Have you attended a conference that left you little time to process what you "learned"? Or engaged with an online learning series that left you bored?

It's probably because those professional development opportunities didn't align with your talents.

In this episode of Strengths Applied, we welcome back Cindy Butts to help us explore the connections between learning styles, strengths, and professional development. Cindy bring her combined experience as an HR leader and Gallup Certified Strengths Coach to help us understand the intersection of individual learning styles, strengths alignment, and setting specific performance goals. 

We emphasize creating safe environments for learning, advocating for personalized development strategies, and the importance of ongoing conversations to maximize effectiveness. This episode also provides practical advice for new managers on guiding their own and their team's professional growth.

KEY MOMENTS

• 00:00 Introduction to Learning Styles
• 01:54 The Why & The Stats
• 06:29 Personal Experiences with Learning Styles
• 09:14 Connecting Strengths to Learning and Performance
• 16:55 Seeing Strengths in Learning Styles
• 24:03 Strengths hold the Clues to Learning
• 36:29 Safe Learning Environments for those Who Struggle
• 43:56 Strengths to Support Learning & Development - Day 1  
• 49:30 Guidance for New Managers
• 01:08:30 Final Thoughts and Key Takeaways

GUEST COACH:

Cindy Scibetta-Butts @ Grow With Strengths

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Cindy’s Top 5 CliftonStrengths: Achiever | Input | Strategic | Activator | WOO

YOUR HOSTS: 

Jen Werner @ Jen Werner Coaching 

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Jen’s Top 5 CliftonStrengths: Responsibility | Achiever | Belief | Deliberative | Activator 

Chad Ahern @ Talent and Teams Consulting 

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Chad’s Top 5 CliftonStrengths: Learner | Deliberative | Responsibility | Harmony | Analytical 

To learn more about CliftonStrengths talent themes.

The opinions and insights we share on each CliftonStrengths theme are our own and are based on our understanding of Gallup’s Strengths-based development research. They are also informed by our unique work with our clients. Even though we are Gallup Certified Strengths Coaches, the insights we share here are not formally vetted, approved, or endorsed by Gallup, Inc. 

Gallup®, CliftonStrengths®, and the 34 theme names of CliftonStrengths® are trademarks of Gallup, Inc. All rights reserved.

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