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You do the important work of empowering clients, employees or adult students with character strengths every day. Our research-based resources give you what you need to lead this change. Explore all of our tools for guiding clients, employees and adult students in their strengths-based practice.

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Leadership

3 Ways Successful Organizations Apply Their Strengths

When organizations learn about their strengths together, both individuals and the group benefit. Popular character strengths webinar topics include: positive relationships, remote work, mindfulness and embracing change.

By Ruth Pearce

Professionals

Insider Information that 100% of People Need

There are so many ways strengths contribute to boosting relationships, improving work success and engagement and helping people live happier, more meaningful lives. Encourage your clients to explore their strengths, and fully appreciate and activate all of their goodness!

By Kelly Aluise

Leadership

5 Questions Good Leaders Should Be Asking

Learn how to help others amplify and apply their strengths.

By Kelly Aluise

Character Strengths Interventions: A Field Guide for Practitioners

Character Strengths At Work: Using Strengths to Engate Employees, Clients and Students

Resources for All Strengths-based Pros

Reports

Explore all your character strengths to maximize engagement, relationships and well-being.

Focus on your signature strengths to improve your life and thrive.

Books

Changing your life for the better starts with getting to know the real you. The Power of Character Strengths is your must-have guide.

Learn how to blend mindfulness and character strengths practices to create your best life.

Courses

Apply science-based practices to activate your strengths, boost happiness and improve well-being.

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Coaches & Therapists

Clients who have a coach that can spot and appreciate their strengths, and will prioritize strengths work in coaching, come to feel "known" and understood by their coach. This contributes to a strong and mutually engaging coaching relationship.

A focus on character strengths can be woven into any client/mentor relationship and can make the connection feel more authentic and meaningful. The first step is discovering the strengths of your clients.

Managers & Consultants

Engaged employees are involved, enthusiastic, and further their organization's interests. However, survey research finds that the majority of employees are disengaged from their work.

As an employer, it may be time to ask the question: "What opportunities are there within each employee's job to foster his or her character strengths further?" By giving your employees access to their strengths with their Character Strengths Profile, you can provide a common language to facilitate discussions, re-frame issues and set goals, both as individuals and as teams.

Educators

You can help your students do what they do best to succeed in their education. Creating a classroom of character starts with the free VIA Survey.

By exploring the strengths of your students you can more effectively create lesson plans that give students the opportunity to thrive. You can help foster their unique Character Strengths Profile and help them become the person they are meant to be.