Purpose
To identify the character strengths of team members so that strengths-based approaches can be used to encourage high performance.
Learning intentions
- Understand the unique blend of Character Strengths of individual team members
- Understand the unique contribution that each team member can make based on their strengths profile and what this may mean for their work responsibilities
- Develop a strengths-development action plan for use with the team to make the best use of the team’s strengths
Actions
Ask your team members to complete the VIA Character Strengths survey at this link: www.viacharacter.org and to send you their top five strengths from their results.
Alternatively, you could observe your team over the course of a week and note down the strengths that you see them use most frequently.
Using the Excel spreadsheet provided, detail your team members’ top 5 Character Strengths. The four sections of the spreadsheet are based on the Strengths Circumplex diagram (over) and when you have added your team members’ strength, it will give you a map of the strengths available in your team.
- What insights do you gain about your team members through their top strengths?
- How does the strengths map help explain dynamics in the team?
- How can the strengths map help inform what tasks you give to team members, who works well together and your approach to managing and leading the team?
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