Do You Know Your Strengths? (Free Assessment)

Happy Tuesday. I must admit I woke up today and thought it was Sunday! Doh! Has this WFH made the days blur together for anyone else? But then I had my bulletproof coffee, and got squared away. Ok, I hope you got some value from my posts last week where I touched on what the future of work will look like, early lessons learned for companies, ideas on organizational and personal succession planning, and shifts in talent development. 

This week’s theme will be STRENGTHS. What are your strengths, how do you identify strengths, how do you put them to work for you especially during times of uncertainty, and how do you lead your teams using a strengths-mindset. 

My perspective is that since people’s fear response is already on high-alert with what’s going on in our world, we need to do whatever we can to up-regulate psychological safety for ourselves and those around us, IRL or virtual. When people have an opportunity to do more of what they are great at (aka their STRENGTHS), they feel more positive emotions, and who couldn’t use more of those right now? They also will be more creative, more engaged, and just generally show up more often with their best selves.

How does one get into this flow by using strengths?

Step #1 is knowing what your strengths are. Some of you have worked with me or already know your strengths. If that’s you, go ahead and write down 5 of your strengths on a post-it, and see how many times you can use them this week. Put a checkmark next to each one as you use it. And I’d love it if you sent me an email at the end of the week with a picture of your post-it, so I can continue to encourage you.

If you cannot explicitly state what your top 5 strengths are, have I got a deal for you. The StandOut strengths assessment is being offered for FREE right now by the creator Marcus Buckingham for a limited time. You can take the free assessment here. Once you have your report, PLEASE do not let it sit in a drawer somewhere. Come attend a workshop I’m offering this Thursday 5/7 from 6:30-8pm MT on how to put your strengths to work for you. You’ll walk out of the session with your list of strengths and know exactly how to use them. Register here.

Wishing you all a great Cinco de Mayo! I’m looking forward to making my signature watermelon-basil margarita tonight J