We have moved to The Strengths Foundation

The strengths approach to working with people is gathering momentum. Bearing this in mind, we have created a new site:

The Strengths Foundation - sharing the strengths way of encouraging people.

Whilst containing elements of The Strengths Academy, the site will go much further. It will provide even more resources you can use to implement the strengths approach.

All updates and blogs have been moved to the new site.  The Strengths Academy site will remain for some time, but it will not be updated.

It would be great to see you at the new site, where you can read the latest articles and subscribe to our RSS feed.

www.thestrengthsfoundation.org

How can you clarify your goals? One approach is to outline your personal or professional ‘story’. Jim Loehr has produced an excellent book on this theme called The Power of Story. There are, of course, several kinds of story – your personal story, professional story or sometimes a mixture [...] Continue Reading…

“There are creative thinkers and conventional thinkers,” explained one teacher. “Creative thinkers spend a lot of time clarifying the ‘what’. They then find imaginative ways to reach the goals. Conventional thinkers quickly jump to the ‘how’. They fail to see how the accepted ways can succeed – so then [...] Continue Reading…

“I like working with people who are making the ‘new rules’ in their chosen field,” said one person. “Certainly I can help those who are trying to be creative inside the ‘old rules’, but sometimes institutions can squash people’s enthusiasm. It’s great encouraging individuals and teams who are pioneering [...] Continue Reading…

Everybody has wisdom they can pass on to future generations. So how can you clarify the lessons you have learned in your life? Try tackling the exercise on this theme called Wise words. Imagine that you have been invited to address a group of 18-year-olds. You have been given [...] Continue Reading…

There are many models for making creative breakthroughs. One approach is to go through the stages of immersion, incubation and insight. Imagine that you want to develop an idea or make sense of a puzzle. You may want to develop a successful strategy, solve a conflict, understand how something [...] Continue Reading…

Great leaders recognise that they must stay in control of what is delivered – the organisation’s specific goals. At the same time, they will be judged by their people’s performance, rather than their own. It is therefore vital to encourage people to use their creativity to achieve the specific [...] Continue Reading…

How can you prepare to do great work? Let’s assume you are following your passion and have translated this into a specific project. You may aim to encourage other people, write an article, refurbish a house, run a marathon, build a superb team, give a keynote presentation or whatever. [...] Continue Reading…

Imagine you are running an educational session. How can you help people to grow? One approach is to learn from great educators. Such people often start by establishing clarity – the real results the students want to achieve – and making clear working contracts. They then go through three [...] Continue Reading…

“My boss believes in a certain way of running a business,” said one person. “He keeps talking about the ‘processes’. Even though he uses the right ‘management phrases’ about people, I am not sure he feels these in his gut. How can I get him to believe-in getting things [...] Continue Reading…