Using Your Strengths to Realise Your Potential

Using Your Strengths to Realise Your Potential Joanne Fletcher, Executive, Audit Nicole Brodie, Associate, Audit 22 December 2010 How often are you ...
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Using Your Strengths to Realise Your Potential Joanne Fletcher, Executive, Audit Nicole Brodie, Associate, Audit 22 December 2010

How often are you at your best? ► ► ►

You are performing the best you can You feel full of energy, and You feel true to yourself

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Your performance is below par You feel lethargic, and You feel inauthentic

Using Your Strengths to Realise Your Potential

An introduction to strengths

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Definition of strengths

“A strength is a pre-existing capacity for a particular way of behaving, thinking, or feeling that is authentic and energising to the user, and enables optimal functioning, development and performance” (Linley, 2007)

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Using your strengths ►

We are biologically and psychologically pre-disposed to certain strengths



When we are using our strengths we: ► Feel

energised ► Are being ourselves ► Perform well and enjoy it

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Using your strengths ►

Research shows that using your strengths leads to: ► Increased

well-being

► Increased

resilience

► Increased

happiness

…and you are more likely to realise your potential

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Millionaire at McDonald’s

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Having a job you love

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Knowing your strengths

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What do great graduates do?

“They always find a solution, always see things through to their conclusion. Great graduates never leave things half done.”

“Our best graduates work for the team first and themselves second. They don‟t just think about themselves and their own agenda.” Page 10

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Why is that important in their role?

“Being prepared to see things through is critical in audit. It‟s often the case that issues aren‟t straight-forward and things do take longer than you expect. You need to make sure that you don‟t leave issues unresolved. So tenacity is a great strength to have.“

“Looking after our people is very important at EY. Having someone on the team who excels at supporting others not only helps team cohesion and success it‟s also very much in line with EY‟s values.”

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How do Monday mornings feel? “Great, I‟m usually thinking about what I want to achieve in the day ahead before I leave the house” “Good. I find it easy to switch into work-mode. I really enjoy what I do so it‟s not difficult for me.”

“To be honest I must be unusual because I wake up pleased that it is Monday!” Page 12

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How Do Monday Mornings Feel? “Satisfied that I‟ve done a good day‟s work. My days are always really busy, I‟m learning so much at the moment, there‟s no question that it‟s hard work, but I get a real sense of satisfaction from my work.”

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How do you describe your job to friends? “Hard work, long hours, but enjoyable and interesting. It‟s a real learning curve and I really enjoy working with different teams on a variety of clients.”

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What do your colleagues most value in you? “I think my analysis skills. I‟m really good at looking at a problem, breaking it down and working out the best way forward” “Definitely my attention to detail. I‟m often the one who gets asked to check things over before they go out to clients or other part of the business. I have to say that I do have a bit of reputation for spotting mistakes that no one else sees!” Page 15

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What does it feel like when you are using your strengths? “When I‟m doing a task that uses my strengths I get completely absorbed in it. Take looking at a specific bit of tax law, for example, and looking at how it applies to a particular client situation, I love stuff like that and will spend ages thinking about all the possible permutations, limitations and opportunities. I really relish the challenge of making sure I‟ve exhausted every possibility and considered every single solution.”

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Have you faced many tough challenges? “Once we got into the business it was my first real experience of „proper work‟. It was such a culture shock, I suddenly felt like I knew nothing of relevance, I really felt out of my depth. But bit by bit it got better. I found it really helpful to have other grads around who were feeling the same, we all supported each other.”

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Further information

►www.realise2.org ►www.strengthsfinder.com ►www.viastrengths.org

►Linley,

A. (2008). Average to A+: Realising Strengths in Yourself and Others.

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Application Process & Schemes Graduate

Scheme & Summer Internship

Process:

Online Application Form Psychometric Tests Manager Interview Assessment Centre Partner Interview Offer Requirements:

300 UCAS Points (at first attempt) Achieved/Predicted 2:1 Degree GCSE Grade B in Mathematics & English Language

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Final thought

“The most beautiful fate, the most wonderful good fortune that can happen to any human being, is to be paid for doing that which he passionately loves to do.” Abraham Maslow

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Thank you 22 December 2010