As a Manager, how can I use Clifford's Strengthsfinder?


Answer: Strengthsfinder is a tool that has been used by 30 million people worldwide.  It's an assessment that measures one's strengths across 34 potential strengths. There is no strength better than the other. It's more a matter how much you actually leverage the strength that you have. 

As a manager, here is how you can use it: 
- Use it in 1:1s with your team members: For career development, or provide stretch assignments to focus on 1-2 strengths
- Develop a team aggregate: Where are we strong as a team? What strengths are missing? Who is strong in a particular area and can be the expert? 
- Use it for team building: During a team meeting have team members present their top 5 strengths. People will get to know each other under a different light. 
- Integrate new team members 
- Develop new managers: How can they use their strengths? How can the strengths hold them back?