There’s only a 1 in 34-million chance that you and those around you will have the same top 5 in the same order on Gallup’s CliftonStrengths assessment. 

Knowing and understanding how to use those strengths to bring out the best in you, while also giving your strengths away to benefit others, is tremendously useful. 

The ability to capitalize on your strengths and the strengths of those around you can help you build relationships, trust, and collaboratively find success. 

In this enlightening interview, we talk to Mike McDonald, Senior Workplace Consultant at Gallup, about a spectrum of things, including: 

  • How to use data once you have it
  • How the strengths assessment can lead to success
  • Create meaningful work
  • How having a best friend at work leads to better workplace engagement

Don’t miss this interview, it’s a great one! 

Connect with Mike McDonald: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-mcdonald-ph-d-4838211/ 

Learn more about the CliftonStrengths assessment: https://www.gallup.com/cliftonstrengths/en/252137/home.aspx 

Learn more about Gallup: https://www.gallup.com/home.aspx

You can also listen to the interview in podcast form:

Apple podcast link: 

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/speaking-of/id1549592446  

I Heart podcast link:

https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-speaking-of-76708275/#  

Spotify podcast link:

https://open.spotify.com/show/1g2LUGr0SzxbBmSHB3FHyL?si=PNO79sBOReGXQJu_CrsJEg

Topical time codes:

00:35 – Data – what are you doing with it

2:05 – CliftonStrengths assessment

5:00 – Optimizing strengths

8:02 – Growth mindset and strength

10:58 – Is there an equation for strengths success

14:28 – Meaningful work

18:46 – Strengths as a relational shortcut

23:07 – Strengths and engagement – having a best friend at work

26:57 – Trust 

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