008 Lean into Your Strengths: A Discussion Around Strength Finders

🔴 Leading Through the Cracks | Unlocking Your Strengths with Jolene PickensIn this powerful episode of Leading Through the Cracks, we dive into the transformative power of knowing your strengths—and how this awareness shifts everything from leadership to relationships, creativity to communication.My dear friend, leadership consultant Jolene Pickens, joins me for a rich conversation on how understanding your StrengthsFinder results can unlock your potential, reframe your mindset, and help you lead with more intention—at work, in your family, and within yourself.🔑 Whether you’ve taken the assessment before or never even heard of it, this episode will show you how your strengths shape the way you show up… and how to grow into the best version of yourself, on purpose.🔥 What You’ll Hear in This Episode:– Why strengths-based development matters more than "fixing weaknesses"– How your top 10 strengths operate intuitively—and how to work with them– How strengths show up in parenting, marriage, business, and leadership– The difference between raw and mature strengths (and how to grow yours)– Why understanding team dynamics through strengths boosts communication– How creative women can align their business vision with their natural wiring– BONUS: Details about our upcoming Strengths-Based Leadership Workshops 🔴⏳ TIMESTAMPS00:00 – Welcome & introduction to Jolene01:10 – What is StrengthsFinder and why does it matter?03:00 – Emotional intelligence, self-awareness, and owning your strengths06:00 – Why your strengths can shift with seasons11:30 – Using strengths to lead in business and life16:00 – Team dynamics and communication breakthroughs21:00 – Strengths in relationships, marriage, and parenting25:00 – Children & Strengths: A homeschool wellness connection29:00 – Fixed vs. Growth mindset and strengths development32:00 – Understanding your full 34 strengths report35:00 – Win-win collaboration through strengths37:00 – Upcoming workshop announcement + closing words💥 JOIN THE UPCOMING WORKSHOPJolene and I are teaming up to lead a Strengths-Based Leadership Workshop just for you!We’ll go deeper into the themes from this episode and help you apply them to your real life, work, and relationships.🔴 Want to lead from your design and not lose yourself in burnout?📩 Subscribe to my email list or follow on Substack to stay in the loop → Mosaic Life🌍 STAY CONNECTED✨ Subscribe to the channel for new conversations every Monday📣 Follow Jolene: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jolene-pickens/🔴 Join The Mosaic Life movement: SUBSCRIBE🎨 CREDITSGuest: Jolene Pickens, Organizational Leadership & Strengths ConsultantHost: Dr. Nicole Pertillar, Founder of The Mosaic Life & Live From Wholeness CoachingTheme: Leading Through the Cracks – Real Stories. Whole Women. Transformative Leadership.🔖 HASHTAGS#LeadingThroughTheCracks #StrengthsFinder #WomenInLeadership #StrengthsBasedLeadership #CliftonStrengths #CreativeWomenLead #LiveFromWholeness 🔴This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit nicolepertillar.substack.com