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Your Facilitator Dewey Thompson Director Missouri Training Institute Clifton Strengths 2/20/2018 Your Facilitator Dewey Thompson Director Missouri Training Institute University of Missouri mti.missouri.edu 573.882.2861 thompsonde@Missouri.edu Top 5 Strategic Maximizer Individualization Connectedness Empathy Missouri Training Institute Missouri Training Institute

Clifton Strengths 2/20/2018 Objectives Introduce the Clifton Strengths tool for personal and team development. Explore your contributions by naming, claiming, and aiming your unique talents and strengths. Missouri Training Institute Missouri Training Institute

Are You Engaged? Do you get to do what you do best everyday? Engaged. Clifton Strengths 2/20/2018 Are You Engaged? Do you get to do what you do best everyday? Engaged. Disengaged. Actively disengaged. Missouri Training Institute Missouri Training Institute

Gallup Global Employee Engagement Survey Clifton Strengths 2/20/2018 Are You Engaged? 13% Engaged 63% Disengaged 24% Actively Disengaged Gallup Global Employee Engagement Survey Missouri Training Institute Missouri Training Institute

Are You Engaged? Gallup research indicates: Clifton Strengths 2/20/2018 Are You Engaged? Gallup research indicates: People who use their strengths every day are six times more likely to be engaged on the job. Teams that focus on strengths every day have 12.5% greater productivity. Missouri Training Institute Missouri Training Institute

Don Clifton, Ph.D. Don Clifton, Ph.D., Clifton Strengths 2/20/2018 Don Clifton, Ph.D. Don Clifton, Ph.D., Professor of Educational Psychology, University of Nebraska. Founded Selection Research, Inc., a human resource consulting company in 1969. Selection Research, Inc. acquired Gallup in 1988. Missouri Training Institute Missouri Training Institute

Don Clifton, Ph.D. Father of Strengths-Based Psychology: Clifton Strengths 2/20/2018 Don Clifton, Ph.D. Father of Strengths-Based Psychology: “What will happen when we think about what is right with people rather than fixating on what is wrong with them?” Missouri Training Institute Missouri Training Institute

Clifton Strengths Assessment 2/20/2018 Clifton Strengths Assessment Over 40 years of Gallup research: Based on the study of success across a variety of functions (from business to education), and in many different cultures. Missouri Training Institute Missouri Training Institute

Clifton Strengths Assessment 2/20/2018 Clifton Strengths Assessment Over 40 years of Gallup research: Top achievers: Build their lives upon their greatest talents. Manage their weaknesses. Invent ways to take their talents into areas where they want to improve and increase performance. Missouri Training Institute Missouri Training Institute

Clifton Strengths Assessment 2/20/2018 Clifton Strengths Assessment Over 40 years of Gallup research: 400+ different talent themes initially identified. Condensed to 34 signature themes that are the most prevalent. Assessment identifies talent themes; some may be developed into strengths. The sequence of a person’s talents is unique; odds of someone else having the same top five strengths is 1 in 33 million. Missouri Training Institute Missouri Training Institute

Clifton Strengths 2/20/2018 Objectives Introduce the Clifton Strengths tool for personal and team development. Explore your contributions by naming, claiming, and aiming your unique talents and strengths. Missouri Training Institute Missouri Training Institute

Strengths-Based Development Clifton Strengths 2/20/2018 Strengths-Based Development Name It! Claim It! Aim It! Missouri Training Institute Missouri Training Institute

Talent: A natural way of thinking, feeling or behaving. Clifton Strengths 2/20/2018 Name It! Talent: A natural way of thinking, feeling or behaving. Missouri Training Institute Missouri Training Institute

Name It! Talents define you: Describe who you are. Clifton Strengths 2/20/2018 Name It! Talents define you: Describe who you are. Help us filter our world. Influence our choices. Direct our actions. Explain why we are better at some things than others. Missouri Training Institute Missouri Training Institute

Missouri Training Institute Clifton Strengths 2/20/2018 Name It! Talent Themes Strengths A natural way of thinking, feeling, or behaving. State of being. Who you are. Soul. Aptitude. Natural. Potential. The ability to consistently provide near-perfect performance. State of action. What you do. Role. Application. Intentional. Performance. http://mti.missouri.edu Missouri Training Institute Missouri Training Institute

Name It! Five guiding principles: Talent themes are neutral. Clifton Strengths 2/20/2018 Name It! Five guiding principles: Talent themes are neutral. Talent themes are not labels. Lead with positive intent. Differences are advantages. People need one another. Missouri Training Institute Missouri Training Institute

Relationship Building Clifton Strengths 2/20/2018 Name It! Executing Influencing Relationship Building Strategic Thinking Know how to make things happen. Know how to take charge, speak up and make sure the team is heard. Have the ability to build strong relationships that can hold a team together and make the team greater than the sum of its parts. Helps teams consider what could be. Have the ability to absorb and analyze information that can inform better decisions. Strength Domains Missouri Training Institute Missouri Training Institute

Relationship Building Clifton Strengths 2/20/2018 Name It! Executing Influencing Relationship Building Strategic Thinking Achiever Arranger Belief Consistency Deliberative Discipline Focus Responsibility Restorative Activator Command Communication Competition Maximizer Self-Assurance Significance Woo Adaptability Connectedness Developer Empathy Harmony Includer Individualization Positivity Relator Analytical Context Futuristic Ideation Input Intellection Learner Strategic Strength Domains Missouri Training Institute Missouri Training Institute

Clifton Strengths 2/20/2018 Name It! Complete the Strengths Wheel handout and share your results in small groups. Missouri Training Institute Missouri Training Institute

Strengths-Based Development Clifton Strengths 2/20/2018 Strengths-Based Development Name It! Claim It! Aim It! Missouri Training Institute Missouri Training Institute

Clifton Strengths 2/20/2018 Claim It! Known to Yourself Unknown to Yourself Transparent Behaviors, Known Talents and Strengths Misperceptions and Misunderstandings, Areas Lacking Self Regulation Unclaimed or Underutilized Talents Unknown Potential Grow Quad I: Inquiry: Ask, remain open and responsive to feedback. Advocacy: Share, self express, manage risk. Known to Others Ask Share Unknown to Others Missouri Training Institute Missouri Training Institute

Claim It! Balconies: Power and Edge Basements: Barrier Labels Clifton Strengths 2/20/2018 Claim It! Balconies: Power and Edge Basements: Barrier Labels Missouri Training Institute Missouri Training Institute

Futuristic Claim It! Imaginative Creative Visionary Inspiring Clifton Strengths 2/20/2018 Claim It! Imaginative Creative Visionary Inspiring Futuristic Dreamer Lacks Pragmatism Fantasy Out in Left Field Missouri Training Institute Missouri Training Institute

Claim It! Theme Dynamics: Clifton Strengths 2/20/2018 Claim It! Theme Dynamics: When two themes come together, the whole is greater than the sum of the parts. Missouri Training Institute Missouri Training Institute

Claim It! Theme Dynamics: No theme stands alone. Clifton Strengths 2/20/2018 Claim It! Theme Dynamics: No theme stands alone. Human beings are complex and have more than just one talent. Provides richer insights into a person’s potential than individual themes alone. Missouri Training Institute Missouri Training Institute

Claim It! Theme Dynamics Strategic Activator Options / Take Action Clifton Strengths 2/20/2018 Claim It! Strategic Activator Options / Take Action Strategic Analytical Options / Reconsider Theme Dynamics Strategic Adaptability Options / Flexibility Missouri Training Institute Missouri Training Institute

Clifton Strengths 2/20/2018 Claim It! Using your Strengths Wheel, share your responses with a partner: Do you see any immediate connections between any two themes? How might these themes influence each other? How do these themes together help you? How might these two themes get in your way? Missouri Training Institute Missouri Training Institute

Clifton Strengths 2/20/2018 Claim It! A strengths-based team is a group of imperfect but talented contributors who are valued for their strengths and who need one another to realize individual and team excellence. Missouri Training Institute Missouri Training Institute

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Claim It! Discussion Questions: Clifton Strengths 2/20/2018 Claim It! Discussion Questions: What insights can you draw from the team grid? How does each team member add value to the team? How might team members partner for better team performance? Missouri Training Institute Missouri Training Institute

Claim It! Using your Strengths Wheel, connect with five other people: Clifton Strengths 2/20/2018 Claim It! Using your Strengths Wheel, connect with five other people: Love: Identify one of your themes you love. What is it about this theme that you appreciate? Crazy: Identify one of your themes that can drive you or others crazy. Explain. Envy: Identify one theme you envy in the other. Why? Missouri Training Institute Missouri Training Institute

Strengths-Based Development Clifton Strengths 2/20/2018 Strengths-Based Development Name It! Claim It! Aim It! Missouri Training Institute Missouri Training Institute

Aim It! Conventional approach to personal development: Clifton Strengths 2/20/2018 Aim It! Identify Improvement Areas Develop an Improvement Plan Conventional approach to personal development: Study of what is wrong with people; work on fixing weaknesses. Assumes: Most, if not all, behaviors can be learned. The best in a role display the same behaviors. Weakness-fixing leads to success. Missouri Training Institute Missouri Training Institute

Aim It! Strengths-based approach to personal development: Clifton Strengths 2/20/2018 Aim It! Identify Talents Develop Strengths Strengths-based approach to personal development: Study what is right with people; focus on strengths and manage around weaknesses. Assumes: Only some behaviors can be learned (skills and knowledge.) The best in a role deliver the same outcome using different behaviors. Weakness-fixing may prevent failure, but strengths-building leads to success. Missouri Training Institute Missouri Training Institute

Clifton Strengths 2/20/2018 Aim It! Results of your assessment serves as a starting point for self-discovery: Your talents are an instinctive and intuitive source of your wisdom, power, and edge. With an intentional investment, your talents can develop into strengths. Missouri Training Institute Missouri Training Institute

Aim It! Natural way of thinking, feeling or behaving. Clifton Strengths 2/20/2018 Aim It! Talent Investment Strength Natural way of thinking, feeling or behaving. Time spent practicing, developing skills, and building knowledge. Ability to consistently provide near-perfect performance. Missouri Training Institute Missouri Training Institute

Aim It! Investment Strategy Performance Goal Theme Intervention Clifton Strengths 2/20/2018 Aim It! Investment Strategy What needs to be done? Why is it important? Performance Goal What themes can be leveraged? What specific actions will be taken? Theme Intervention What are benchmarks or measurements of success? Expected Outcome Missouri Training Institute Missouri Training Institute

Aim It! Performance Goal: Clifton Strengths 2/20/2018 Aim It! What needs to be done? Why is it important? Performance Goal What themes can be leveraged? What specific actions will be taken? Theme Intervention What are benchmarks or measurements of success? Expected Outcome Performance Goal: What are the biggest challenges you currently face? What specifically are your short and long term goals? What new goals or objectives are you being asked to achieve in your role? What are your most important tasks? Missouri Training Institute Missouri Training Institute

Aim It! Theme Intervention: Which talent themes can be leveraged? Clifton Strengths 2/20/2018 Aim It! What needs to be done? Why is it important? Performance Goal What themes can be leveraged? What specific actions will be taken? Theme Intervention What are benchmarks or measurements of success? Expected Outcome Theme Intervention: Which talent themes can be leveraged? How might you use your talents to help you tackle your biggest challenges? Are there opportunities to partner with others who are talented? What knowledge or skill building will turn talent into strength? Action plan. Missouri Training Institute Missouri Training Institute

Aim It! Expected Outcomes: Clifton Strengths 2/20/2018 Aim It! What needs to be done? Why is it important? Performance Goal What themes can be leveraged? What specific actions will be taken? Theme Intervention What are benchmarks or measurements of success? Expected Outcome Expected Outcomes: What measures or benchmarks will determine success? How will performance or improvement be tracked/monitored? Continuously improve. Missouri Training Institute Missouri Training Institute

Complete Strengths-Based Professional Development Plan. Clifton Strengths 2/20/2018 Aim It! Complete Strengths-Based Professional Development Plan. Missouri Training Institute Missouri Training Institute

Clifton Strengths 2/20/2018 It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are. e.e. cummings Missouri Training Institute Missouri Training Institute

Snowball Fight! You get the best of me when. . . Clifton Strengths 2/20/2018 Snowball Fight! You get the best of me when. . . You get the worst of me when. . . You can count on me to. . . This is what I need from you. . . Missouri Training Institute Missouri Training Institute

Clifton Strengths 2/20/2018 Objectives Introduce the Clifton Strengths tool for personal and team development. Explore your contributions by naming, claiming, and aiming your unique talents and strengths. Missouri Training Institute Missouri Training Institute