Strengths awareness is powerful during times of transition. Identifying strengths and how to leverage them can create opportunity, reduce stress and increase resilience for those who are transitioning within or out of organisations.​

  

 

 

"Exercising our strengths can help us to overcome obstacles that have previously impeded your use of strengths" ( Elson and Boniwell, 2011).

This is particularly helpful during times of transition when there might be challenges and difficulties to navigate. How can you create opportunities for your teams to exercise their strengths more? 

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"People who use their strengths more report higher levels of self-efficacy - the belief that we can achieve the things we want to achieve"( Govindji and Linley 2011). This is really important for those undergoing significant transition to a have greater confidence to believe they can reimagine and achieve a new future. How can you better support the self belief of your teams?

 

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"People who used their strengths more reported higher levels of self-esteem"

( Proctor, Maltby and Linley 2011)             

A strengths perspective supports the understanding of redundancy as situational, or a mismatch, not a lack of  talent. Leaving a team or an  organisation with an increased self- knowledge about strengths and talents, increases the chance to secure work that suits in the future.  

What steps can you take to ensure anyone facing redundancy can get a strengths perspective to better prepare for their future?

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