People with a strength in Courage may well feel afraid at times, but they’re always able to face and overcome their fears. They get a buzz from participating in activities that make them nervous or scared.

Strengthen Together with Courage

• Step in to support on more difficult challenges at work or home or step up to cover a different role at short notice.
• Help family and colleagues by sharing your methods of keeping calm. Remember to acknowledge and listen to their unique situation. Celebrate successes with them when they happen.
• Remember, whilst you are coping well today you can feel the fear, so take moments of rest. Everyday is a challenge for most, so try not to keep adding to them.

People with a strength in Adherence have a natural focus on taking the right approach. They love following guidelines, rules and instructions. They feel most comfortable completing tasks that have clear steps.

Strengthen Together with Adherence

• Following processes will help you and others focus on the task ahead and keep on track with what needs to be done. Encourage step-by-step instructions on bigger or complicated tasks.
• Help others adapt to ‘the new normal’ by considering processes or structures that would support. Try the home and work life balance or studying timetables as a start.
• Agility is important now as we cover for sick colleagues or work on different things in different ways. Try bringing structure with a plan just daily rather than your week or month.

People with a strength in Detail naturally focus on the smallest Detail and easily spot inconsistencies and mistakes. They get a great sense of satisfaction when they’re able to check that details are accurate.

Strengthen Together with Detail

• Build in extra time on projects to check over your own or others work. People may find it easy to get distracted or think detail is less important, so more mistakes could be made.
• Ensure any public correspondence is not only accurate but sensitive and appropriate. It’s not just quality now but how it will land to various audiences. Consider the wider context.
• Get involved in detailed projects at home with a good tidy up and sort out. Make the neighbours jealous with your precise garden, accurate DIY or foolproof recipes.

People with a strength in Time Optimiser know that time is very precious to them and they never waste it. They love to squeeze as much as they can into every minute of every day by organising themselves.

Strengthen Together with Time Optimiser

• Check in to see what you’re busy doing. Use this time to reflect on what the most important things are that you should be focusing on – you’ll find most things can wait.
• Resources may not be available to support your usual speed of tasks. Try reviewing how time is spent at home and at work to make improvements – clarity, vision and agendas.
• Above all, avoid burnout. If it’s more difficult for you to relax, try activities that force you to. Watch a movie or go for a walk without your phone.

People with a strength in Adventure relish the risk of the unusual or the untried. They look forward to experiences that are on the edge of, or outside, their comfort zone.

Strengthen Together with Adventure

• Opportunities to be adventurous may be limited so try new areas to push yourself. Perhaps in the kitchen, different sports or alternative ways to approach tasks. Use the learning to inspire others.
• Create a list of what you’d like to achieve next year. What might you need to do today to get prepared? Get going on the research or strengthening new muscles for motivation.
• Be mindful of when routine tasks become a priority and that others may already be way out of their comfort zone by their new way of living.

People with a strength in Work Ethic are extremely hard workers, putting a lot of effort and energy into their work. They enjoy putting in extra hours and they are capable of working longer than most.

Strengthen Together with Work Ethic

• Don’t expect others to work the hours you do. Encourage people to work smarter by being clear on the task required and how long it should take. Longer tasks could be more challenging.
• If you have to work hard try, where possible, to ensure it’s in the area of your strengths. This will give you the energy to power on through the day. Evaluate your efficiency regularly to keep on track.
• With the balance of home and work very blended for most, recognise when you’ve worked hard enough and when you need to take a break, now more than ever, to avoid wellbeing issues.

People with a strength in Competitive just have to compete against others. Measuring their abilities relative to others is how they gauge progress and success. They love to make everything into a contest.

Strengthen Together with Competitive

• What are other companies or people doing in these challenging times that you could learn from? Compete in tasks that play to your strengths to support your success.
• Motivate others at home or your team to get them energised and boost confidence. Perhaps a quiz night, cooking competition or an exercise regime.
• Consider which of your strengths would help others today and set yourself a target around them. Be sensitive to their situation – most people aren’t Competitive.

People with a strength in Feedback enjoy giving people both positive and constructive comments. They believe it’s important for people to know what they’ve done well so that they can build on it and progress.

Strengthen Together with Feedback

• Make your feedback stick by supporting it with evidence or data. It will mean so much more than relying solely on your personal views.
• Try to point out people’s strengths when giving feedback. It encourages them to keep using them, which will increase their wellbeing and confidence.
• Focus on the impact people have and give encouragement on a variety of topics, not just task related. We all need encouragement and positivity right now.

People with a strength in Self-awareness enjoy spending time and focusing effort on understanding their behaviour, emotions and responses to different situations. They have a deep understanding of their strengths and weaknesses.

Strengthen Together with Self-awareness

• Use this time as a period of growth. Take time to reflect on all the new challenges you’ve undertaken. What did you learn? What was easy? What was challenging? Which strengths did you develop?
• Help others to increase their Self-awareness also. Discuss their strengths and weaknesses, and feelings and insights around their current work and homelife, then make a plan to help productivity and engagement.
• Balance this by finding ways to share more of yourselves with others. Open-up two-way sharing to get to know team members on a more personal level. It’s a time to be authentic and genuine.

People with a strength in Enabler enjoy developing people to do things for themselves. They provide support and encouragement and love to give people tasks and challenges that they know will stretch them.

Strengthen Together with Enabler

• If you’re not already, you’ll make a great coach. Encourage those struggling by talking about their priorities and what actions they can take today. What strengths will get them there?
• There’s lots of learning to be had at home. Get the kids in the kitchen, master Instagram for yourself, read something new or encourage others to think about the personal growth to be gained.
• Sharing new knowledge and skills within team environments is a great way to connect. Encourage others to talk about their learning during these times – it could be personal or work.

People with a strength in Resilience have a terrific ability to overcome adversity. They take hardships and setbacks in their stride. They always find the resources and strength to pick themselves back up.

Strengthen Together with Resilience

• Listen and discuss people’s current challenges openly. Explore their feelings and acknowledge the difficulties they face. Only then can you help to consider ways forward.
• Ensure you are open to others and yourself, avoiding coming across as too tough. The current situation is affecting everyone and perhaps you need to be a little bit more vulnerable than usual.
• Be a mentor and adviser. Help others to focus on the solutions, their experiences, strengths, values, goals and love in order to remain resilient and find answers.

People with a strength in Writer love to write, finding a deep fulfilment in playing with words and the joys of written language. They have a natural ability to communicate through writing.

Strengthen Together with Writer

• Pay particular attention to the words you are using in all your correspondence, as well as the message. People are anxious right now and words can be extremely meaningful and powerful.
• With so much help needed, think about how you could you write about your areas of expertise for others to benefit from. You could use emails, social media, blogs, toolkits, papers, best practice or tips and guides.
• With friends and family, send notes to people. A well-intended and thoughtful note could be just the thing – even if you live with them. Don’t forget to pick up the phone too!

People with a strength in Spotlight enjoy being the centre of attention. Whether in a meeting or in a social gathering, they naturally speak up and hold the floor.

Strengthen Together with Spotlight

• Vary your approaches and styles during this time. People are more comfortable today with informal and authentic conversations and presentations at work. Get them to see the real you.
• We all need to be heard right now, whether that’s the family Saturday night quiz, mealtimes or meetings. Ensure you offer the microphone around so others can express themselves.
• As you switch to virtual you may need to draw on new energy. Consider audiences that stretch your comfort zone. Webinars, senior teams, new customers and Instagram or Facebook live are all great opportunities.

People with a strength in Centred feel as though they look out at the world with confidence. They’re grounded in the solid foundation of their sense of self and deep knowledge of who and what they are.

Strengthen Together with Centred

• Take key roles during these challenging times both at home and at work. Your calm nature will enable people to deal with pressurised situations and move forward confidently.
• Be a sounding board for others on topics outside of your usual area and in new environments. Your skill of achieving a balanced outcome in difficult scenarios can’t be underestimated.
• You may need to balance your calmness with enthusiasm. Perspective will be key right now, but we also need hope, motivation and optimism. Help others see how you are feeling as well as how you are coping.

People with a strength in Self-belief are very confident and self-assured, with a firm belief in their own strengths and abilities. With this self-confidence, they always believe that they can achieve their goals.

Strengthen Together with Self-belief

• Consider any new business opportunities at work either for now or in the future. Even in these challenging circumstances you’ll be able to reassure clients. What unrealised strengths can you enlist?
• Help others to recognise their part in the smaller successes and get on track with goals when heads are spinning. Don’t miss opportunities to confidence boost at family meals or team meetings.
• You may need to tone down your Self-belief in some situations, as it could come across as insensitive. Balance this with Humility and Listener and understand others’ context.

People with a strength in Persuasion are particularly effective at convincing others and bringing them around to their point of view. They love to make a good argument for what they want, choosing their methods carefully.

Strengthen Together with Persuasion

• Choose different ways to persuade that feel more collaborative and subtle. Once you know the outcome you’d like, think about adding value, entertaining, educating or telling stories.
• Ensure you listen to everyone’s view before presenting your case for an idea. Choose sensitive language and consider the impact of others.
• Avoid sharing your opinions on issues that are not currently relevant. Discuss topical issues and how people can overcome their current challenges to support today.

People with a strength in Strategic Awareness have a keen interest in understanding changes in the wider world that could impact on their plans and objectives.

Strengthen Together with Strategic Awareness

• Whilst long-term goals may be challenging to focus on at work, keep your colleagues focused on the vision or your company values as a motivator to guide them.
• Help family members move beyond today where possible. Chat through the ideal outcome of their situation with exams, friendships and careers on hold. You don’t need all the answers, simply explore together.
• The small things today will contribute towards your future. Role model what you stand for and be proud of the actions you take today that will help better relationships and future humanity.

People with a strength in Personalisation notice the subtle differences in people that make them unique. They recognise their motivators, as well as their likes, dislikes, preferences, strengths and talents.

Strengthen Together with Personalisation

• Everyone has a story – pay attention to their context so you can adapt accordingly. Someone who spends all day on Zoom might not want a video call, or someone looking after others may need looking after themselves.
• Be alert to those outside of your network or perhaps so close to you they may be easy to ignore. Small changes in their behaviour could be a sign of someone needing further support.
• Spot strengths in others to grow confidence and resilience. Notice when people are more energised, use positive language or offer to help on tasks that aren’t their own.

People with a strength in Rapport Builder start conversations with people quickly and easily, including those they are meeting for the first time. They quickly find something that is of interest to both parties.

Strengthen Together with Rapport Builder

• You’ll need to find new ways to keep your energy high with mostly virtual rapport building. Try moving between different teams, situations or customers regularly and avoid email where possible.
• Connect with older friends, distant relatives, neighbours and communities. Help people feel at ease so you can support, listen and understand. Build new or better relationships for the future.
• Be sensitive during this time. People maybe suffering and may need to take a slower approach to relationships. Pause and listen between questions and reach out authentically to new virtual connections.

People with a strength in Persistence pride themselves on being able to keep going in the face of difficult challenges, frustrations and seemingly insurmountable problems.

Strengthen Together with Persistence

• Discuss with others the challenges that they are facing and work through ideas together to overcome them or at least move forward and keep going.
• There may be times when it’s ok to give in as resources aren’t available. Take the opportunity to appear more vulnerable to others and show your approach to different strategies.
• Evaluate the progress you are making daily against your goals. You may have to be more flexible and creative in how you achieve success as many things could be out of your control.

People with a strength in Empathic have a natural connection with others where they’re finely tuned in to them and can feel what they are feeling. They love to put themselves in another person’s shoes.

Strengthen Together with Empathic

• Help family or colleagues get into the habit of asking questions about how we are really feeling. It’s ok to miss people, be frustrated or scared. It’s good to know you are not alone.
• Promote the positive. What do you notice about relationships now in your team or family? Discuss any improved quality and don’t forget to also open-up yourself and let others in.
• Try not to take too much on. There is understandably much sadness, so know your limits and have a strategy for switching off and you time – it doesn’t all need to be down to you.

People with a strength in Adaptable love rearranging resources and adapting their plans to meet changing demands. They sense when to stay on track and when to deviate in order to become more effective.

Strengthen Together with Adaptable

• As we are all required to be extremely adaptable now, help others prioritise their approach and get motivated with their work/day. It’s not a natural skill for those who love to plan.
• Get involved with resourcing for projects and tasks at home and at work. Come up with different ideas or approaches that will help people achieve what they need to.
• Provide others with clear direction during the constant change of priorities so that they can focus their attention in the right areas with more ease.

People with a strength in Action feel an overriding compulsion to act immediately and decisively. They’re much more comfortable with forward momentum than with careful strategy and reflection.

Strengthen Together with Action

• Some things may have stalled, so focus on what you can control. Write down the quick wins you can achieve at home and work, and celebrate the small successes you wouldn’t have done before.
• If you’re waiting for approval on something, accompany your ideas with a brief plan and summary of important details so it can be reviewed sooner – help others to move forward quicker.
• This time is also an excellent opportunity to reflect and slow down. It’s ok not to run around constantly – enjoy quiet skies and guilt-free books and movies. Smell the roses!

People with a strength in Catalyst love to mobilise and inspire other people to take part in activities and projects. They enjoy starting new projects and putting ideas into action by involving others.

Strengthen Together with Catalyst

• The small projects will deliver the quickest results with the biggest impact today. Identify the most relevant people to support your ideas for community spirit – know their strengths.
• Inspire the kids to get involved. Facetime grandparents, cook brownies for neighbours, leave surprise notes for friends or make funny videos.
• Add value today at work. Consider keeping in touch, virtual collaboration ideas with colleagues or customer care initiatives. Note down your future ideas to keep you motivated for the future.

People with a strength in Mission derive great fulfilment from pursuing activities that give their life meaning and purpose. Whatever their focus, they’re committed to pursuing it.

Strengthen Together with Mission

• With so much purpose to be had right now, consider your other strengths to help you have the greatest impact today. So, whether you’re a Writer, Listener or Planner – it’s time to shine.
• Motivation may be low at home and at work. Help others to see a sense of meaning in their work or their day to support their engagement and wellbeing. We all want to feel valued.
• I’m sure you are already involved in meaningful community work but also remember to look closer to home and your own family. Be a role model for all things with meaning, no matter how small.

People with a strength in Incubator love to think, ponder and reflect. They like to take moments out of their day, week or month to give themselves dedicated thinking time to contemplate on a deeper level.

Strengthen Together with Incubator

• You’ll still need to reflect but on different things, given there are so many unanswered questions right now about the future. Focus on what’s in your control today and making sure it’s the best outcome it can be.
• In these sensitive times make sure you communicate – even though you need time to think and absorb information – otherwise people could think you are unresponsive or don’t care.
• You may find your head isn’t clear enough to think in your usual way. Spend more time gathering information and talking with people to collaborate and think through ideas.

People with a strength in Planner have a natural ability to plan and prepare, taking a deliberate and systematic approach to everything they do before they start things.

Strengthen Together with Planner

• With what may feel like so little control over our lives at the moment, plan and control what you can. Plan meals, schedule walks, arrange movie nights and catch-ups with friends.
• Help conversations be more productive by giving people notice in advance so they can think about the topic. Head space might be a bit fuzzy for many with uncertainty.
• Plan some motivational things for when things return at home or at work. Which restaurants will you go to first? Which park will you walk in? Which friend will you meet and what will you do?

People with a strength in Listener show a keen interest in what people have to say and the way that they say it. When people are speaking, they focus intently on them and what they are saying.

Strengthen Together with Listener

• It’s your time to shine – never more have people needed someone to reach out to them and simply listen. Prioritise those on their own, the quiet ones or those suffering, even if you have to reach further afield.
• Encourage family members and colleagues to talk about their fears or challenges. Give people opportunities to express feelings. It helps to have them acknowledged, even if you can fix everything.
• Listen to what is going on for your customers right now. Conversations are getting more personal – it could be a way to build authentic connections and add value for the future.

People with a strength in Prevention love to think ahead and anticipate problems before they happen. They notice the little things that might be out of place or going wrong, and then deal with them.

Strengthen Together with Prevention

• Focus on what you can control and fix for today. Make a ‘to-do list in the house’ or an ‘always wanted to sort at work’ list. See these as problems to tackle.
• Some problems could be preventable by talking and reassuring people and helping them to cope with the unknown. Once they relax, you may be able to help others take small forward steps.
• Help others see the small things they can do today that will make the recovery period easier. Keep on top of challenges around learning, finances and exercise to ensure they don’t become bigger.

People with a strength in Curiosity are interested in everything. They’re totally open to new ideas and constantly seek out new information and get excited when they discover new topics to study.

Strengthen Together with Curiosity

• Get curious about what we are experiencing now and the things history will remember. Write them down and chat to others, both young and old. What 50 things did you never expect us to be talking about?
• Keep new learning focused on what will help after this period so your Curiosity can immediately add value at home or with the team, i.e. in-depth customer research or a new exercise routine.
• Direct your Curiosity with others appropriately during these times. Right now, we have very few answers and lots of questions. You may need to tone it down so as not to cause further panic.

People with a strength in Judgement make decisions quickly and easily. They are confident that they will reach the right decision through their rapid analysis and weighing up of the facts.

Strengthen Together with Judgement

• Support others who are having to make more complex decisions right now through gathering the right information and reviewing any evidence objectively.
• As a parent, leader or friend, give people all the facts and benefits to help make decision-making easier. Help them identify a clear objective and goal so answers can be found quicker.
• Collaborate more during this time to ensure you don’t miss the value of others’ opinions before moving ahead with decisions. It’s a sensitive time, so consider the emotional impact too.

People with a strength in Narrator have a tremendous love of storytelling. Even as ordinary events happen, they can picture how they might be spun into an anecdote or story to share with others.

Strengthen Together with Narrator

• Help others to see the hope, morals, insights, values, humour and kindness that is going on today through powerful stories. Teach positive lessons for people to remember in years to come.
• Where you can give detailed, insightful and thoughtful responses to people’s questions so that you can help them see the picture for themselves, even if you don’t have all the answers.
• Remember in your storytelling to be clear and concise with any important instructions or messages. Anecdotes or subtle points may get lost when people are anxious.

People with a strength in Emotional Awareness are an excellent judge of people’s emotions and feelings. They can easily pick up on subtle clues and messages that people give out, making their emotions very clear to them.

Strengthen Together with Humility

• Pay attention to the quiet ones. Make sure anyone who says they are coping is given an opportunity to explore challenges or share reflections. Anxiety can hide itself in many ways.
• Get involved in any new ways of working conversations. Encourage others to recognise any impact these will have on the emotional wellbeing of the team or family.
• Tensions may be high at home and at work at the moment, and may be expressed in many different ways. Support those around you to look at every individual and situation with an open mind.

People with a strength in Change Agent are energised by and love change. They’re able to see real benefits and always love to be involved with, and bring about, change.

Strengthen Together with Change Agent

• Be clear and provide clarity about any new change in this time of uncertainty. Why? Who will it impact? What are the consequences? By when? What are the benefits?
• Help others to embrace the change we find ourselves in. Highlight any benefits, new projects being worked on or exciting changes that may lie ahead when things return.
• With so much uncertainty, change only what is business critical or in response to helping people deal with the pandemic and its consequences. It’s not time for unnecessary policies or routines for the sake of it.

People with a strength in Counterpoint love to bring an alternative perspective to any situation. They see things differently from others and can present a range of options, possibilities and alternatives.

Strengthen Together with Counterpoint

• Encourage Counterpoint within others too. In these unprecedented times, no one person has the answer to all problems. Explore their ideas and show appreciation for their perspectives.
• Focus your ideas on where it matters right now – people. Explore how can you help better to connect friends, communities, families and colleagues that value diversity.
• If your suggestions can’t be taken forward due to restrictions, write them down and use this to motivate people once again when things return to more of a normality.

People with a strength in Legacy care deeply about future generations and seek to leave a Legacy through what they do. They enjoy working on things that make a difference and will have a positive impact on others.

Strengthen Together with Legacy

• The saying goes ‘people remember how you made them feel rather than what you said or did’. Your Legacy will be about supporting people from the heart and providing kindness in these difficult times.
• Reflect on what you really want to be known for in your family and at work with a new perspective. Consider the steps you can you take to move towards doing more of this.
• Too much focus on the future may be hard right now, so permit yourself to focus on opportunities that make an immediate impact or to reflect and share ideas on future projects.

People with a strength in Connector always love to make connections between the people that they meet, whatever situation they find themselves in. They notice when people have shared interests.

Strengthen Together with Connector

• Use your community groups (you probably have them all on WhatsApp!) to provide a more formal check-in service for neighbours. Group together those who could provide deeper level support, both physically and emotionally.
• Get to the know the strengths of your team members and families. With people off sick or working remotely, it will be harder to cover the work. Get people working in areas they love.
• You would also benefit from slowing down and building relationships. Spend more time listening and getting to know people’s struggles so you know how to connect them with people that can help.

People with a strength in Innovation want to be the first to design and create things that are new and have never been thought of. They look at things from a different perspective and think ‘out of the box’.

Strengthen Together with Innovation

• Encourage idea sharing across teams and families. With a new perspective it could be a great time to think about how you connect, collaborate and be together with a renewed focus on values.
• It may be hard to think strategically right now but there are always quick wins to be had. Focus on the smallest action that could make the biggest difference, maybe a reinvention or ways to simply save money.
• With new ways of working upon us today and potentially lasting into the future, consider where you or your service could add value. Work with colleagues to reflect on ideas for today and ones for the pipeline.

People with a strength in Bounceback are more determined to succeed after any obstacle, setback or disappointment. They pick themselves up very quickly and use setbacks as a springboard to achieve even more.

Strengthen Together with Bounceback

• Get involved in community projects where you can help with more difficult situations that others may avoid. You’ll be able to listen and provide a supporting service.
• See this challenging time as an opportunity to reflect on past successes (and strengths used). Write down a list of things that you plan to be even better at after the pandemic is over.
• Be a motivating example to others by sharing ideas to get back on track, but be mindful that others are likely to need more time to recover from situations than you.

People with a strength in Optimism always see the best side of any situation. They have a consistent and firm belief that things will work out well in the future, which keeps them strong.

Strengthen Together with Optimism

• Help people celebrate the small things right now. Each day is an accomplishment, so watch out for opportunities to boost confidence, inject positivity and encourage people wherever possible.
• Checking in is critical. Colleagues, children and friends may appear ok, but we will all need our spirits raising. Keep people focused on the great positive moments and connections that are happening.
• Be sensitive. Not everyone will be in the mood for positivity. Use judgement and ensure you’re always authentic in your approach. Sometimes you might just need to listen.

People with a strength in Creativity love coming up with or combining new ideas. They thrive on combining images, colours, tastes or concepts to create something different.

Strengthen Together with Creativity

• Embrace the creative spirit of the Easter weekend and ask each family member to come up with a craft idea or game. No one is too old for a hunt and it will provide a welcome break.
• Facilitate a team ideas session to come up with new ways to embrace the online world even when things return. Consider how you will interact with customers or provide a more flexible service.
• Be creative in the community even with restrictions. Consider Zoom quiz nights, virtual sleepovers with friends or cooking competitions with family members.

People with a strength in Growth seek out activities that will help them to develop, whether they are new skills, new knowledge, or a different way of doing things. They love to invite feedback on their performance.

Strengthen Together with Growth

• With a holiday period upon us, put down your laptop and have some guilt free learning just for fun. Try out new recipes, games, fitness activities or something musical. Get the family to give you their honest opinion!
• Use this time to learn from your customers so that you can get ready to offer a great service in a few months’ time. Review what works well and think about where they would love you to focus on in the future. Try webinars, surveys or even a phone call.
• If you are left with additional time on your hands, push yourself outside of your comfort zone to develop skills in areas you’ve shied away from in the past. Think about what might benefit the new online world.

People with a strength in Humour love making people laugh and look for every opportunity to do it. They can crack a joke or tell a story that lightens the mood, giving enjoyment to others and helping people relax.

Strengthen Together with Humour

• As someone who will often convey a core messages through Humour, make sure you are clear with any instructions you are giving. People need clarity and focus right now.
• You are perfectly placed to help build team morale, help children get distracted and help people find lighter moments. Use a variety of ways, not everyone likes a funny video.
• You’ll need to use your Humour cautiously. With such a changing landscape, you may not be up to date with the struggles individual people are facing.

People with a strength in Organiser love to be exceptionally well-organised. Everything has its place, both in their work and their personal life, meaning that they’re able to be as effective as possible in everything they do.

Strengthen Together with Organiser

• With a lack of clarity and focus for people, you will be perfect in helping colleagues and children structure their work, knowing where to find information and exact timescales. Leave room for a bit of fun though!
• Virtual working will mean you need to think about organising differently. Help others think about processes for communicating, prioritising and collaborating so that messages are shared clearly through teams.
• Whilst it’s also a good time to reorganise things at home and work, allow yourself flexibility in your day too. The landscape is changing daily, and you and others may need to respond to this.

People with a strength in Drive are extremely self-motivated. They have an inner drive and motivation that pushes them to achieve more. They never need to be told what to do next.

Strengthen Together with Drive

• People are struggling with goals and focus – our world has changed somewhat. Help family, friends and colleagues find the energy for smaller, well-defined and easily achievable tasks.
• Discover the types of targets people love to work on (their strengths) and on more challenging days, just go with it. It might come in useful later!
• Try not to drive everyone too hard. It might help you to cope but others may prefer to take a more relaxed approach in difficult times. It’s also ok to recharge a bit.

People with a strength in Unconditionality naturally accept people for who and what they are, without ever judging them. No matter what people may have done, they accept everyone the same – unconditionally.

Strengthen Together with Unconditionality

• There are many views on what is going on within our politics, environment and policies right now. Recognise differences within friendship groups and families, and appreciate them openly.
• Encourage people to view each person’s situation individually. Everyone has a unique struggle and each person will deal with things differently. We aren’t all superhuman.
• Get involved in difficult or emotional discussions with family and colleagues. Create an environment where struggles and solutions can be explored objectively and equally.

People with a strength in Gratitude are constantly aware of how fortunate they are. They have a natural inclination to notice and appreciate the good things that happen to them and don’t take anything or anyone for granted.

Strengthen Together with Gratitude

• Encourage everyone to recognise the people that are putting their lives at risk each day to provide a service. Never before have retail staff been known for saving the day!
• Explore new and creative ways on the team calls to authentically recognise positivity, no matter how small. We all need to feel we are adding value to what we can.
• Before providing hope and perspective to others, make sure you understand their situation. You never know what their challenges are, and you want to be authentic.

People with a strength in Explainer love to simplify things so that people can easily understand. They can take a complex idea and express it simply and clearly, so it is accessible to a wide range of people.

Strengthen Together with Explainer

• Share your gift of distilling the consistent questions about the current climate and what it means for those around you, perhaps even the younger ones can understand it better too.
• Breakings things down into the simple elements can help to keep everyone around onboard with the week's focus and feeling valued as they can tick off their successes.
• With so little control over our lives, help communicate clearly what others can own. From work hours, to scheduled walks, be explicit and adapt your message to suit your audience.

People with a strength in Personal Responsibility are always true to their word. If they make a promise or commitment, then they make sure that they keep it. They’re seen as someone who is always prepared to do what they have promised.

Strengthen Together with Personal Responsibility

• Help young people do their bit. Help them keep to house tasks to give them focus, commit to their learning and take ownership of keeping friendships going.
• Encourage others around you to share the responsibility of getting things done. It may be hard to do as much as people take on the stress of their daily lives.
• Be kind to yourself at this time and don’t put yourself under too much pressure to meet every commitment. Consider which tasks are perhaps unnecessary.

People with a strength in Authenticity do everything with genuine feeling and without pretence. They always keep to their own values and beliefs, no matter what people want them to do.

Strengthen Together with Authenticity

• Support people, at work or at home, to open-up and feel comfortable to voice the challenges and the positives they are currently facing. Knowing others feel the same can help.
• Be open and honest, sharing what you believe in. Draw on this inner strength to positively impact your environment with all age groups.
• It may be hard to always be yourself in these challenges. Remember, it’s okay to flex a little to allow yourself and others room to cope the best you or they can.

People with a strength in Compassion have an open heart and care about all the people around them. They want the best for everyone, and offer sympathy and support to others, especially in times of suffering.

Strengthen Together with Compassion

• Focus on people you can have the most impact on whether that’s consoling those distressed, suggesting solutions or simply listening. Play to your other strengths.
• Spread the load by bringing together a group of people in the community or at work and share ideas on caring for others. Each person takes a neighbour or a buddy at work to watch over.
• Make sure someone is caring about you too so that you have the energy to give back. You may need to delegate once a week or take a few hours to do an activity you enjoy. This could be long-term.

People with a strength in Service feel compelled to help people as much as they can. They get a great deal of satisfaction when they have helped someone. They strive to go above and beyond what they need to do, often exceeding people’s expectations.

Strengthen Together with Service

• Now is the time to be making our greatest contribution to those in need. Join community help groups so that your Service can go even further.
• Keep customers warm by finding a way to share expertise and content from your home. Try vlogs, tips, webinars and live streaming so they can still use your service.
• Remember to rest yourself – with so many people needing help and support right now, make sure you serve your own and your family’s needs too.

People with a strength in Equality love being fair and equitable – it’s at the heart of who they are. They love to make sure that all people are treated equally and that their own actions and decisions are as fair as they possibly can be.

Strengthen Together with Equality

• Ensure that those around you feel comfortable to speak up on their opinions, whatever they are. You may see perspectives or situations that you have overlooked.
• Get everyone around you involved with social activities – big and small. Ensure everyone gets recognition for their part in connecting each other.
• If you’re working, parenting and schooling, you’re probably doing your best to be fair to everyone. Don’t forget to be fair to yourself too.

People with a strength in Moral Compass are moral with an extremely strong ethical code. They are very aware of the difference between right and wrong, and always act in accordance with what they believe is right.

Strengthen Together with Moral Compass

• It’s a great time to show children values they may not have experienced. The gratitude for parents at work, food on the table, and fresh air and exercise.
• There are difficult decisions to be made every day – be a champion on supporting people to make these having considered the fairest and right way.
• Spark conversations this weekend with family and friends that encourages others to think about what is right, not just for us, but for everyone overall.

People with a strength in Esteem Builder use their words and actions to help build self-confidence and self-esteem in others. They see the potential and possibility in people and help them to recognise it for themselves.

Strengthen Together with Esteem Builder

• Focus on the basics. Give people the confidence to see what skills and strengths they have in order to get through the next 24 hours and week ahead. Longer term can potentially wait.
• Before boosting people’s esteem, listen to what’s going on for them and acknowledge any difficulties. It’s quick to leap into coach mode when we don’t know the impact the situation is having.
• Get involved in creating a supportive culture within your team or family. Create regular check-ins, Whatsapp groups, spot strengths, positive photo sharing and mentoring.

People with a strength in Improver get a thrill from seeing how they can make things more effective. They love looking for ways to do things better, even when they’re not asked to! They have an innate sense of how to improve on any way of doing things.  

Strengthen Together with Improver

• Today's home working situation will give you many opportunities to add value to the way things are done. Don’t address them all overnight though, allow time to embed the new approach first.
• Time for some home improvements! You might find access to materials difficult so rearrange rooms, cupboards and wardrobes to make things better.
• Today's climate can feel very overwhelming. Help others identify the small adjustments they can make that will have a big impact to their new way of working – like improving their home set-up.

People with a strength of Relationship Deepener love building close relationships. For them, really getting to know someone and for those to know them takes time. Their relationships tend to develop slowly but nearly always last over the long term. 

Strengthen Together with Relationship Deepener 

• You will be in high demand. Everyone needs that investment from you in these remote times. Focus on those who live alone or who are more in need, going back to your strong relationships later. 

• We are having much more authentic conversations with clients now. Enjoy this time and develop deeper relationships with people who you may have been less confident to be open with. 

• Now could be a very special time to invest in new relationships in the community with those that need help. You may find relationships are much more rewarding built on values.

People with a strength in Resolver love solving problems, the more complicated the better. They thrive on getting their teeth into a complex problem and always go the extra mile to find a solution and get a good result. 

Strengthen Together with Resolver 

• When helping people solve a problem, get them to think about a wider range of solutions rather than the first option. People are probably only focused on the short-term right now. 

• In times of crisis, everything might seem like a problem to others. Help people list all the challenges they face and then work together to focus on the most important. The others can wait. 

• It may take others longer to process more challenging issues right now so give people as much information and time as possible – not everyone is as good at problems as you!

You take Pride in everything you do. You love to consistently deliver work that is of the highest standard and quality, getting it right first time, every time. You set high standards for yourself.

Strengthen Together with Pride

• It may be hard for people to focus on quality right now. Be really clear with others on what you mean, sharing examples and giving step-by-step guidelines to help achieve this.
• If quality is essential for your work or the task required, give people extra time to complete it. They may have distractions at home or be anxious about their situation.
• In times of crisis you may need to appreciate that quality isn’t always the best option. Delivering results and getting support to people is likely to add value and see results quicker.

People with the strength of Humility are humble. They feel satisfaction with a job well done and tend to give other people credit for their successes. They know how much they depend on others for achieving things, and appreciate and value this support.

Strengthen Together with Humility

• Celebrate the unsung heroes in the community and at work by giving them their due credit. Everyone is playing their part.
• Help people recognise it’s the small things that can make the biggest difference and celebrate these too, as well as the bigger gestures.
• Appreciate the value of your own contributions during this time too. Play to your other strengths when doing so, ensuring you get some energy from celebrating others.