OSBA		                                                                                 April	2016	
                  Board	Leadership	Ins2tute	
                                Strengths-Based Leadership and 
                                Student Success  
                                Jamie Meade, Managing Director 
                                Battelle for Kids 
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                                  Strengths-Based Leadership 
                                    
                                   q  Explore the research-based connections between 
                                       strengths, engagement and student success.  
                                    
                                   q  Using Strengths to provide students with 
                                       personalized pathways to college, career, and civic 
                                       success.   
                                   q  Improving school culture through a strengths-based 
                                       approach with students and staff. 
                  Jamie	Meade,	Managing	Director	
                  BaAelle	for	Kids	
           OSBA		                                            April	2016	
           Board	Leadership	Ins2tute	
                   Why Strengths-Based Leadership? 
                   q People who have the opportunity to focus 
                     on their strengths are 6 times more 
                     likely to be engaged in their jobs! 
                    
                   q …And 3 times as likely to report having 
                     an excellent quality of life in general.   
                  Strengths-Based Leadership 
                                               Chances of 
                       When Leaders…             Active 
                     Focus on Strengths of   Disengagement 
                             Staff                1% 
                    Focus on Weaknesses            22
                            of Staff               % 
                          Ignore Staff             40
                                                   % 
           Jamie	Meade,	Managing	Director	
           BaAelle	for	Kids	
           OSBA		                                           April	2016	
           Board	Leadership	Ins2tute	
                   Understanding Strengths 
                                                     
                      Talent      Investme
                                                 Strength 
                                      nt 
                                  Untapped           
                                       
                                  Potential            
                      Innate        Knowledge 
                                     Skills       Consistent 
                      Comes                        Excellent 
                      Naturally     Experience 
                                    Hard Work     Performance 
                                    Time, Effort 
                   Effective Leaders… 
                  q Are self-aware; they know their strengths. 
                  q Surround themselves with the right people. 
                  q Maximize the team’s overall impact by knowing and building 
                    upon each person’s unique strengths. 
                  q Know the needs of those they serve. 
                  q Need not be well-rounded; however, their teams must be!  
                   
                            1,000 randomly surveyed:   
                   97% rated themselves as “above average” leaders. 
           Jamie	Meade,	Managing	Director	
           BaAelle	for	Kids	
                  OSBA		                                                                                 April	2016	
                  Board	Leadership	Ins2tute	
                                 Invest in Strengths 
                                   “If you focus on people’s weaknesses,  
                                                 they lose confidence.” 
                                  
                                 q  Building confidence, through self-
                                      awareness, may have long term 
                                      implications, even a cumulative 
                                      advantage overtime!     
                                  A Strengths-Based Approach  
                                  to Student Success 
                                               Academic 
                                                                         Student Success 
                                                                          Now and in the 
                                                                                Future 
                                                  Non-
                                               Academic 
                                                        © Battelle for Kids. All Rights Reserved.  
                  Jamie	Meade,	Managing	Director	
                  BaAelle	for	Kids