Strengths-Based Leadership Flashcards
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What is the primary focus of strengths-based leadership?
Answer: Maximizing team members' natural talents
Strengths-based leadership focuses on identifying and amplifying each person's natural talents rather than correcting deficiencies.
Who authored 'StrengthsFinder 2.0,' a bestseller that popularized strengths-based development?
Answer: Tom Rath
'StrengthsFinder 2.0' was written by Tom Rath and published in 2007, becoming a global bestseller on strengths-based development.
According to Gallup research, approximately what percentage of employees are engaged when managers focus on their strengths?
Answer: 61%
Gallup research found that about 61% of employees are engaged when managers focus on their strengths, far exceeding the global average.
Which approach best describes how a strengths-based manager handles an employee struggling with a task?
Answer: Reassign work to leverage the employee's natural strengths
Strengths-based managers redirect work so employees can apply their natural talents rather than spending energy on areas of low aptitude.
What does the term 'talent theme' mean in the CliftonStrengths framework?
Answer: A naturally recurring pattern of thought, feeling, or behavior
A talent theme is a naturally recurring pattern of thought, feeling, or behavior that can be productively applied to achieve results.
How does a strengths-based team differ from a traditional team model?
Answer: Diverse, complementary strengths among members are leveraged together
A strengths-based team intentionally leverages diverse, complementary talents so members collectively cover all necessary capabilities.
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