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Create a Strengths-Based Company Culture
Silvia Schweinoester
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Create a Strengths-Based Company Culture

Explore strategies for identifying employees’ strengths and integrating them into their roles to foster a strengths-based company culture.

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8 weeks, 2-3 hours per week
Beginner
No experience required
No experience required
Some experience required
Degree and experience required

Description

By the end of the 8-week project, students will develop a comprehensive 'How-to Guide' for creating and sustaining a strengths-based company culture, based on their experiences with personality tests and talent management practices. A template will be provided to guide them through the process.

Throughout the project, students will engage in various activities including analyzing personality tests, identifying individual strengths, and applying talent management practices. Key deliverables will include a strengths assessment, an implementation plan for fostering a strengths-based culture, and regular reflections on their learning process.

Session timeline

  • Applications open
    December 1, 2024
  • Application deadline
    January 15, 2025
  • Project start date
    Week of July 8, 2024
    Week of
    February 3, 2025
  • Project end date
    Week of

What you will learn

  • Design personalized development plans tailored to maximize employee potential and job satisfaction.
  • Develop strategies to integrate strengths into employees’ roles effectively.
  • Implement techniques to foster a strengths-based company culture.
  • Analyze real-world examples of strengths-based cultures and apply lessons learned.
  • Get to know a variety of personality tests
Build Projects are 8-week experiences that operate on a rolling basis. Selected participants engage in weekly live workshops with a Build Fellow and 2-15 other students.

Project workshops

1
Introduction to Strengths-Based Company Culture
2
Exploring Strengths-Based Culture and Its Benefits
3
Aligning Talent Management with Organizational Goals
4
Assessing and Utilizing Employee Strengths
5
Designing Effective Development Plans
6
Role Alignment and Job Design
7
Building a Comprehensive Strengths-Based Culture Guide
8
Final Presentation and Reflection

Prerequisites

  • Self-Reflection to identify personal and professional goals, strengths, and areas for development.
  • Analytic Thinking to analyze personality tests and performance evaluations.
  • Creativity to think outside the box and generate original ideas for organizational culture.
  • Communication Skills to articulate strengths and design effective development plans.
  • Time Management to balance the project workload and meet deadlines.

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About the expert

I’m Silvia Schweinoester, a Business Management Build Fellow at the Open Avenues Foundation, where I work with students leading projects in business and training.

As the General Manager at WndrHLTH, a private members' club, I oversee every aspect of operations, ensuring that each detail enhances our members' experience—from coordinating events and managing staff to participating in strategic planning.

I hold an MBA in Business Administration and have over ten years of experience in business management. I'm passionate about my job and equally passionate about food, holding certifications as a sommelier, barista, barkeeper, and cheese connoisseur.

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