CliftonStrengths (StrengthsFinder)
CliftonStrengths Coaching & Team Development
High-performing organisations recognise that people perform best when they understand how they naturally contribute. CliftonStrengths provides a structured way for individuals and teams to identify their talents and apply them more effectively in their work.
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Through individual coaching and team workshops, CliftonStrengths helps organisations strengthen leadership, improve collaboration, and develop a shared language for performance and development.
What is CliftonStrengths?
CliftonStrengths is a strengths-based development framework created by Gallup. The assessment identifies 34 talent themes that represent an individual’s natural patterns of thinking, feeling, and behaving.
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Rather than focusing primarily on weaknesses, CliftonStrengths helps individuals understand what they do best and how to apply those talents intentionally in their roles.
Organisations that adopt strengths-based development often see improvements in:
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employee engagement
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leadership effectiveness
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team collaboration
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productivity and performance
The 34 talent themes are organised into four leadership domains, each describing how individuals contribute to team success.
The Four CliftonStrengths Domains
CliftonStrengths 1:1 Coaching
Individual coaching provides a structured opportunity to explore how an individual’s strengths influence their work, leadership style, and professional development.
Sessions focus on translating CliftonStrengths insights into practical application.
Typical coaching topics include:
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interpreting the individual’s Top 5 CliftonStrengths themes
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understanding how strengths influence decision-making and behaviour
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recognising potential blind spots or overused talents
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applying strengths to leadership, communication, and work challenges
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developing strategies to use strengths more intentionally
Coaching sessions are typically 60–90 minutes and can be conducted in person or virtually.
Team Workshops
Half-Day CliftonStrengths Workshop
A half-day workshop introduces teams to strengths-based development and provides a foundation for understanding how individual talents contribute to team effectiveness.
Typical outcomes include:
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understanding the CliftonStrengths framework and the four domains
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exploring each team member’s Top 5 strengths
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identifying complementary strengths within the team
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improving communication and collaboration
This format is well suited for team offsites, leadership groups, and newly formed teams.
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Full-Day CliftonStrengths Workshop
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A full-day workshop provides deeper exploration of team dynamics and how strengths influence performance, leadership, and collaboration.
The workshop typically includes:
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detailed review of team strengths profiles
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exploration of partnership and collaboration patterns
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discussion of common sources of misunderstanding or conflict
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strategies for leveraging strengths across the team
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development of a team action plan
This format is often used for leadership teams, strategy sessions, and organisational development initiatives.
CliftonStrengths & The Forte Model
The FORTE Leadership & Team Culture Model integrates strengths discovery with mapping your team culture, providing a powerful framework to drive performance and engagement.
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The programme typically includes:
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Individual component
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CliftonStrengths assessment
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personalised strengths insights
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individual coaching session
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Team component
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half-day or full-day workshop
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team strengths and emotional culture mapping and analysis
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collaboration and partnership insights
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practical strategies for applying strengths in daily work
Workshops using the FORTE fram help organisations bring out the best in people to build both individual self-awareness and stronger team effectiveness.
Discover the power of CliftonStrengths
CliftonStrengths is a powerful tool on its own that helps teams understand how they work best — individually and together.
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Whether you are planning a team offsite, leadership development session, or organisational initiative, strengths-based development can provide a clear and practical framework.
Let’s discuss how this could work for your team.