About this Event
Strengths Intensive:
Your strengths got you here. How intentionally are you using them?
We all have natural ways of thinking, feeling, and behaving that influence how we work, lead, communicate, and connect with others. These patterns shape what energizes us, how we approach challenges, the decisions we make, and even how we respond when things get difficult.
But here's something worth considering: The very strengths that contribute to your success can also get in your way.
When overused, misunderstood, or operating under pressure, our natural strengths can create blind spots, friction, and unintended consequences.
The Strengths Intensive is a full-day, immersive experience designed to help you better understand yourself, recognize the patterns influencing your behaviour, and become more intentional about how you show up in your work, relationships, and leadership.
Grounded in CliftonStrengths, this workshop moves well beyond identifying your Top 5 talents. Through guided reflection, meaningful conversations, practical exercises, and real-world application, you'll explore what makes you effective, what sometimes gets in your way, and how to make the most of what comes naturally.
What We'll Explore
1. Understanding Your Natural Strengths
Discover the patterns behind your Top 5 CliftonStrengths themes. Explore what motivates you, how you naturally contribute, and what makes your approach uniquely yours.
2. Strengths and Peak Performance
When are you at your best? Explore the conditions, activities, and relationships that energize you, and learn how to create more opportunities to do your best work.
3. The Dark Side of Strengths
Every strength has an overuse point. Recognize how your greatest talents can create blind spots, unintended consequences, or challenges for yourself and others.
4. Strengths Under Pressure
What happens to your strengths when stress, uncertainty, or competing demands enter the picture? Identify your triggers, recognize behavioural patterns, and explore how to respond more intentionally.
5. Strengths in Relationships
Understand why some people naturally complement you while others challenge your thinking or approach. Explore how strengths shape communication, collaboration, trust, and how we navigate differences.
6. Turning Awareness Into Action
Knowing your strengths is valuable. Using them intentionally is where the real growth happens. Translate your discoveries into practical strategies that support better decisions, stronger relationships, and sustainable performance.
Your Personal Strengths Operating Manual
Throughout the day, you'll develop your own Strengths Operating Manual, a practical, personalized resource that captures:
- How you naturally think, work, and contribute
- What energizes you and helps you perform at your best
- How your strengths show up under pressure
- Your potential blind spots and patterns of overuse
- What others may misunderstand about you
- What you need from others to work effectively
- How to use your strengths with greater intention
Think of it as a user's guide to yourself, one you can keep refining and applying long after the workshop.
Who Should Attend?
This experience is designed for leaders, professionals, entrepreneurs, coaches, and anyone curious about understanding themselves more deeply.
Whether you're navigating change, leading a team, working through challenges, or simply want to use your natural talents better, you'll leave with greater self-awareness and practical insights you can apply immediately.
No leadership title required. Just curiosity and a willingness to explore.
What You'll Walk Away With
- A deeper understanding of your Top 5 CliftonStrengths themes
- Greater awareness of your motivations, triggers, and behavioural patterns
- Strategies for navigating pressure and managing the overuse of strengths
- Fresh perspectives on communication, collaboration, and relationships
- Your personalized Strengths Operating Manual
- A practical plan for applying your strengths more intentionally
Discover What's Possible When You Work With Who You Are
Self-awareness gives us choices. The more we understand what comes naturally, the more intentional we can become about how we use it.
Join us for a day of discovery, meaningful conversation, and practical application that will change how you understand your strengths and the possibilities they create.
Your strengths are already at work. The question is: are they working for you?
Event venue & nearby stays
92 Bridge St, 92 Bridge Street, Carleton Place, Canada
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