9. Strengths-based Working: Unleash your Superpower! 🦸‍♀️ (feat. Eva de Meijier)

What if we studied what was right with people, rather than what’s wrong with them? 💪 Conversations around success and performance so often focus on fixing weaknesses and gaps. But what if we flip the perspective, and instead ask: "What went well? What should we keep investing in, to make good things GREAT?". Most likely: you can naturally start performing at a higher level, grow faster in these areas, and collaborate more effectively across people's different strengths, to become a high-performing TEAM (not just a group of high performers). Understanding our natural talents, and using them as productivity tools to achieve our goals, is the basis of the strengths-based approach from CliftonStrengths. This episode, we're thrilled to be joined by special guest and coach Eva de Meijer from Strengths Consultancy, to dive into this fascinating topic. It's a must-listen for all dedicated HR professionals, managers, and individuals who want to bring out the best in themselves or their people. Learn more about the strengths-based approach and turning your strengths into your superpowers at work, via the Strengths Consultancy website, and their new book "Unleash Your Superpower") 🌟. CHAPTERS Intro to strengths 0:00 Intro  0:39 Today’s topic and guest 2:04 Why focus on strengths > weaknesses? 3:53 HOW you achieve success, not complacency 4:27 Assessing strengths: Strengthsfinder tool 6:48 What are strengths (vs skills)? 8:12 Adapting strengths to your job Case studies: strengths 9:22 Our top 5! 10:13 Eg strengths: Developer + Positivity 10:38 Eg strengths: Arranger + Achiever  11:27 Your ‘normal’ = biggest strength? 11:58 Eg strength: Strategic thinking   Using strengths at work 13:17 Performance reviews + feedback 15:43 As a performance tool  16:48 Powerful pairs  19:33 Guilty pleasures: strength correlation? 21:11 Knowledge is power 22:07 High performing teams  24:19 Organizational benefits of strengths 25:19 Managing team blind spots  Practical tips to getting started  27:12 Top manager tips 29:47 Identifying our strengths  31:55 Compliments Wall (free idea!) 33:00 Reflecting as a team 33:42 Final takeaways  About this podcast Say hello to your favourite new HR podcast! 👋🏻 Join People & Culture professionals Flo & Paul from 7people as they dissect the weird, funny and strange topics they encounter in their day-to-day HR work. Each episode we'll focus on a variety of People-related topics and share our experiences, stories, tips and tricks, inspired by the many fascinating real-life "Have you got 5 minutes?" questions shared by our listeners. Thank you to our friends at Personio for sponsoring this podcast. About 7people 7people is a People and Culture consultancy based in Amsterdam. We're on a mission to create irresistible organizations, by providing practical and creative HR solutions for start-ups, scale-ups and innovative companies all across Europe (and beyond!).