I'm so fortunate to have the opportunity to work with people to discover their Top 5 Signature Themes! Today I participated in the first of three sessions as a follow-up to the Living Your Strengths initial overview and assessment. The way we do it at St. Ambrose is to offer three sessions of orientation which includes an overview, online assessment completion, and debriefing. This is called the Living Your Strengths (LYS) Program. Then we have LYS II which is a series of three sessions (1.5 hours each) to continue the dialogue and self-discovery process.
Tonight I attended the first session of LYS II which was held in the Lehner Center. There were about 17 participants which represented over 50% of the approximately 30 people who attended the three sessions of LYS. Father Bob gave his usual great overview of LYS and the strengths philosophy. Then we had group discussions to engage participants in self-discovery and dialogue to learn how they and others are activating and applying their strengths.
The stories and "a-ha" moments are always amazing to hear. As an example, one person with Empathy as her top theme told a story this past week about caring for her aging father who is losing control of basic bodily care and functioning. As she began to tell the story, she teared up and the tears started to flow. A clear sign as someone with high Empathy:) Then, the person in our group with Harmony (the peacemaker theme) as one of her Top 5 signature themes jumped right in to acknowledge the unsettling situation and to offer numerous options and assistance group ideas to help her deal with her father's declining condition. See how these things work!
In all, I am learning and growing as a Strengths Performance Coach by participating in these sessions. I am trying to work through my list of 10 coachees to get them to complete the online assessment, schedule and complete the coaching session, and then complete the feedback survey. It's been slow. Though I have identified 10 people, 7 have completed the online assessment, 6 have had coaching sessions, and only 3 have completed the survey. Since I need to obtain 10 completed surveys, I still have a long way to go in order to achieve my certificate. Being a results-oriented person, this can be a frustrating thing which I acknowledge and anticipated going into this. On the other hand, I am still learning, growing and continuing to improve my knowledge and application of the strengths philosophy (Learner) and may need to arrange some flexible alternatives (Arranger) to achieve maximum results (a proficient, certified coach).
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