Transcript STRENGTHS - School Administrators of Montana

STRENGTHS
Essential questions
 What is the value in using a strengths based
approach to mentoring?
 What is the value in using a strengths based
approach to mentoring?
 Reprinted with permission from NAESP
Use Your Strengths
 The ability of the principal to use their strengths to
guide instructional improvement is key to creating
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Focusing on Signature Themes
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Strengths-building requires a focus on the following:
1.Becoming consciously competent.
2.Consistent, near perfect performance.
3.Making more appropriate decisions.
4.Achieving refinement.
5.Polishing your personality for a purpose.
 Your signature themes are your filter or lens.
 You react to the world through these themes.
 Signature themes will not change much but you can acquire new
knowledge and skills.
Reprinted with permission from NAESP
Building on Your Strengths
 The Gallup study indicates that people who focus on
their strengths every day are six times as likely to be
engaged in their jobs and more than three times as
likely to report having an excellent quality of life.
Tom Rath
Talents
 Special natural ability or aptitude.
 Enduring and unique.
 Recurring patterns created by connections in
your brain.
 Can be strengthened but not completely changed.
As we grow older, our brain patterns become
more persistent.
 “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.” …or can
you?
Reprinted with permission from NAESP
Turning Talents Into Strengths
 Your talents, your strongest synaptic connections,
are the most important raw material for strength
building.
 Identify your most powerful talents, hone them with
skills and knowledge, and you will be well on your
way to living the strong life.
Reprinted with permission from NAESP
Strengths and Teams
 Understand your strengths and weaknesses
 Sense of community
 Not enough hours in the day
 Can do the things you can’t
STRENGTH THEMES
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ACHIEVER
CONTEXT
DELIBERATIVE
DEVELOPER
DISCIPLINE
EMPATHY
FOCUS
FUTURISTIC
HARMONY
IDEATION
INCLUDER
INDIVDUALIZATION
ACTIVATOR
ADAPTABILITY
ANALYTICAL
ARRANGER
BELIEF
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INPUT
INTELLECTION
LEARNER
MAXIMIZER
POSITIVITY
RELATOR
RESPONSIBILITY
RESTORATIVE
SELF-ASSURANCE
SIGNIFICANCE
STRATEGIC
WOO
COMMAND
COMMUNICATION
COMPETITION
CONNECTEDNESS
CONSISTENCY