Feedback on Strengths
When we start a career coaching program, my clients do a Strengths Profile so that they have a deeper understanding of how their strengths lead to their successes and what weaknesses or behaviours hold them back. Even when you think you understand everything about your strengths and weaknesses, doing a deep dive can be insightful and eye opening.
I also work with teams on Strengths. While it shows them what they do well together, it also highlights something equally important. When others in the team have different ideas to us or don’t engage with what we are saying, we may think they are being difficult, or that they are not a team player. When in actual fact they have different strengths to you. How many of us have sat in a meeting and when an idea is raised, thought to ourselves that the suggestion was obvious? Well, it may be to you because it taps into one of your strengths. If others can’t see it, it may not be a strength for them (of course they may be a difficult person but that’s another story).
If you are looking for an exercise to energise and refresh your team, think about doing a strengths workshop. All the research shows that when we work with our strengths, we have increased performance and better wellbeing, which makes sense if you are focusing on things you love to do.
Below is some feedback from a team member who recently participated in a workshop. Contact me if you would like to know more.
Hi Sharon,
Firstly, I would like to thank you for your commitment and dedication to our team to ensure we all got the most out of our Strengths Profile. I found the exercise to be quite worthwhile. I have often prided myself on having a high level of self-awareness having invested time in self-understanding. However, the strengths profile has been thought provoking and has taught me a few things about myself that I was not mindful of. It prompted valuable reflection, and I am looking forward to making my strengths work better for me next year, having expanded my understanding of the behaviours that deplete my energy, and those that recharge me.
