Welcome!!

1. Welcome!! Strength-Based Ministry Teams Stephanie Moore Catholic Strengths and Engagement Community (CSEC)

2. When individuals use their strengths AND come together in concert, the results are exponential

3. Introductions… Greet someone else God has called by name Discuss: • A memory of a great team experience • The type of team(s) you are now part of(ministry, outreach, committee, staff, councils, fund raising, corporate)

4. Exercise • The Power of Strengths Based Teams • How to Orchestrate a Strengths Based team Agenda

5. Principles to Keep in Mind • Every person is of value • Every person has a contribution to make • The most effective teams build on the strengths of members

6. …did not feel equipped? How did you feel about yourself and the process? …knew you had just what was needed? What within yourself did you draw upon? What was the result? Partner Exercise: Your Experience? When have you faced a challenge for which you…

7. 1 Corinthians 12:17-20 If the whole body were an eye, where would the sense of hearing be?  If the whole body were an ear, where would the sense of smell be?  But in fact God has placed the parts in the body, every one of them, just as he wanted them to be.  If they were all one part, where would the body be?  As it is, there are many parts, but one body. Strengths Based Teams • begin with peoplewho know their own talents • and recognize the strengths of others

8. If it is a team that already exists, look at the makeup of the team • If you are coming together for the first time: • Get to know one another's talents and strengths. • Where do people WANT to contribute. • What do they do well? • Where do they feel their greatest sense of satisfaction and contribution? • Orchestrate those talents based on your goals and objectives… How to do this….

9. Research Around Strengths 236 Organizations 1,000,000+ Customers 25,000 Sales Managers 250,000 Sales Professionals Source: Gallup Inc.

10. A Talent … • A talent is a natural way of thinking, feeling, or behaving that can be productively applied.

11. Defining the Terms Talents & Strengths STRENGTH TALENT Consistent, near perfect performance in an activity you enjoy Natural or innate way of thinking, feeling, or behaving

12. To what kinds of activities are you naturally drawn? • What kinds of activities do you seem to pick up quickly? • In what activities did the “steps” just come to you automatically • In what activities have you just “lost track of time?” • During what activities have you had moments when you asked “how did I do that?” or when you said “when can I do that again? Clues to Talent

13. Individual Talent Themes

14. 1 in 275,000 chance of meeting someone with your “Top 5”. What are the odds? 1 in 33 million chance of meeting someone in your lifetime with your “Top 5” in same order. 1in 447 trillion meeting someone with your TOP 10 in same order. God made you unique!! Source: Gallup Inc.

15. Enjoyment and Competence: Nebraska School Study Council Research - Words Read per Minute Study 350 WPM 90 WPM Group 1 Group 2 Source: Clinfton D.O., & Harter, J.K. (2003). Investing in Strengths Positive Organizational Scholarship: Foundations of a New Discipline

16. Nebraska School Study Council Research: Words Read per Minute Words Read per Minute Study 350 WPM 150 WPM 90 WPM Group 1 Group 1 Group 2 Source: Clinfton D.O., & Harter, J.K. (2003). Investing in Strengths Positive Organizational Scholarship: Foundations of a New Discipline

17. Nebraska School Study Council Research: Words Read per Minute 2900 WPM The Zone 67% vs. 729% 350 WPM 150 WPM 90 WPM Group 1 Group 1 Group 1 Group 2 Source: Clinfton D.O., & Harter, J.K. (2003). Investing in Strengths Positive Organizational Scholarship: Foundations of a New Discipline

18. 10 X 10 x 10 x 10 = 10, 000 10 + 10 + 10 + 10 = 40

19. Steps Towards Strengths Become intimately familiar with your own talents and build strengths Help each other recognize the ways in which each person is offering his or her talents Ask: How do you use your talent within your current role? How do you partner together so that each person has the ability to do what he or she does best? Build on strengths of the collective individuals “A Song of Ascents. Of David. Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell in unity!” - Psalm 133:1

20. The Power of Team and Engagement Chances of Being Engaged in Your Work 100% 80% 73% 60% LEVEL OF ENGAGEMENT 40% 20% 9% 0% Leader Does Not Focus on Strengths Leader Focuses on Strengths

21. Form Complementary Partnerships • Executing: "Leaders with dominant strength in the Executing domain know how to make things happen. When you need someone to implement a solution, these are the people who will work tirelessly to get it done. Leaders with a strength to execute have the ability to "catch" an idea and make it a reality." Achiever Arranger Belief Consistency Deliberative Discipline Focus Responsibility Restorative Strengths-Based Leadership (Rath, Conchie 2008)

22. Form Complementary Partnerships • Influencing: "Those who lead by Influencing help their team reach a much broader audience. People with strength in this domain are always selling the team's ideas inside and outside the organization. When you need someone to take charge, speak up, and make sure your group is heard, look to someone with the strength to influence." Activator Command Communication Competition Maximizer Self-Assurance Significance Woo Strengths-Based Leadership (Rath, Conchie 2008)

23. Form Complementary Partnerships • Relationship-Building: "Those who lead through Relationship Building are the essential glue that holds a team together. Without these strengths on a team, in many cases, the group is simply a composite of individuals. In contrast, leaders with exceptional Relationship Building strength have the unique ability to create groups and organizations that are much greater than the sum of their parts." Adaptability Connectedness Developer Empathy Harmony Individualization Includer Positivity Relator Strengths-Based Leadership (Rath, Conchie 2008)

24. Form Complementary Partnerships • Strategic Thinking: "Leaders with great Strategic Thinking strengths are the ones who keep us all focused on what could be. They are constantly absorbing and analyzing information and helping the team make better decisions. People with strengths in this domain constantly stretch our thinking for the future. Analytical Context Futuristic Ideation Input Intellection Learner Strategic Strengths-Based Leadership (Rath, Conchie 2008)

25.  Identify Team Strengths • What strengths do our team members have?  Understand & Agree on Strengths • What does each strength mean to the team? • How & when can we leverage?  Leverage Strengths for Team • “Can you help us accomplish this using your strength?” Strengths in Teams

26. Resources StrengthFinder 2.0 www.gallupstrengthscenter.com “Strengths-Based Leadership” -Tom Rath and Barry Conchie

27. We thrive when we operate from our strengths The team is more engaged Our ministry will be stronger Conclusion on Strengths Based Teams So if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort from love, any participation in the Spirit, any affection and sympathy, complete my joy by being of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind. Do nothing from rivalry or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others. Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus. - Philippians 2:1-30