Buttons

Lead Through Strengths - April 05, 2020 07:30 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 176 ratings
We notice it all the time: when we point out to people their natural talents through meaningful conversations, their success comes more easily. In this episode, we refer to this phenomenon as “easy buttons” — our fourth core concept in this series. Here at Lead Through Strengths, we love seein...

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Core Concept #3: Regulate By Situation

Lead Through Strengths - March 22, 2020 07:30 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 176 ratings
If you want others to experience the best of your StrengthsFinder talent themes, you'll love our third core concept -- regulate by situation.  A Simple Concept? Imagine you’re in front of a mixing board wherein you’re looking at your Top 5 or Top 10 from your CliftonStrengths reports. Each o...

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Core Concept #2: Troublemaker Talents

Lead Through Strengths - March 08, 2020 08:30 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 176 ratings
From the S.E.T and “Aspirational You” concepts in the previous episode, we now move towards a seemingly favorite topic for discussion: troublemaker talents! When talking about strengths, curiosity about the other side -- the so-called “shadow side” or “blind spots” -- tends to surface. And tha...

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Core Concept #1: Skills, Experiences, And Talents (S.E.T.) For Strong Teams

Lead Through Strengths - February 23, 2020 08:30 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 176 ratings
In this episode, we start joining important puzzle pieces together to make your team a genuinely strengths-powered one. When we zero in on the nuts and bolts that make strengths work, we develop the kind of perspective that can build and rebuild teams as often as necessary -- no matter what ch...

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9 Ways To Build Stronger Teams

Lead Through Strengths - February 09, 2020 08:30 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 176 ratings
Core Concepts for Stronger Teams In this series, you’ll explore 9 core concepts that will help you implement strengths with your team at work. The concepts we chose for you came straight from you - both from listeners of this show and from participants in our training classes. These are the...

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Career Branding When Achiever Is Your Strength

Lead Through Strengths - December 22, 2019 08:30 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 176 ratings
I hear a lot of reflections about how to apply your CliftonStrengths talent theme of Achiever to your career. In this series, you get one strength per post so that you can add to the insights from your StrengthsFinder report and make an even stronger alignment between your current job and your...

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Career Branding When Activator Is Your Strength

Lead Through Strengths - December 08, 2019 08:30 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 176 ratings
I hear a lot of reflections about how to apply your CliftonStrengths talent theme of Activator to your career. In this series, you get one strength per post so that you can add to the insights from your StrengthsFinder report and make an even stronger alignment between your current job and you...

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Career Branding When Adaptability Is Your Strength

Lead Through Strengths - November 24, 2019 08:30 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 176 ratings
I hear a lot of reflections about how to apply your CliftonStrengths talent theme of Adaptability to your career. In this series, you get one strength per post so that you can add to the insights from your StrengthsFinder report and make an even stronger alignment between your current job and ...

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Career Branding When Analytical Is Your Strength

Lead Through Strengths - November 10, 2019 08:30 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 176 ratings
I hear a lot of reflections about how to apply your CliftonStrengths talent theme of Analytical to your career. In this series, you get one strength per post so that you can add to the insights from your StrengthsFinder report and make an even stronger alignment between your current job and yo...

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Career Branding When Arranger Is Your Strength

Lead Through Strengths - October 27, 2019 07:30 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 176 ratings
I hear a lot of reflections about how to apply your CliftonStrengths talent theme of Arranger to your career. In this series, you get one strength per post so that you can add to the insights from your StrengthsFinder report and make an even stronger alignment between your current job and your...

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Career Branding When Belief Is Your Strength

Lead Through Strengths - October 13, 2019 07:30 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 176 ratings
I hear a lot of reflections about how to apply your CliftonStrengths talent theme of Belief to your career. In this series, you get one strength per post so that you can add to the insights from your StrengthsFinder report and make an even stronger alignment between your current job and your s...

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Career Branding When Command Is Your Strength

Lead Through Strengths - September 29, 2019 07:30 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 176 ratings
I hear a lot of reflections about how to apply your CliftonStrengths talent theme of Command to your career. In this series, you get one strength per post so that you can add to the insights from your StrengthsFinder report and make an even stronger alignment between your current job and your ...

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Career Branding When Communication Is Your Strength

Lead Through Strengths - September 15, 2019 07:30 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 176 ratings
I hear a lot of reflections about how to apply your CliftonStrengths talent theme of Communication to your career. In this series, I break down one strength per post so that you can add to the insights from your StrengthsFinder report and make an even stronger alignment between your current jo...

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Career Branding When Competition Is Your Strength

Lead Through Strengths - September 01, 2019 07:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 176 ratings
I hear a lot of reflections about how to apply your CliftonStrengths talent theme of Competition to your career. In this series, I break down one strength per post so that you can add to the insights from your StrengthsFinder report and make an even stronger alignment between your current job ...

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Career Branding When Connectedness Is Your Strength

Lead Through Strengths - August 18, 2019 07:30 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 176 ratings
I hear a lot of reflections about how to apply your CliftonStrengths talent theme of Connectedness to your career. In this series, I break down one strength per post so that you can add to the insights from your StrengthsFinder report and make an even stronger alignment between your current jo...

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Career Branding When Consistency Is Your Strength

Lead Through Strengths - August 04, 2019 07:30 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 176 ratings
I hear a lot of reflections about how to apply your CliftonStrengths talent theme of Consistency to your career. In this series, I break down one strength per post — so that you can add to the insights from your StrengthsFinder report and make an even stronger alignment between your current jo...

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Career Branding When Context Is Your Strength

Lead Through Strengths - July 21, 2019 07:30 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 176 ratings
I hear a lot of curiosity about how to apply your CliftonStrengths talent theme of Context to your career. In this series, I break down one strength per post — so that you can add to the insights from your StrengthsFinder report and make an even stronger alignment between your current job and ...

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Career Branding When Deliberative Is Your Strength

Lead Through Strengths - July 07, 2019 07:30 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 176 ratings
I hear a lot of curiosity about how to apply your CliftonStrengths talent theme of Deliberative to your career. In this series, I break down one strength per post — so that you can add to the insights from your StrengthsFinder report and make an even stronger alignment between your current job...

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Career Branding When Developer Is Your Strength

Lead Through Strengths - June 23, 2019 07:30 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 176 ratings
I hear a lot of curiosity about how to apply your CliftonStrengths talent theme of Developer to your career. In this series, I break down one strength per post — so that you can add to the insights from your StrengthsFinder report and make an even stronger alignment between your current job an...

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Career Branding When Discipline Is Your Strength

Lead Through Strengths - June 09, 2019 07:30 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 176 ratings
I hear a lot of curiosity about how to apply your CliftonStrengths talent theme of Discipline to your career. In this series, I break down one strength per post — so that you can add to the insights from your StrengthsFinder report and make an even stronger alignment between your current job a...

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Career Branding When Empathy Is Your Strength

Lead Through Strengths - May 26, 2019 07:30 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 176 ratings
I hear a lot of curiosity about how to apply your CliftonStrengths talent theme of Empathy to your career. In this series, I break down one strength per post — so that you can add to the insights from your StrengthsFinder report and make a better alignment between your job and your strengths. ...

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Career Branding When Focus Is Your Strength

Lead Through Strengths - May 12, 2019 07:30 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 176 ratings
I hear a lot of curiosity about how to apply your CliftonStrengths talent theme of Focus to your career. In this series, I break down one strength per post — so that you can add to the insights from your StrengthsFinder report and make a better alignment between your job and your strengths. ...

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Career Branding When Futuristic Is Your Strength

Lead Through Strengths - April 28, 2019 07:30 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 176 ratings
I hear a lot of curiosity about how to apply your CliftonStrengths talent theme of Futuristic to your career. In this series, I break down one strength per post — so that you can add to the insights from your StrengthsFinder report and make a better alignment between your job and your strength...

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Career Branding When Harmony Is Your Strength

Lead Through Strengths - April 14, 2019 07:30 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 176 ratings
I hear a lot of curiosity about how to apply your CliftonStrengths talent theme of Harmony to your career. In this series, I break down one strength per post — so that you can add to the insights from your StrengthsFinder report and make a better alignment between your job and your strengths. ...

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Career Branding When Ideation Is Your Strength

Lead Through Strengths - March 31, 2019 07:30 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 176 ratings
I get tons of questions about how to go deeper to align your CliftonStrengths talent theme of Ideation with your career. So in this series, I break down one strength per post. That way, you can add to the insights from your StrengthsFinder report and make a better match between your job and yo...

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