Strengths Leadership

Energy and Performance UP?

Questions?

Who Did you Mirror?

What strength did you

Breakout Room

• Who did you mirror?
• Which strength of yours did you turn down?
• What strength behaviors were you trying to mirror?
• What was different in the conversation and outcome?

Strengths Appreciation

Strengths Discovery Guide

Breakout room

• What are the disempowering words to you want to shift away from? Which proactive words do you want to add?
• How could you apply outcome focused and asset based thinking to your coaching/mentoring?
• What are you coaching/mentoring strengths?

Breakout Room

• Which discussion guide could you see using in the next few weeks?
• What can you do as a manager to incorporate strengths based one on one conversations with your employees who are still working from home? hybrid? at the "office"?
• Think about an employee you want to practice the discussion guide with. Which are the top five questions you want to use this month to support their growth and development?

What is the difference between
FeedForward and
Feed Back?
How Will You Use?

Practice Coaching

• Think about a challenge you are facing and don't have the answer
• Jot down a few notes so you can share it with your coach.

Practice Strengths Coaching

You Being Coached

• Share your challenge with your coach
• Tell your Coach your top five strengths
• Work with your coach to brainstorm possible solutions
• Pick the best path forward.

You as Coach

• Look at your strengths profile against person you are coaching.
• Which of your strengths will you need to turn down? turn up?
• Listen to the challenge. Ask clarifying questions
• Don't give advice.

You as Coach Part 2

• Ask...if we are successful today what will be different for you and your employee?
• Take Notes

Brainstorm

• What are possible ways to solve this challenge?
• Ask....What else?
• Do not give suggestions, dont share how you would solve the problem.
• Get three ideas by probing

Narrow in

• Which option feels like it will best get you towards your goal?
• What is your first step?
• When can you commit to taking that first step?
• What strength will help you?

What role do you prefer?

Discussion

• Think of a person who you work with that goes to the drama role easily.
• As the coach, how would you move that person out of the drama roles?

Amygdala Hijack

Ask a Powerful Question

To Close: If we talk in 6 months:

• What will be different for you as a leader?
• What will you be better at?
• What strength will help you get there?