Whatever your aspirations around your career or life – whether you have big ideas or just want to make small improvements, did you know that focusing on your strengths leads to increased performance and up to 6 x more engagement in your work? This in turn leads to better well-being in both work and life.
Doing a strengths profile helps you to understand what your energy drivers and drainers are. If you stop to reflect what excites you, it opens up a world of possibilities. We tend to take our strengths for granted and if people comment on them you may respond with something along the lines of “I’m just doing my job” or, just shrug it off. And of course you are just doing what comes naturally but research has proven that by having a deeper understanding of your unique differences and appreciating them more, it opens up more possibilities for more meaning and purpose in your life.
And for employers who use a strengths based approach, clearly identifying and taking full advantage of working with strengths has shown significant benefits for both employees and organisations.
The benefits of having a deeper understanding of our strengths leads to:
- Enhanced employee engagement
- Greater cohesive teamwork
- Appreciation of our differences
- Stronger relationships
- Deeper connection and flow
- Increased well-being
Research shows that the more we try to improve weaknesses, the lower our performance and conversely, the more we focus on what we do well, the greater our performance.
Working with clients I have seen significant increases in performance and confidence with the use of the Strengths Profile. Most of us go through our working day on automatic pilot and don’t give any thought to what we are really contributing in terms of our strengths and talents. Use of the strengths profile brings attention and focus to our inherent abilities which builds confidence, flexibility and better outcomes.
The Strengths Profile is used globally by many blue chip organisations and measures three core elements that define a strength: performance, energy and use. The profile is taken online individually and can also be used in team environments for greater team effectiveness.
Don’t just take my word for it. Have a look at my testimonial page to see some feedback from clients.
