Hi there,

The best part of my job has always been coaching members of my team to identify their strengths and direct them toward reaching their goals. I love helping team members strategize and identify differentiating opportunities with their strengths top of mind.  

 

Early in my career, I started to take note of my collaboration style - how I communicated, delegated and gave feedback. I noticed that my most successful teams had several common themes, but the one I think punctuated the team's efficiency was my ability to understand the goals and strengths of my team members and use that knowledge to provide complementary opportunities where they could THRIVE.

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As my passion for understanding team dynamics and work cultures increased, I started doing more research around high-performing teams, which led me to CliftonStrengths and strength-based teaming. The forensic accountant in me sought to understand the data that supported the strength-based teaming framework, and it just so happens that Gallup Inc., is a global analytics and advisory company where Don Clifton conducted research on building exceptional workplaces using a Strengths-Based approach. Their research proved that the process I developed for managing my teams was a part of a broader statistically sound framework that could be implemented at scale.

 

Interestingly, the catalyst for me becoming a Gallup Certified CliftonStrengths Coach was not all of the successful teams I'd led, instead, it was the teams that never reached their full potential. Everyone deserves a work culture that provides them with opportunities to THRIVE, and I've learned it starts with the attitude and mindset of the leader.