Team Strengths

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Team Strengths

Get clear on what each person brings to the team, and how to make the most of it.

Most teams have more to offer than they currently know. This workshop helps each person uncover and articulate their genuine strengths, hear how others see them, and understand how the team's collective strengths can be put to better use. Participants leave knowing themselves better and knowing their team better.

Duration
Half day
Format
In-person or online
Group size
6 to 20
ideal
Best for
Leadership teams
What you leave with

Three things that change in the room.

one

Recognise and articulate the strengths each person genuinely brings to the team

two

Discover how others see your strengths and what you might be underusing

three

Identify specific opportunities to draw on each other's strengths in your day-to-day work

About the session

Most teams are working below their potential. The talent is there. It just isn't visible.

Most teams are working below their potential. The talent is there; it just isn't fully visible.

What would change if every person on your team had a clear picture of their own strengths, and a genuine understanding of what their colleagues bring?

The day

Browse the agenda.

The standard format is a half day. A half day can start at 09:30 or 13:30, and this timing can be flexed to suit your day.

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09:30
The Case for Strengths
Why a strengths focus drives performance.
30 minutes
Explainer
A short input on what strengths actually are, how they differ from skills, and why focusing on them leads to better performance, higher engagement, and more effective teamwork.
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09:30
My Strengths
Name your genuine strengths and how they show up.
45 minutes
Exercise
A guided individual reflection where each person identifies their genuine strengths, shares them with a partner, and articulates how those strengths show up in their work.
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09:30
Team Strengths
Peer recognition, backed by specific examples.
30 minutes
Exercise
A peer recognition exercise where participants take it in turns to nominate each other for strengths and traits that are valuable to the team, backed up with specific examples.
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09:30
Morning Break
15 minutes
09:30
Strengths Swap
Bring the team's strengths to a real challenge.
30 minutes
Exercise
A structured exercise where participants bring a current challenge to the group and colleagues suggest how their strengths might help to address it.
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09:30
Strengths into Action
Turn strengths insight into a practical plan.
30 minutes
Exercise
A closing exercise where the team captures the key insights from the day and makes a practical plan for how to use their strengths more effectively going forward.
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Who it's for

Built for teams who want to see and use what each person brings.

Intact teams

Teams who want a clearer picture of their collective strengths. Each person articulates what they bring, hears how colleagues see them, and the group works out how to apply those strengths to real challenges.

Teams starting a wider programme

A strong opener to a high performance or leadership programme. The peer recognition builds the trust and openness that deeper team development work depends on.

Next step

Bring it into your own team.

Every engagement starts the same way: a 30-minute call to understand the team, the situation, and what good would look like. From there, we agree the shape of the workshop together.

TESTIMONIAL
“It was a very constructive day, focused on learning about each other and how to work better as a team. It helps pave a road to building better teams, and signposts you on what needs to be done as further to help map out the ways people can help you do your best work.”
Petya Marinova
Lead Nurse Pouch & Stoma Care, St Mark's Hospital
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