1. Navigate Your Talents
DEVELOP Your Talents
Presented by Joan Gilbertson
Strength Based Leadership Institute
©2009 ATCC/NCTC

2. Where do you get your energy? STRATEGIC THINKING INFLUENCING
absorbing & analyzing info. supporting & promoting ideas
Analytical Activator
Context Command
Futuristic Communication
Ideation Competition
Input Maximizer
Intellection Self-Assurance
Learner Significance
Strategic Woo
RELATIONSHIP BUILDING EXECUTING
dev. & sustaining relationships making things happen
Adaptability Achiever
Connectedness Arranger
Developer Belief
Empathy Consistency
Harmony Deliberative
Includer Discipline
Individualization Focus
Positivity Responsibility
Relator Restorative
Source: Strengths Based Leadership, Rath & Conchie (2009)

3. STRATEGIC THINKING
absorbing & analyzing info.
Analytical
Context
Futuristic
Ideation
Input
Intellection GABBY DOUGLAS
Learner 2012 Olympic
All-Around Gymnast
Strategic Plan: Rio in 2016

4. EXECUTING
making things happen
MICHAEL PHELPS
Achiever 22 Olympic medals
Arranger
Belief
Consistency
Deliberative RYAN LOCHTE
Discipline 11 Olympic medals
Focus
Responsibility
Restorative

5. RELATIONSHIP BUILDING
dev. & sustaining relationships
Adaptability
Connectedness
Developer
Empathy
MISSY FRANKLIN
Harmony Four-time Olympic
Includer Gold Medalist
Individualization
Positivity
Relator

6. INFLUENCING
supporting & promoting ideas
Activator
Command
Communication
Competition
Maximizer
Self-Assurance
Significance
Woo
OSCAR PISTORIUS (S. Africa)
2012 Olympic blade runner

7. Where do you get your energy? STRATEGIC THINKING INFLUENCING
absorbing & analyzing info. supporting & promoting ideas
Analytical Activator
Context Command
Futuristic Communication
Ideation Competition
Input Maximizer
Intellection Self-Assurance
Learner Significance
Strategic Woo
RELATIONSHIP BUILDING EXECUTING
dev. & sustaining relationships making things happen
Adaptability Achiever
Connectedness Arranger
Developer Belief
Empathy Consistency
Harmony Deliberative
Includer Discipline
Individualization Focus
Positivity Responsibility
Relator Restorative
Source: Strengths Based Leadership, Rath & Conchie (2009)

8. “Your job is to
make your
strengths more
effective and
your weaknesses
irrelevant.”
Peter Drucker

10. Again, the BENEFITS of focusing on “strengths” include:
“I learned…that can help me, as well as our teams!”