Terri Kelly of The Inner Leap, a Gallup-certified strengths coaching firm, shared these insights with the Summer 2017 Cohort of the Sandbox Academy.

1. THE STRENGTHS ZONE
Terri Kelly, Facilitator
IdeationConnectednessStrategicIntellectionRelator
Discover Your Talents. Develop
your strengths.

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KEY TO SUCCESS
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The key to success is to fully understand how to
apply your greatest talents and strengths in your
everyday life.

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“I use my strengths every day.”
WRITE THE FOLLOWING PHRASE THREE TIMES:
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PEOPLE WHO FOCUS ON USING THEIR
STRENGTHS …
are three TIMES as likely to report
having an excellent quality of life
are six TIMES as likely to
be engaged in their jobs

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PEOPLE WORKING IN THE STRENGTHS ZONE …
 look forward to going to work
 have more positive than negative
interactions with coworkers
 treat customers better
 tell their friends they work for a
great company
 achieve more on a daily basis
 have more positive, creative, and
innovative moments

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PEOPLE WHO FOCUS ON USING THEIR
STRENGTHS MAXIMIZE THEIR POTENTIAL
People who learn to use their strengths every
day have 7.8% greater productivity.
Teams who receive strengths feedback have
8.9% greater profitability.

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There is nothing wrong with being aware of our weaknesses and
managing them, but our greatest opportunity for success lies in
building on our natural talents.
START WITH TALENT; FINISH WITH STRENGTH

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=
a natural way of thinking, feeling,
or behaving
time spent practicing, developing
your skills, and building your
knowledge base
the ability to consistently provide
near-perfect performance
TALENT
INVESTMENT
STRENGTH
THE STRENGTHS FORMULA

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IDENTIFYING STRENGTHS
The 34 Themes of Talent Measured by the
Clifton StrengthsFinder:
Achiever Connectedness Harmony Positivity
Activator Consistency Ideation Relator
Adaptability Context Includer Responsibility
Analytical Deliberative Individualization Restorative
Arranger Developer Input Self-Assurance
Belief Discipline Intellection Significance
Command Empathy Learner Strategic
Communication Focus Maximizer Woo
Competition Futuristic
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OUR SIGNATURE THEMES
How do these dominant talent
themes contribute to your
personal success?

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FOUR DOMAINS OF STRENGTH
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EXECUTING INFLUENCING RELATIONSHIP
BUILDING
STRATEGIC
THINKING
People with dominant
Executing themes
know how to make things
happen.
People with dominant
Influencing themes know
how to take charge, speak
up, and make sure the team
is heard.
People with dominant
Relationship Building themes
have the ability to build strong
relationships that can hold a
team together and make the
team greater than the sum of its
parts.
People with dominant
Strategic Thinking themes
help teams consider what
could be.
They absorb and analyze
information that can inform
better decisions.
Achiever
Arranger
Belief
Consistency
Deliberative Discipline
Focus Responsibility
Restorative
Activator Command
Communication
Competition
Maximizer
Self-Assurance
Significance
Woo
Adaptability
Connectedness
Developer
Empathy
Harmony
Includer
Individualization
Positivity
Relator
Analytical
Context
Futuristic
Ideation
Input
Intellection
Learner
Strategic
Which domain is dominant for you personally?
Which domain is least dominant? Does it matter? 
How do you intend to maximize your dominant domain?

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YOUR REPORT IS A BEGINNING, NOT AN END.
NAME IT! CLAIM IT! AIM IT!
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Name It: This involves putting a name to
your talents and identifying the words or
phrases that specifically resonate with you.
Claim It: This is a process of exploring,
gaining awareness of, and appreciating
your talents. - Which of our top five do
you really own and how does the theme
help you to be successful in your role?
Aim It: This is the process of pointing specific
action items toward a current situation or
goal and harnessing your talents intentionally
to bring them to life daily.

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