CPORT Delegation
Friday, 10 January 2025
by Charlotte Blair
Teaching the Team to Fish with CPORT Delegation isn’t just about lightening your workload; it’s about empowering your team to thrive. The age-old metaphor, “Give a person a fish, and you feed them for a day; teach them how to fish, and you feed them for a lifetime,” beautifully encapsulates the essence of effective delegation.
- Published in Strength Partners, Team work, The Strengths Partners
Want More Collaboration in Your Team?
Thursday, 21 November 2024
by Charlotte Blair
In any team, collaboration is the magic ingredient for success. But collaboration isn’t something that just happens—it’s carefully cultivated and maintained. Here, we’ll explore ways to strengthen collaboration, highlight practices to avoid, and illustrate how CliftonStrengths® can help teams play to their unique mix of talents. Setting the Scene for Collaboration A team thrives when
- Published in Strength Partners, Team work, The Strengths Partners
Building Trust – an art and a science
Thursday, 21 November 2024
by Charlotte Blair
Building trust in teams is both an art and a science, and CliftonStrengths provides a unique lens to look at trust-building within a team setting. When individuals and managers lean into their strengths intentionally, it fosters trust, collaboration, and performance. But how can a team embrace this strengths-based approach while tackling trust challenges? Understanding Trust
- Published in Strength Partners, Team work, The Strengths Partners
Beyond the Top 5
Friday, 04 October 2024
by Charlotte Blair
It’s been quite a week. One of those weeks that leaves you reflecting on how complex we are as people, and how we are so much more than just a single strength or talent. This week, my husband and I found ourselves in court—and we won. You’d think we’d be celebrating, right? But there’s no
- Published in Strength Partners, Team work, The Strengths Partners
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Breaking Down Silos: The Power of Connections, Friendships, and Asking for Help
Monday, 30 September 2024
by Charlotte Blair
How can I get my team to collaborate more? Probably the most common goals I hear from Leaders I work with, many of you reading this email. In workplaces of today, success often hinges on collaboration and communication; the need to break down silos and build authentic networks has never been more critical. Simon Sinek,
- Published in Strength Partners, Team work, The Strengths Partners
Blind Spots and Hot Spots: Navigating Unseen Risks and Opportunities in Teams
Monday, 23 September 2024
by Charlotte Blair
Walking the dog around where I live, I’m constantly reminded of life’s unpredictability. You never know when something might dart out of the bushes—whether it’s a wallaby, a rabbit, or even a snake slithering across the path! These moments make me think of blind spots and hot spots, not just on a walking trail, but
- Published in Strength Partners, Team work, The Strengths Partners
How leaders can coach teams to use their unique talents to boost productivity
Wednesday, 17 April 2024
by Charlotte Blair
Every person in the world has talent. Talent can be defined as a naturally occurring pattern of thought, feeling, and behaviour. These might include seeing patterns in data, thinking in an orderly manner, sensing the moods of others, or being able to start conversations with strangers. When using our talents, we typically do things that
- Published in Strength Partners, Team work, The Strengths Partners
Doing Strengths vs. Being Strengths Based
Monday, 27 May 2019
by Charlotte Blair
I love what I do, working with teams and organisations to help them become strengths-based. So often I will hear a leader say, “Oh I have done a Strengths workshop”. Discovering your Strengths is just the start of the journey and scratching the surface. When I am doing a half day or even full day
- Published in Strength Partners, Team work