"After getting my strengths report, I felt understood."

- Student

Why Strengths

Strengths Matter

American culture is fixated on the latest self-help resources and how to improve things that are wrong or broken. Don Clifton, creator of the CliftonStrengths® assessment, took a different stance, asking…

"What would happen if we studied what is right with people versus what is wrong with people?"

Each person has unique strengths, but few people know or understand who they really are and what strengths they possess. Knowing and understanding one’s strengths invites people to focus and grow what is right. Nearly half a century of Gallup research proves that when we know our unique set of strengths, we are empowered to succeed by doing what we naturally do best.

The key is focusing on what's strong, not wrong.

Applying a Strengths-based Approach

The strengths-based development approach is unique and powerful. A person’s most direct path to individual growth and improvement begins with a primary investment in his or her greatest talents. Imagine applying the strengths-based approach in our organizations, schools, and classrooms—focusing on the individual strengths of our employees, educators, and students. First, helping them to discover their strengths, and then helping them to develop and apply them.

Strengths-based education is predicated on the belief that every child has the potential to learn and that the best way to grow learning is through a positive lens. Some students may not be aware of what strengths they possess, or even that they have strengths. Through mutual teacher and student discovery, the chances for personalized success are greatly enhanced.

When students know their strengths, they are empowered and engaged to succeed in and out of the classroom by doing what they naturally do best. As a result, they experience improved resilience and confidence, productivity, engagement in school, and hope and direction for the future. When students are engaged and thriving, the possibilities are endless.

DISCOVER

Identify and understand one’s unique strengths using CliftonStrengths® assessments.

DEVELOP

Learn how to use personal strengths individually and within teams through tailored professional learning and support resources.

APPLY

Connect strengths to school, learning, and the workforce through strategic education, workforce, and community partnerships.

EMBED

Collect and share stories and strategies for long-term success and sustainability.