This course will cover how to identify and harness your unique strengths to lead and develop yourself more effectively. Understanding what energises you is key to building confidence, resilience, and purpose in your work. As human beings, we are not static, our strengths evolve, and learning to use them wisely helps us adapt and flourish. By exploring your realised and unrealised strengths, you’ll begin a journey of self-leadership that inspires growth in both yourself and those around you.  

Ahead of the session, you will complete a Strengths profile, which you will be able to download and access via a new Skills Discovery platform. The session will help you understand and reflect on your profile in a group setting and identify actionable next steps to maximise your strengths.  

This workshop relates to the “Communication”, “Self-leadership” and “Adaptability” competencies outlined in the Competency Framework. 

Please note that a similar workshop was delivered in 2024/25 under the title “Explore and showcase your strengths in the recruitment process”. This workshop won’t be using the recruitment lens as that one did, however what you learn will also help you make informed career decisions!   

Learning outcomes:   

• Understand the importance of self-reflection    

• Understand what strengths are, their benefits and how they may differ from skills  

• Identify and explore some of your strengths and how they help mitigate what drains you  

• Identify actionable next steps to tap into your strengths and develop them   

Please be aware that this workshop is an interactive session with group and pair exercises. You do not have to share anything you are not comfortable with but bear in mind you will be asked to reflect on your own experiences.   

After attending this course, if you are looking at progressing in your career, you may want to attend the “Career planning: realising your potential” session. You may also be interested in the “Leadership without the ‘leader’ badge” session.    

Pre-work: before the session, you must complete a Strengths Profile questionnaire.  You will receive an invitation email with instructions to follow at least two weeks before the session.  Once completed, you will be able to access your report online as well as in a PDF format on the Skills Discovery platform which you need to bring along at your session to fully take part in the activities.  

You will have access to the Skills Discovery platform until October 2026 and therefore we advise you to download your PDF report straightaway so that you can save it.