The document describes the Dependable Strengths Articulation Process (DSAP), a team building method developed by Bernard Haldane. The DSAP helps individuals identify their core strengths by reflecting on past "good experiences" and examples of consistent strengths. Participants work in groups to provide feedback on each other's strengths demonstrated in these experiences. The goals are to overcome societal biases that discourage discussing strengths, articulate strengths using concrete examples, and apply the process to work settings and career development. Dependable Strengths workshops are offered at the University of Washington to help students, alumni and others identify and communicate their strengths.
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1. DEPENDABLE STRENGTHS速
Team Building for
Pharmaceutical Outcomes
Research & Policy Program
Vic Snyder, Associate Director
134 Mary Gates Hall
(206) 543-0535
vsnyder@uw.edu
careers.uw.edu
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Background
Life work of Bernard Haldane: 1911-2002
Transition military officers to civilian jobs: 1945
Mentored by Norman Vincent Peale
Founded Haldane & Associates: sold 1974
Dependable Strengths Project: University of
Washington, 1987-2002
Center for Dependable Strengths: 2002-present
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4. Strengths and Good Experiences
Strength: Capacity to do something
Dependable Strength: Motivated
skill/ability/strength that is used repeatedly in
Good Experiences
Good Experience: Something you have
done well, enjoyed doing and are proud of
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Benefits of Good Experiences
Revives positive feelings...
competence
joy
pride
Counters negativity
Taps into internal motivation
Reveals primary (Dependable) strengths
7. Identifying Strengths from Good
Experiences
Instructions:
1. Quickly form groups of three
2. The first person will describe to the group their top
2 Good Experiences, focusing on what they did to
make it happen. Provide details!
3. Group members listen and write down at least 3-4
skills/abilities/strengths/talents they feel that
person must have used in each Good Experience on
a blank Skills List sheet.
8. Identifying Strengths from Good
Experiences
Examples of questions to get to the details:
How did you make that happen?
What did you do?
Who else was involved?
What was most challenging? How did you deal with it?
What did you most enjoy?
What were the results/outcomes?
NO WHY QUESTIONS
9. Identifying Strengths from Good
Experiences
Instructions (cont.):
4. After the first person finishes describing their 2 Good
Experiences, listeners briefly read their list of
skills, then give their skills lists to that individual
5. The group then asks the person: How did it feel to
do this?
6. Rotate to the next person and repeat till all group
members complete the exercise
Time: 6 minutes for each person to describe
GEs, get skills feedback, tell how it felt to do this
10. Discuss Identifying Strengths from
GEs
What happened for you in this experience?
What did you see happening for others?
Did you learn something new about yourself?
Did you learn something new about others?
11. Reality Testing Likely Dependable
Strengths
1. Review Skills Lists from Trios
2. Select 4 top skills/strengths
3. Write them on Strengths Reality Test sheet
4. Give proofs/examples of using those strengths
from GEs and other experiences
Time: 8 minutes
12. What is a Dependable Strength?
Shows up repeatedly in top Good Experiences
Used often in the past
Enjoy using it now
Strongly want to use in the future
Inner motivated to use it
13. Discuss Reality Test
Were you able to write down 4 possible DS?
Anyone find a long list of examples for a strength?
Anyone rule out a strength they thought was a DS?
How was it to do this?
Any insights?
Possible outcomes: creates confidence, self-
worth, positive facts about you for interviews;
overcomes Societal Bias
15. Limits to Potential Hidden
Strengths
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Societal Bias
- admit your mistakes
- learn from your mistakes
- identify what you did wrong and never do it again!
Admitting our mistakes is honorable
We are also taught to be modest
We are told
- Dont boast, dont brag
- Dont be conceited
- Let your good deeds speak for themselves
So, talking about our success is dishonorable!
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Limits to Potential Hidden
Strengths
Societal Bias
Cover Words
~ labels
~ titles
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COOK
WORKED FOR A FAMILY AND COOKED 5 DAYS A WEEK FOR
FOUR YEARS cooked 3 meals daily for a family of seven:
purchased food, prepared food, attended to diet restrictions, set
table, cleaned the dishes, kitchen and dining area
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COOK
WORKED FOR A FAMILY AND COOKED 5 DAYS A WEEK FOR
FOUR YEARS cooked 3 meals daily for a family of seven:
purchased food, prepared food, attended to diet restrictions, set
table, cleaned the dishes, kitchen and dining area
Starts and finishes jobs
Keeps things in order
Plans activities, work
Organizes work
Schedules/Times work
Gets along with people
Listens to instructions
Reads and follows instructions
Learns quickly
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Mary
Starts and finishes jobs
Keeps things in order
Plans activities, work
Organizes work
Schedules/Times work
Gets along with people
Listens to instructions
Reads and follows instructions
Learns quickly
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In DS Workshops
SOCIETEL BIAS - focus on strengths, not weaknesses
Speak about what we do well, so we can be sure to do it again
and even better next time
COVER WORDS - look beneath labels/titles to uncover
strengths used
Not bragging, but telling the truth about the value that we bring
Go outside the box of...
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25. Articulating Dependable Strengths
Before
Past history
Job titles
Education
Affiliations
After
Strengths
Accomplishments and
abilities
Future potential
Your value!
26. Articulating Your Dependable
Strengths
Pair up with someone
Partner says: Tell me about yourself.
You reply: There are a number of things I do well.
One of my many strengths is _________
Partner says: Prove it!
Give your best example or two of that strength from
your Reality Test using the STAR Method
Get feedback from partner: Were you convincing? Clear and to the
point? Less than two minutes? Used I statements?
Switch roles and repeat
Time: 3 minutes each (including feedback)
27. The STAR Method
S = Situation
The context (project, paper, research, event, assignment)
T = Task(s)
The goals/objectives (what you were supposed to do)
A = Action
How you went about achieving those tasks/goals (in detail!)
What was most difficult and how you addressed it
What was exciting/fun!
R = Results
The outcomes (tangible & intangible)
If result wasnt entirely positive, say what you learned or would
do differently next time
28. Discuss Articulating Your Strengths
How did it feel to be talking about your strengths?
What did you gain from this?
Did it sound like your partner was bragging?
29. DS Use in Work Settings
Team building/partnering/collaboration
Project assignments
Consider Projects of Excellence
Job satisfaction and stress reduction
Staff/Organizational development
Career direction
Job change/job search/Job Magnet
30. Dependable Strengths Workshops at
UW
Dependable Strengths for Grad Students
2-day workshop for UW Grad Students and others
offered by The Career Center (careers.washington.edu/DSSforGrads)
Dependable Strengths for Alumni and Students
2-day workshop for UW alumni and others offered by
The Career Center (careers.washington.edu/DSSforAlumni)
Articulating Strengths Together
DS team building workbook by Jerald Forster
www.dependablestrengths.com/prod_list.htm
Questions??
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DEPENDABLE STRENGTHS速
Team Building for
Pharmaceutical Outcomes
Research & Policy Program
Thank You!
Vic Snyder, Associate Director
134 Mary Gates Hall
(206) 543-0535
vsnyder@uw.edu
careers.uw.edu