Harnessing Your Strengths (Facilitated by GALLUP Certified Strengths Coach, Alex Araneta)
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All people have a unique combination of talents, knowledge, and skills -- strengths -- that they use in their daily lives to do their work, achieve their goals, and interact with others. Gallup has found that when people understand and apply their strengths, the effect on their lives and work is transformational. People who use their strengths every day are six times more likely to be engaged in their work and three times more likely to say they have an excellent quality of life.
Gallup’s extensive research on people performance with people engagement resulted in four (4) key conclusions that form the pillars of Strength-Based Development:
- The study of strengths created a new theory on what people are like and how they develop.
- Maximum productivity can be gained by focusing on strengths and managing weaknesses.
- Our greatest talents – the ways in which we most naturally think, feel and behave, represent our innate power and potential. When we tap into this source of wisdom and power, we gain the ability to transform every moment, every interaction and every day.
- The Clifton StrengthsFinder is a tool that can help us gain awareness of our greatest talents and begin turning them into strengths.
Yet, many people don't know what their strengths are or have the opportunity to use them to their advantage. In fact, many people tend to focus on fixing their weaknesses. By exploring the ways in which you naturally think, feel, and behave, Clifton StrengthsFinder can identify and build on the areas where you have infinite potential to grow and succeed.
Harnessing Your Strengths is a power-packed workshop that not only introduces participants to the philosophy and power behind Strength-Based Development, it more importantly helps participants be aware of their strengths and how to direct their strengths into productive use and complement their team or organization’s goals and objectives.
Outline
I. Introduction
II. Module 1: The Case for Strength-based Development
- Conventional Approach vs. Strength-based
- Research findings on Employee Engagement and Productivity
III. Module 2: Definition of Key Terms
- What are Talents?
- What are Themes?
- What are Strengths?
IV. Module 3: Discovering and Understanding Your Talents and Themes
- Your 5 Signature Themes
- Explaining the 34 Themes
- Raw and Mature Talents
V. Module 4: Turning Talents into Strengths
- Talent x Investment = Strength
- Directing Your Themes into Productive Goals: Name à Claim à Aim
VI. Introduction to the Team Strengths Grid
- The Four (4) Domains
o Executing
o Influencing
o Relationship-Building
o Strategic Thinking
Rave Reviews of "Harnessing Your Strengths"
"I took the test online, got the report and have been working towards focusing on these strengths since then. Of course, they came very naturally to me, but with this development framework, I had a powerful and structured guide. Alex's workshop added more
frameworks and helped me understand it further and also see how I can assess it with the people around me. Thanks Alex for your thorough, insightful and caring tutelage to help me bring out my Strengths to its maximum potential."
- Hiren Mirchandani, VP - Marketing and Innovation, Ramesh Trading Corporation
“The high point is in understanding myself better through my dominant themes. Having known them now makes me ‘consciously’ aware and therefore would have wilful consciousness to improve and become consciously competent.”
- Owey Angeles, Goodyear Philippines
"I had Aha! Moments on understanding the themes not based on just definitions but how it is interconnected on strengths perspective."
- Kit Malvar Llamas, Camp Explore
"Good job. You expressed yourself and the program in the most understandable way;
it’s concise and relevant."
- Maria Lourdes Geronimo, Group Sales Manager, Toyota Otis
“I found the experience foundational and helped me to understand points of possible growth.”
- John Gaisano III, Executive Vice President, JHG Trading, Inc.
"The high point was realizing my signature themes and many inputs as to how I can develop them into strengths. I can apply what I learned in conceptualizing program to foster happiness in the workplace by focusing on the strengths of our team members."
- Michelle Sabillo, HR&Admin Manager, Toyoto Otis
“Harnessing Your Strengths (Strengths Finder 2.0) made me be more aware of my strengths and gave names to those strengths. I look further to giving more especially now that I know myself more, I can be effective at giving.”
- Maffy Batungbacal, Senior Assistant Vice President, Development Bank of the Philippines
Speaker/s
ALEX ARANETA
- Chief Catalyst, Catalyst360
- Certified Gallup Strengths coach
- Certified Zig Ziglar facilitator
- Certified Insights UK facilitator
- Columnist – Philippine Star
Alex has had extensive experience in the field of Sales and Marketing, spanning over 20 years and having handled many products in various FMCG and consumer durables companies. Alex’s career started in the field of brand management as a Product Assistant for Hershey’s/Goya in 1987 and moved his marketing career forward with stints in companies such as CFC/Universal Robina Corporation, the USAID and Cosmos Bottling Corporation.
In 1996, Alex expanded his work experience to include sales by leading several sales teams of various companies such as LG and APO Floors among others to success selling a variety of products and services. 2008 saw Alex’s transition into consulting as a consultant in Sales Management for several consumer durable companies. In 2010, Alex added corporate training in his resume as he got his certification as a certified Zig Ziglar and Insights, UK Trainer.
Alex is also part of the pool of speakers of People Management Association of the Philippines (PMAP) Industry Group and a regular columnist for The Philippine Star wherein his column entitled “Successtories” appears every Sunday at the Career Guide Section.
As the Chief Catalyst for Catalyst360 Training and Consultancy, Alex finds himself most fulfilled as he leads the team in providing solutions towards organizational health and productivity.
Alex recently became a certified GALLUP Strengths Coach and is one-fourth of the pioneer group of Strengths coaches in the Philippines, StrengthsCoach.PH. He also regularly conducts training workshops on Sales, Leadership, Personal Branding and Customer Engagement as well as programs on building effective teams and personal effectiveness.
Alex has been happily for more than 20 years with Elaine Araneta who is the AVP of Robinsons Land Corporation as well as Corporate Secretary of JG Summit Holdings. They are blessed with two children – Kally and Elian.
RAVE REVIEWS ABOUT YOUR FACILITATOR
“Alex, I appreciate you for the filling-the-bucket exercise! It made such a positive impact on the team. And of course, the module was so relevant to our team.”
~ Timi Aquino, Marketing Director, Fresh and Famous Foods Inc. (Chowking)
“Great facilitator, very engaging, accommodating.”
~ Dan Aquino, Good Year Philippines
“Good job, Alex. Very personable, engaging and clear.”
~ Chris Paradise, Accenture
Catalyst360 Training & Consultancy believes that behind every successful company is a healthy organization where employees are motivated and contributing. Thus, we exist to provide organizations with solutions to their concerns by conducting a thorough analysis of the real issues and providing transformational interventions. We believe that at the core of organizational health are healthy individuals who are committed to be successful in their professional and personal lives. We subscribe to the principle that these two areas can never be separated from each other – and we call this “THE 360 SUCCESS”.
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