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Strengths-Based Feedback Flashcards

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  1. The 'strengths overuse' risk in feedback refers to:

    Answer: A strength applied excessively or in the wrong context becoming a liability

    Any strength overused or misapplied can turn into a derailer, such as confidence becoming arrogance when unchecked.

  2. In the context of CPM mentoring, 'strength blindness' means:

    Answer: A mentee being unaware of their own natural talents because they seem effortless

    Strength blindness occurs when individuals discount their greatest talents precisely because those abilities feel easy and natural to them.

  3. Which feedback structure is most aligned with strengths-based mentoring?

    Answer: Strength-impact-opportunity format

    The Strength-Impact-Opportunity format names the strength, describes its positive impact, and connects it to a growth opportunity — keeping the frame asset-based.

  4. When a mentee's StrengthsFinder results show 'Competition' as a top theme, a strengths-based mentor should advise:

    Answer: Leverage it by setting personal performance benchmarks and celebrating progress

    Strengths-based mentoring guides individuals to deploy their natural themes productively, such as channeling Competition into self-improvement benchmarks.

  5. A mentor notices a mentee receives consistent praise for 'empathy' but the mentee never lists it as a strength. The best strengths-based action is to:

    Answer: Surface the external evidence and help the mentee own empathy as a strength

    Surfacing external evidence of an unrecognized strength helps the mentee develop an accurate and empowering self-concept.

  6. Which of the following is a valid critique of purely strengths-based feedback in professional mentoring?

    Answer: It improves engagement but neglects critical performance issues that need addressing

    A valid critique is that exclusively focusing on strengths can allow significant performance deficits to go unaddressed, harming the mentee's career.

  7. In strengths-based mentoring, 'energy mapping' helps a mentee by:

    Answer: Identifying which tasks energize versus drain them to align work with strengths

    Energy mapping identifies activities that generate versus deplete energy, serving as a practical proxy for recognizing strengths in action.