Strengths

Years ago, while working at the College, we did a Strength's Quest test.

We, meaning myself, our Director and every lead in the department.

I went into the whole thing pretty irritated that we had to do it.

Like, what a waste of time.

Turns out, I have not stopped talking about it over the last nine years, or so!

It was such a great activity for our entire team to do.

First of all, these tests that you take determine your top five strengths.

Secondly, the top five strengths of the entire team are charted and made available to everyone.

That might seem like a boundary has been crossed in regards to confidentiality.

However, it was so eye-opening.

It really made for a stronger team atmosphere.

We were all able to see how each of us work and what our strengths and weaknesses are.

My director, RRH, was completely in the strategic thinking category, while I was completely in the relationship building category.

Those two categories are just about as different as you can get!

The other really great thing about this process was that we were taught that ALL strengths have a balcony and a basement.

My number one strength is empathy.

Well, that basement is so low that it's in the depths of Hell - pretty sure!

And, ironically, I have never had self empathy.

Anyway, I totally recommend doing this strengths finder test and process within families and teams.

It's a great way to really help you each understand each other and what your thought process is and what works best when communicating.