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Division of Student Affairs Strengths Based Leadership

Division of Student Affairs Strengths Based Leadership. What happens when we focus on what is RIGHT with people?. Why Are We Using StrengthsFinder?. We believe that everyone has something to contribute !

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Division of Student Affairs Strengths Based Leadership

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  1. Division of Student AffairsStrengths Based Leadership What happens when we focus on what is RIGHT with people?

  2. Why Are We Using StrengthsFinder? • We believe that everyone has something to contribute! Rath & Conchie (2008) point out in Strengths Based Leadership: “whether you are taking charge in a boardroom, on a construction site, or even in your home, it is likely that you will find yourself leading at some point in your life.” (p.1) Drucker (1999) challenged people to consider: “what should my contribution be? Given my strengths, my ways of performing, and my values, how can I make the greatest contribution to what needs to be done?” (p.25). • StrengthsFinder has proven success. It is used in academic, business, and nonprofit settings; over 2 million people have taken it; it is available in over 24 languages

  3. Three Key Findings in Strengths Research • The most effective leaders are always investing in strengths. • The most effective leaders surround themselves with the right people and then maximize their team. • The most effective leaders understand their followers’ needs.

  4. StrengthsFinder 2.0 … identifies areas where an individual’s greatest potential for building strengths exists. It is a philosophy of using talents as the basis for consistent achievement of excellence (strengths). Individuals are able to gain far more when they expend effort to build on their greatest talents.

  5. If you spend your life trying to be good at everything, you will never be great at anything. Part I: Investing in YOUR Strengths

  6. 34 Themes “I’ve never met an effective leader who wasn’t aware of his talents and working to sharpen them” –Former NATO Supreme Allied Commander Wesley Clark

  7. Let’s Assess … Person A Person B Achiever Learner Input Activator Focus Strategic Activator Adaptability Maximizer Woo

  8. Select A Strength

  9. We all lead in very different ways based on our talents and our limitations. Serious problems occur when we think we need to be exactly like [any other] leaders.

  10. Using my Strengths, where and how can I contribute to my area and the Division in 2014-2015? [Personal Goal Setting]

  11. The most cohesive and successful teams possessed broader groupings of strengths. Part iI: Maximizing your team

  12. The Four Domains of Leadership Strength

  13. The Four Domains of Leadership Strength

  14. Teams for Large Departments/Offices

  15. How Do Your Team’s Strengths Work Together? • Based on your self reflection, how do your individual ways of contributing align with your team’s strengths? • Does your team utilize individuals’ strengths well? If so, how? If not, how could you? • Where are you strong as a team? Where might you run into concerns? • How do your team’s strengths serve students? • How do your team’s strengths contribute the Division?

  16. The Divisional Snapshot

  17. If you want to lead, it is critical to know what the people around you need and expect from you. You are only a leader if others follow. Part iII: Understanding why people follow

  18. Consider someone you view as a leader and someone you would “follow.” Why would you follow that person?

  19. Follower’s Four Basic Needs • Trust (honesty, integrity, & respect) • Compassion (caring, friendship, happiness, & love) • Stability (security, strength, support, & peace) • Hope (direction, faith, & guidance)

  20. Reflect. Share. Practice. Build. What now??

  21. Combining Strengths: Future Uses • Staff Retreats • Search Committees • Division Committees • Connecting with students (classes, organizations, Executive Boards, etc.)

  22. Thank You!! Questions? Comments? Sonja Ardoin, Christina Logan, Mike Phillips, Jaime Russell

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