1. WELCOME
LIFO® is a powerful tool that helps individuals realise their true potential by helping them discover and
play to their strengths. The insight it brings enables people to communicate more effectively, to
perform at their best and to lead others consistently and with inspiration
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2. LIFO®
Confirming and capitalising on individual and team
strengths
WELCOME TO
Personal insight
LIFO® is a powerful tool that
describes a person’s unique
strengths-driven behavioural
style in favourable and
unfavourable conditions.
We know that using our
strengths more frequently
creates higher motivation,
engagement and performance
Organisational culture
Culture=behaviour driven by
values.
LIFO® measures how employees
experience the culture and
what culture they would like.
It also helps leaders
understand which values they
naturally embody and which
they need to pay more
attention to in the way they
lead
Team communications
Understanding each other
better and appreciating similar
and different strengths bonds a
team and creates natural
synergies, whilst stimulating
critical conversations.
The team also understands its
collective strengths and
weaknesses so can plan
activities smartly
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3. LIFO® as a tool
for change

4. LIFO® as a communications tool
If we can understand how different people will react
to change, we can tailor our communications to meet
their needs.
We know what will be of particular stress to each
orientation, what their stress-coping behaviour is, so
that we can brief and train managers to recognise the
signs, what their first reactions are likely to be, and
which strengths they will be able to use as coping
mechanisms.
Then we can communicate in ways to reassure and
persuade, using proven arguments for change that will
resonate and keep people aligned.
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5. TRAINING MANAGERS HOW TO INTRODUCE
AND MANAGE CHANGE IN THEIR TEAMS
SUPPORTING
Seriously
Appeal to principle
Human concern
Appeal to pride, sense of
integrity
ADAPTING
Amicably
Emphasise prestige
Adroitly
Humorously
CONSERVING
Informatively
Appeal to reason
Unemotionally
Neat, well organised
BLEND
Combination of messages
CONTROLLING
Quickly
Easy to understand
Power-orientated
Achievement orientated
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6. WORKSHOPS
Gaining insight into how different orientations need to be
communicated with is one of the most powerful features of a LIFO
Change Workshop
CONFIRM
STRENGTHS
Understanding ourselves
better leads to greater
motivation and
performance
RECEIVE
FEEDBACK
Having others confirm our
strengths enables us to
know when we should be
contributing our strengths,
and when we should seek
support
EXPLORE CHANGE
PROCESS
What will come naturally?
What will we find tough?
How will we communicate
change? How do we need it
communicated to us?
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7. SAMPLE PROGRAMME
Understanding what drives us, what motivates us and how we need
to be communicated with, is at the heart of the LIFO change
programme
01
Participants complete survey online
02
Workshop introduces four orientations in
highly interactive and participatory way
05
Facilitated discussion of actual change
programme and the insights participants
now have. How does this change our
approach?
03
Participants explore each other’s profile
and understand each orientations reaction
to change, what will cause stress, and
how each orientation needs to be
communicated with
04
Large group exercise to demonstrate this
learning experientially
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8. CONTACT US
We have 22 years of experience of designing individual and
team development experiences to deliver organisational
objectives
With over 1600 licensees across the world, Life Orientations Ltd
can find the right expertise for your requirements.
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+44 (0)1628 633101
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bridget@lifeorientations.com
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