Resources

S.W.A.G. (a.k.a. Stuff We All Get – or Free Stuff)

PowerPoints and Articles:

PowerPoint: An introduction to a strengths approach to higher education (download a PDF copy of the powerpoint)
PowerPoint: Parent’s orientation: How to be a strengths-oriented parent (Coming Soon)
Article: What’s Right with You: Helping students find and use their personal strengths

Worksheets:

Encourage the Heart Strengths Matrix
A Strengths Value Lens: Determining What’s Important to You and Why
Using your Strengths in the Teaching and Learning Process
Self Theory Worksheet
Detecting Strengths in Others
Finding What Gives You Energy (Coming Soon)
Managing My Strengths
Strengths and Critical Tasks

Retreat in a Box (Coming Soon!)

Building a Strengths-Oriented Student Life Team (Coming Soon)

Managing a team of professionals is a complex and nuanced process. Using a Strengths-oriented approach to your management will help ensure your staff members’ sense of competency and purpose within your department or division. Whether you are working with a staff of 50 or 5, our Building a Strengths-Oriented Team Retreat in a Box will provide you with the resources and information you need to create a work environment that is both encouraging and effective, efficient and enriching. This retreat will equip your staff with the concept and language of Strengths, but will also provide opportunities to take Strengths deeper in order to reach your team’s collective and individual potential. Retreat includes:

StrengthsFinder online assessment codes (optional – if your team has already completed the assessment, there’s no need for them to retake it!)
Icebreaker activities (all materials needed for activities included)
Strengths-oriented discussion guide (facilitator’s guide included)
Team-building activities (all materials needed for activities included)
Two post-retreat follow-up meetings/activities
Tips for continuing the Strengths discussion